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Purple pancakes  

What ingredients
you'll need

  • 100g wholemeal flour
  • 200g white flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 500ml semi-skimmed milk
  • A small knob of butter
  • 150g of blueberries (a small handful per pancake)
  • Two pouches of ‘The Purple One’  or any other colour Smoothie Fruit
  • Quartered oranges and lemons
  • Runny honey (optional)

Serves 4

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What you'll need to do

  1. Sieve the flours together in a bowl.
  2. Crack the eggs and mix in to create a thick roux.
  3. Squeeze in the pouches of Smoothie Fruit and slowly add the milk until you have a smooth but thick consistency.
  4. Heat the pancake pan, melt a little butter and add a ladleful of mixture.
  5. Drop in some blueberries and then flip the pancake (designed to impress the toddlers) and serve.
  6. Encourage your child to squeeze orange and lemon quarters on top and maybe drizzle over some runny honey and/or another Smoothie Fruit pouch.
  7. Eat up with a smile.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: A few minutes on each side until it's a lovely golden brown