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rubbadubbas · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:00 am Post subject: Weetabix crumbs

We all hate eating the crumbly bits you get at the bottom of bags of cereal, like oatibix and weetabix (are we weird? Laughing

). Anyone got a suggestion what to use them for? Throwing them away seems very wasteful.

Over40 · Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: West Sussex

Mix them with melted chocolate and dried fruit ? Not tried it as usually use cornflakes or rice krispies.

smallholder · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 7359

Mix them with some oats and breadcrumbs and use as a topping for a crumble or a gratin if they are not sweet.

rubbadubbas · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:34 am Post subject:

Great ideas! Over40's sounds best to me but my diet will probably prefer the smallholder's gratin topping. Ooh I love sweet potato and gruyere gratin!

smallholder · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 7359

Mmmm scrummy!

Rainbow_Bright · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:33 pm Post subject:

Ooh...I've got a great recipe for flapjacks which uses weetabix ad I always used to make it when I had the crumbs left from a couple of boxes. Will try and dig it out for you.
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Rainbow_Bright · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:39 pm Post subject:

Here you go, found it quicker than I anticipated!

2 weetabix (or equivalent in crumbs!)
1 cup SR flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup coconut
175g butter

Mix dry ingredients together. Melt butter and pour in. Mix well and spread into a baking tin. Gas 4, 20 mins.

I usually drizzle with a simple lemon juice and icing sugar icing which goes nicely with the coconut.
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rubbadubbas · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject:

Oh lovely RB, thanks very much. Would never have thought of putting coconut in flapjacks.

But then for that matter I wouldn't have thought of putting weetabix in either!

Rainbow_Bright · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject:

It's fab - really tasty and so quick and easy to make. A good one to try with toddlerrubba perhaps?! x
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rubbadubbas · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject:

Yep he loves cooking. We've found muffins to be a great hit as they don't need to be mixed very well.

Night Garden · Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 1746

Aadd it your fruit crumble on the topping.