Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes: The Gruffalo Cookbook

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When melted, remove the bowl from the heat and add in all the dry ingredients (except smarties and jelly tots). Once cool, top each muffin with 2 circles cut from dried mango or apricot and add raisins to make Gruffalo eyes. If using coconut oil, gently melt first, then place all the crumble ingredients in a bowl and rub together with your fingertips until you have sticky crumbs. I wasn’t up to actually making a crumble and ideally wanted to make something that just involved mixing lots of ingredients so my girls could be as involved as possible.

Whilst we were making our delicious Gruffalo crumble, we retold bits of the story and the girls remembered lots of the body parts that we were including. If the thought of putting together a World Book Day costume fills you with dread, why not choose to mark the day in a different way.

I want to create a busy board and small world table tops from cable drums for my new classroom in September! To make our fridge cake Gruffalo themed, we added dried fruits and sweets to represent different parts of the Gruffalo. Spoon the mixture into lined muffin tin, then sprinkle over the crumble topping, dividing it equally between all of the muffins. This little corner of the internet is where I share the trials and tribulations of raising twindividuals, family days out and preschool fun. Again, little ones can help here and can be bribed not to lick fingers by being given the chocolatey bowl at the end.

Julia Donaldson's Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes is a children's recipe book packed full of sweet treats, healthy snacks and simple meals – all based on the bestselling picture book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

This cute and easy Gruffalo Crumble Muffins recipe is the perfect way to celebrate World Book Day or for fun Gruffalo party food for kids! Cooking together is a fun indoor activity to do together, and kids will love helping to make this Gruffalo Crumble. Grate the apple and stir into the egg mixture, then add the flour, oats and baking powder to the bowl and gently fold in. With twenty-four recipes specially designed for adults to use with children, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and lots of hints and tips on what to do next, Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes is a great way to introduce Gruffalo fans to cooking and baking.

Discover Julia Donaldson stories to spark the imagination of your little one, plus the latest events and activities based on her bestselling books, in The Gruffalo and Other Stories newsletter. It has given me precious time with her that I thought I would never have again after maternity leave finished. Tip in the raisins if using and gently stir them in until evenly distributed throughout the mixture. I hope to inspire and encourage you to try something new, to make the most of the preschool years and create long lasting family memories. It was simple and easy to set up and tidy away, and there was enough variation for it to be immediately captivating.We did use the play dough again the next day but it wasn’t as smooth with the porridge oats in and didn’t keep as long. Whisk the eggs with the maple syrup, vanilla extract and vegetable oil (or gently melted coconut oil). These fun and easy Gruffalo crumble muffins would be perfect to bake with your kids to celebrate World Book Day, or they'd make great fun Gruffalo party food for kids! The Gruffalo is a massive favourite in this house and has been since my 10 year old was a toddler - indeed all of Julia Donaldson's children's books have been a hit with both of my boys. Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes is packed full of healthy snacks, sweet treats, and simple meals – all based on the bestselling picture book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.