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Baby Pear Porridge

This is a variation of my Pear Porridge which is very baby friendly! I have been making this for the girls for their breakfast from when they turned 6 months old. It freezes and reheats really well and has an amazing smooth and creamy texture for a ‘baby puree’! This has been the girls all time favourite meal and is also my go to meal for them when they are sick as it’s delicious and nutricious!

For the rest of the family, I recommend trying my Pear Porridge (if you haven’t already!) It is a regular breakfast for myself, my husband and the boys in the cooler months!

Baby Pear Porridge

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Cooking Time: 13 minutes

Ingredients

3 x pears (quartered and cored)
40 grams oats
10 grams desiccated coconut
300 grams milk

Instructions

Add the pears to the bowl.

Blitz - 2 seconds/Speed 5.

Add the rest of the ingredients.

Cook - 13 minutes/90 degrees/Speed 2.

Notes

*For a smoother texture for younger babies, blitz an extra 3 seconds/Speed 5 after cooking. **For variations - add a teaspoon of vanilla bean paste/extract, or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. ***Freezes/refrigerates and reheats well.

June 21, 2018 By Sophia Brown

Baking/ Cake/ Thermomix

Caramelised Pear Upside Down Cake

YUUMMM!!! This is sooo goood!! Caramel and pear flavours go sooo well together! This is a very easy and impressive cake to make! There are 3 x pears in this, with a caramel pear topping, and a moist fluffy cake!

Add 40 grams butter and 70 grams brown sugar to bowl.

Heat 3 minutes/100 degrees/Speed 2.

Pour and spread into the bottom of a cake pan.

Assemble pear slices at the bottom of the cake pan.

(Don’t wash bowl) Add all cake ingredients to bowl. Mix 15 seconds/Speed 4.

Pour and spread over caramel and pear slices.

Bake for 20 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

Cool before turning upside down.

Caramelised Pear Upside Down Cake

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Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

TOPPING:
40 grams butter
70 grams brown sugar
2 x pears (peeled, cored and sliced into thin pieces)
CAKE:
1 x pear (quartered and cored)
150 grams plain flour
80 grams butter
60 grams brown sugar
40 grams desiccated coconut
2 x eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste/extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Add 40 grams butter and 70 grams brown sugar to bowl. Heat 3 minutes/100 degrees/Speed 2.

Pour and spread into the bottom of a cake pan.

Assemble pear slices at the bottom of the cake pan.

(Don't wash bowl) Add all cake ingredients to bowl. Mix 15 seconds/Speed 4.

Pour and spread over caramel and pear slices.

Bake for 20 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

Cool before turning upside down.

August 25, 2016 By Sophia Brown

Baking/ Snacks/ Thermomix

Carrot and Pear Slice

This is a quick and easy, delicious, moist and dense slice, with 1 pear and 2 carrots!

Add all ingredients to bowl.

Mix 20 seconds/Speed 7 with the aid of the spatula through the MC.

Pour and spread into slice pan.

Bake for 25 minutes or until edges are browned.

Cool and cut into squares.

Carrot and Pear Slice

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Ingredients

2 x carrots (cut into smaller pieces)
1 x pear (quartered and cored)
230 grams plain flour
100 grams butter
80 grams brown sugar
50 grams walnuts (or sunflower seeds if nut free)
1 x egg
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste/extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Add all ingredients to bowl. Mix 20 seconds/Speed 7 with the aid of the spatula through the MC.

Pour and spread into slice pan.

Bake for 25 minutes or until edges are browned.

Cool and cut into squares.

July 11, 2016 By Sophia Brown

Breakfast/ Non Thermomix/ Thermomix

Oat and Pear Pancakes

I LOVE pancakes for breakfast! It is really easy, can be easily refrigerated/frozen and reheated, and it results in minimal mess and clean up from 2 toddlers!

OAT AND PEAR PANCAKES

This recipe uses NO flour.

Gluten Free – substitute the oats for quinoa flakes or gluten free oats.

Egg Free – substitute the egg for 1 x banana

Dairy – You can also use whatever milk you like.

These are heavier and thicker than the average ‘flour’ pancakes which makes them really satisfying as they are nice and filling, and you would have no idea there’s pear in there!

Add all ingredients into the bowl.

Mix 40 seconds/Speed 7.

Spoon batter onto a frying pan (medium heat) with some butter/coconut oil.

Fry approximately 2 minutes on each side until browned.

Oat and Pear Pancakes

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Ingredients

1 pear
250 grams oats
200 grams milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla paste/extract

Instructions

METHOD (Thermomix):

Add all ingredients into the bowl. Mix 40 seconds/Speed 7.

Spoon batter onto a frying pan (medium heat) with some butter/coconut oil. Fry approximately 2 minutes on each side until browned.

METHOD (Food processor/blender):

Add all ingredients into the bowl and mix on high until all ingredients are combined and blitzed into a batter.

Spoon batter onto a frying pan (medium heat) with some butter/coconut oil. Fry approximately 2 minutes on each side until browned.

Notes

Serve with maple syrup and extra pear (or yoghurt, ricotta, icecream etc). Freezes and defrosts well.

July 3, 2016 By Sophia Brown

Breakfast/ Healthy/ Thermomix

Pear Porridge (with Oats, Chia Seeds and Coconut)

After making porridge for the first time last week in my Thermomix, I’ve been experimenting throughout the week with different fruits and combos. This is our favourite so far!

This is great for toddlers to self feed as porridge ‘sticks’ to the bowl and spoon, resulting in less spillage.

This can be pre-made and kept in the fridge/freezer and reheated in the microwave (with a little extra milk stirred through).

Blitz the pear – 2 Seconds/Speed 5

Add remaining ingredients

Cook 13 minutes/90 degrees/Speed 2/Reverse

Serve with sultanas

Pear Porridge (with Oats, Chia Seeds and Coconut)

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Serves: 2 Cooking Time: 13 minutes

Ingredients

1 x pear (quartered and cored)
40 grams oats
5 grams chia seeds
5 grams desiccated coconut
300 grams milk

Instructions

Add the pear to the bowl.

Blitz - 2 seconds/Speed 5.

Add the rest of the ingredients.

Cook - 13 minutes/90 degrees/Speed 2/Reverse.

Serve sprinkled with sultanas.

Notes

You can add vanilla bean paste/powder/extract or cinnamon - yum!

March 20, 2016 By Sophia Brown