Help need ideas for sweet/biscuit things for kids

jackie_w

Hello everyone,

Im wondering if anyone can give me any ideas for cheap and easy sweet/biscuit things to make for the kids (and Dh of course).

I am having to really cut back on my food shop and plan to join the September grocery challenge when that is up and running, but find that a bit part of my money goes on treats for the house, ie sweets and biscuits.

Im not very good at baking so the easier the better, and chocolate recipes would be good too.

Thank you



Jackie

BitterAndTwisted

Twink's HobNobs. A five year old child could make them blindfolded and they are truly delicious. I've made a number of different variations including muesli, coconut, peanut butter and Nutella and they have all come out really well.

DANGER: they are very moreish.

Now where is that link? BRB

Here:https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/471992

SwipernoSwiping

Sometimes on rainy days when "cooking" isn't an option, we use digestives - (value brands!) melted chocolate, blobs of icing and various sweeties from the corner shop. (we go and spend 20p on a mix bag ) - DD spends ages decorating them.

Another idea DD likes is the Marshmallow kebab, we have metal skewers but you can pick up wooden ones for less than £1, a bag of mallows for about the same, or buy a couple of little 10p ones from the supermarket and cut them down. Add some apple, or pinapple/strawberries... melt some chocolate (lots of mess ensues)
Also ace for doing on bonfire night while the fire is being reluctant to light:D

Pigs/hippos/mice/Aliens in Mud/water/slime. - not a biscuit, but dd loves it anyhow!
Tin of pear halfs.
Rice pud (home made or buy some in tin)
Chocolate buttons, jelly tots, strawberry laces - hundreds and thousands...
Coco powder/food colouring.

Cook the rice pudding ( unless wanted cold) add blue food colouring for water, coco-powder for mud, green food colouring for slime.. (Some fruits/jams work good for colouring too)

Place a pear half in flat side down.
Use the choc buttons for ears on a hippo/mouse our eyes for the alien, ( jelly tots are also good!) and strawberry laces as a tail, whiskers, alien arms, tentacles. Sprinkle hundreds and thousands for effect if wanted. -
Also works with jelly rather than Rice Pud!

Hope something is an inspiration..and you don't end up in too much mess!

narabanekeater

my DD loves making simple biscuits then icing them using as much icing and sweeties as possible. I wasnt bes tpleased when she used my posh cake decorating bits and silver blass but hey she enjoyed it. If you google kid easy recipes to bake I bet there would be loads, Again lots of books in the library
DD also enjoys making tarts, again more jam then you can imagine lol

missty25

I would really recommend the bero cook book, lots of quick and cheap baking ideas and also really user friendly if you've not done much baking previously.

I got my copy in M*rrisons for under £2.

purpleheather2810

twinks hobnobs, mini muffins, fairy cakes, flapjack, chocolate crispy/cornflake cakes...

wheretheresawill

the 30p sainsburys basics choccy

Butterfly_Brain

I second twinks hob nobs they are scrumptious
why not try sponge drops, shortbread, swiss roll (which is easier to make than you think), jam tarts, HM fudge, peppermint creams, HM toffee, marshmallows, sugar mice, toffee apples

Here are some good sites

http://www.bakerella.com/

http://theenglishkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/06/sponge-drops.html

http://www.deliaonline.com/

Pink.

Hi Jackie,

Another vote for twinks hobnobs here. One of my favourite recipes are fifteens:

15 digestive biscuits (crushed)
15 glace cherries (chopped)
15 marshmallows (chopped)
half a tin of condensed milk (approx 200-250g)
dessicated coconut

Mix the biscuits, cherries and marshmallow in a bowl with the condensed milk. Roll into a long sausage shape on greaseproof paper sprinkled with the coconut. Chill in the fridge for a couple of hours and then slice.



Or try Queenie's every day biscuits, which are quick and very easy to make and can be kept in the fridge or freezer and baked freshly as you need them.



These threads have lots more recipes that may help:

I wanna make some cookies!

Chocolate Chip Cookies (millies recipes too)

Easy Biscuit recipe please

Traybakes

OS Style homemade sweets/toffees/fudge

Hope you find something that they'll all like.

Pink

babyshoes

Rice crispy treats work well with basic rice crispy cereal, and are SO easy, no baking and barely any cooking involved - melt marshmallows with a dollop of butter, stir in crispies, press into slightly greased baking tin, add any choc/sweeties you like and leave to set. Cut into squares and enjoy.