BLW breakfast ideas please and advice on freezing pancakes??

[blowninonabreeze]

DD2 is 9 months and BLWed. But I really struggle for breakfast inspiration.

She currently has a ton of fruit but I want something more filling to go with it. She's not a huge fan of toast and I'm not a fan of her having bread every day anyway.

At the moment she's loving pancakes - I've been making Blueberry breakfast ones but am rapidly tiring of making these each morning - does anyone freeze pancakes? I'm guessing freeze individually and then store togesther once frozen? How do they defrost?

Or any other easy and quick breakfast ideas please?

Sorry if this has been don to death. I did do a quick search

Porridge - it's messy but good.

You can freeze pancakes. But the filling must be cold before you add it if you are going to freeze it.

Porridge! Really? [heart sink emoticon]

(BOAB weighs up lengh of time making pancakes versus lengh of time cleaning porridge off EVERYTHING!)

Thanks for the tip. will try it tomorrow DD1 has porridge every morning anyway

Homemade waffles are a good alternative to pancakes btw, you can make the mix up and it keeps a good five days in the fridge. You need a waffle iron though.

Porridge pancakes?

mini shredded wheats

no salt, no sugar, no added crap (unlike shreddies, which shocked me)

splosh with milk, microwave 20sec, pour off excess milk, serve

Remember there isn't a law which says you can't have pasta for breakfast!

Or fish fingers.

cereal in general is just right for picking up, as long as there's no milk... in fact my ds (6) still has his cereal dry and milk in a cup!

Pancakes freeze really well and I freeze in twos and put in the fridge the night before to defrost. I love pancakes - no mess, great for brekkie, lunch or dinner, you can put all sorts in them and they can be a complete meal with carbs, protein and veg if you put some in them. What more could you possibly ask for?

another vote for mini shredded wheats, best cereal there is imo and dd1 still has them at 23 months!

Mini shredded wheats are Nestle though.

Do you do Delia-style crepe pancakes, or bouncy American-style pancakes?

Sainsbury's do their own version of mini shredded wheats. Some of the other supermarkets might do too, definitely worth looking at...

Ooh, Sainsbury's, I'll remember that, ta.

I do bouncy ones - 1 egg, 3tbsps milk, 3 tbsps flour, 1 tsp baking powder + filling. 1 tbsp batter on pan for mini baby sized pancake. Wish I could get stuff like mini Shredded Wheats, but nothing like that here

ppp - are they the same as drop scones? - its been a long time since i made any.

Wish i could do that but mine has problems with egg...has anyone else got any cereals like the mini shredded wheats (ie that you can wet and then feedthemselves with) that arent in fact wheat(or really sugary) or made by nestle?

Yes, they are the same! I'd never made them before. Dead easy. DD was farty after her first one but is fine now. Maybe your lo will be ok with egg a few months down the line? Our only problems are kiwi fruit and satsumas (rash on bum and face )

hey pispirispis! Knew I'd find you on the pancake thread! . Going to try your pancakes this week hopefully and have another crack at the biscuits as I think they were a bit chewy!
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ds 2 has cereal just on the table in front of him. He loves cheerios, mini oatabix. He has these with fruit.

muppetgirl - do the mini oatibix have added anything?

not sure but ds 1 has them and ds 2 is 14 months

mine is only 8 months but am looking for alternatives to a porridge breakfast - maybe something she can feed herself at the weekend when theres more time. and that doesnt involve egg.

pispirispis' breakfast biscuits?

Easy peasy breakfast biscuits
? 8 fl oz pure apple juice
? 4 oz flour
? 4 oz baby rice

1. Preheat the oven to 350 deg F, 175 deg C.
2. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
3. Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to around 1/2 inch thickness.
4. Cut into any shapes you choose!
5. Bake for 20-30 mins on a greased baking sheet until golden brown.

brilliant - am going to do that tomorrow...

Hello macaco! Re pancakes, dying to try these, as dd is now chucking her loaded spoons of porridge all over the place with glee [patient mummy takes deep breath emoticon] -

(all recipes nicked researched from other places btw)

• In a measuring jug, pour in rolled oats to 1/2 pint mark.
• Add 4-5 tablespoons flour, 1.5 teaspoons baking powder, 1 beaten egg, 1 mashed banana, 2 tablespoons sugar, or less if you prefer.
• Add enough milk to make a thick batter.
• Leave to stand for a few minutes (maybe more if big oat flakes) if you can so the oats can absorb milk.
• Ladle into rounds in a greased frying pan on medium heat. Flip when bubbles appear.

Raisin wheats are kelloggs . We used these a lot when weaning dd.

Second the porridge pancakes too.

Mini oatibix have loads of added crap too iirc.

sounds good pispirispis, have jotted it down. DS very into feeding dog instead of eating at the mo so am with you there on the needing of patience!