looking for inspiration

mardatha

Can you give me nice cheap easy sweets to make ? I feel like I can't look another jelly in the face...:eek:
Next, easy things to do with lentils ??:D

zippychick

fave recipe lentils

lentils cheap superfoods

Lentil search list of threads

Heres a quote i found from the lovely Pink Winged with a whole list of desert links

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi nosbigkin,

Welcome to Old Style :hello:

This earlier thread may give you some ideas:

Pink-winged wrote: »

Recipies for Healthy(ish) cheap desserts

And you may get some inspiration from these threads too:

Quick mid week puddings/desserts

Dairy and egg free desserts...

Indian Desserts

Low fat plum desserts?

Ideas for kids desserts needed pls

Pink

LOADS , go fill your boots

SunnyGirl

I find fruit salad can be cheap or expensive depending on what its got in it. For a basic one I usually chop up whatever apples, pears, bananas, oranges etc that are hanging around in the fruit bowl. I also add some tinned fruit for example pineapple, peaches or frozen if I've got any. Add some lemon juice to stop certain fruits going brown then stir in some juice. I find its lovely if it can be made earlier in the day & allowed to 'stew' in the fridge. Yummy with ice cream or yoghurt HTH

Frugalista

Pack of meriangue (sp?) nests - broken into chunks
Double cream - whisked until thick
Raspberries - squished slightly to release the juice

Chuck in a bowl together & roughly mixed

Sort of Eton Mess - tastes even better if the ingredients are yellow-stickered!:rotfl:

zippychick

Actually one of my favourites are baked bananas, make a little paste of honey water (equal)., sprinkle in some cinnamon or mixed spice - what ever you have, and crumble over some old biscuit crumbs and bake in the oven. Chocolate makes a nice addition too :rolleyes: What ever you have. Lovely on their own, or with yoghurt or ice cream. Very filling too.

Get some lolly makers (something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/money-saver-set-of-12-ice-lolly-moulds-dishwasher-safe_W0QQitemZ220398715116QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HGKitchen_SmallApp_RL?hash=item220398715116&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318Theyre even called moneysavers!

You can fill these with pureed fruit, yogurt, or natural yoghurt is nice blended with strawberries ,and you layer the mix in - comes up lovely. I can pm you the exact recipe if that would help. Make a batch and that would be a good last minute treat. Good for using up fruit going out of date. I wonder could you freeze smoothies? I dont see why not? I have also froze chocolate milkshake and normal dilutable juice as well. Yum. Perhaps would the kids make them if they get to eat them? Not sure of ages etc.

mardatha

Oh god am starving now. I honestly DRIBBLED at the meringues with double cream and rasps......
Zippy, the kids are the OH and I. But I could eat that no bother ! ty everybody .

tiddly_widdly

fake Ferrero Rocher

its actually a slimming world recipe but it hits the spot and they taste just like them.

8 crushed ryvita - multi grain or sesame
2 tbs nutella
1 tbs golden syrup
1 tbs water.

blitz the last 3 items in the microwave for a few seconds, add the crushed ryvita, leave in the fridge to firm up for a while, then make into 28 balls.

if youre interested in the slimming world syns they are 1 syn each

yummy, off I go to make some......

zippychick

I've read that recipe TW, is it nice then? Maradatha, kids or not, all delectable! Sorry, i dunno why I assumed there were kids involved! My Natural yog lollies are slimming world too

mardatha

I could eat more sweeties than a houseful of kids. If anybody would let me.. TY ladies !

sarahg1969

Bread and butter pudding? I don't know how you're really supposed to make it, but I just use any old bread cut into triangles, in a dish with some dried fruit, whisk an egg with a bit of milk and pour over, cover in sugar, and stick it in the oven. Delicious!

mardatha

the OH screams & faints at the very words. Apparently his mother didnt do it very well....