Recipes for foodpack, Muffin,crisps,fudge cake!

[Gillybean]

These all sound wonderful, but i haven't got a microwave, am gutted

[shelbell]

Been experimenting...

Cheesecake Muffins

Take a vanilla pack, add 2 crushed splendas and 1/2 tsp of orange water flavouring and mix well. Mix in water like with all the other muffins till its smooth and peaks but not too thick. Transfer to ramekin and microwave (for me it takes about 1min45secs in a 900w). YUM YUM

Cake mix

'Fess up, we all loved licking the bowl as kids! Make as above, but don't cook it! Mmmm delicious, tastes like cheesecake.

[lucylu0802]

tried some of these recipes this week found some really good have a a few that I need to work out but just a word of warning don't use one of thos tiny whisks for gravy as the mixture gets stuck in it and you lose half your mixture!(When making muffins that is!)

Just thought I'd give a heads up!

xxx

[Chev13]

Hi Guys, only just started SS, Can i start these ideas from week 1? Heres hoping this works

[Hedgemag]

I only advise after the 2nd week.....then only "cook" 1 a day as the process does destroy some of the vits and minerals in the meals.

[lilacbunnykins]

hi does anyone have recipe for banna chips ,they sound yummy...
thanks

[SoonToBeGorgeous]

Just use the crisp recipe and a banana shake mix - easy as that!

[dane-katie]

Icemoose what is your website??? thanks

[Lily]

Icemoose's (Mike's) website is here MyCambridgeLife

just in case he doesn't check in for a while!

Inspirational stuff...

[studentlou]

I've been struggling with the 3 meals a day and wanted to split my packs.

The last couple of days have spread my evening shake across the evening by using a sugar free jelly mix (the powdered variety) and 1/2 pint boiling water. Once mixed I mix in a milkshake sachet which has been made with 1/2 pint cold water. Then place in 4 or 5 of the small jelly moulds. In total you have added just over 20 kcals to a meal, no sugar and tastes great. I find this a great alternative to the mix a mousse option.

Strawberry shake and organge jelly is great. Just make sure you get the sugar free version as the no added sugar one has over 40kcals.

Lou

[SoonToBeGorgeous]

Aha but ALL of the sugar-free jelly mixes contain citric acid - which we aren't allowed to have - sorry because it sounds yummy

[studentlou]

Does the citric acid problem vary from person to person. My weight loss is steady and I have citric acid each day and am in ketosis. Would be intrested to know if anyone knows why this is.

[SoonToBeGorgeous]

Have a read of this -

http://www.minimins.com/cambridge-di...o-go-area.html

[LynseyLou]

I found these receipes on here and also had a look @ Mikes website and I just want to say that I now have a yummy toffee and walnut or butterscotch muffin for breakfast yummmmmyyyy!!!!

[Fuzzys Angel]

Things to Do with your CD/LL/LT Food Packs!!!!

I made the ice-cream yesterday.....lovely hope these recipes help

Any sweet flavoured shake!

Muffin
1. Put a little hot water into a ramekin dish, or whatever you have - thick mug or similar (about 2 desert spoons to begin with - you can add more later if necessary)

2. Add the pack (whatever flavour you desire) and mix it to a thick paste, so thick you think it's too thick!

3. Put into the microwave on high for just over a minute - if it looks a bit soggy in the middle put it back for about 10 seconds or so.

BE CAREFUL IT DOESN'T BURN

Variation: You could also add some of your nut crunch bar (LL) to make a Brownie!
You could add a teaspoon of coffee.

Ice Cream
Put 11 ice cubes in a smoothie maker and crush the ice. Add a food pack and a small amount of water (about 2 tbsp) and liquidise for 5 mins. You end up with a big bowl of "ice cream".

Smoothie
Place 10-16 ice cubes (depending on your preference), a pint of water, and your food pack in a smoothie maker and blend for approx. 3 mins. Makes about 2 pints of delicious cold frothy whatever flavour you like.

If you use a Cappuccino sachet it makes a kind of frappe - yum (that's my contribution - DJ)

Try adding one of the water flavourings for a different taste!

Bar of Chocolate!
You can make chocolate out of a chocolate pack (or choc mint). Mix the pack with a bit of water until you have a thick paste, then spread on some tin foil and put in the freezer for an hour or more. It really tastes quite like chocolate!

Variation: Use half chocolate and half vanilla for a Mars bar!

Black Forest Gateau
Put 10 ice cubes, chocolate pack, 8oz water, and 1.5tsp of summer berry (CD) or fruits of the forest flavouring (LL) into a smoothie maker and blend - ITS FANTASTIC!!

Cheesecake Smoothie - Tastes just like cheesecake!
Put vanilla pack, 10 ice cubes, 8oz water, tsp St. Clements (LL) or Citrus (CD) flavouring all in the smoothie maker and blend.

Chocolate Biscuit
Put sparkling water into a chocolate pack and then add a pinch of salt. Put this on a piece of greaseproof paper, round it into a biscuit shape and bake it in the microwave for about 2.30 minutes. The result is a crunchy chocolaty biscuit with a "dunking" texture.

Black Forest Cookie
Add 1 chocolate pack to sparkling water (3tbls give and take) add half a tsp summer berry flavour and microwave for one minute (let it settle) and you have the fluffiest cookie ever.

Chocolate Fudge
1 packet of chocolate
1/4 cup of hot water
2 or more sweeteners
1tsp of coffee (if you like)

Mix well - it should look like a thick chocolate soup. Microwave it for 2 minutes. It comes out as a thick gooey mess, which tastes like fudge!

Lollies
Mix whatever sweet flavour pack you like with 200-300mls of sparkling water and pour into lollipop moulds and freeze overnight.

Bear in mind that to eat the whole food pack you will have to eat all the lollies!

Cafe Latte
Mix a hot vanilla shake with a teaspoon of coffee and some sweeteners if required.

"Chocolate Pudding & Chocolate Sauce"
Microwave most of the choc pack like a cookie but keep some aside and mix into a thick paste whilst the muffin is cooking. Take muffin out and smear with thick choc goo and eat, it really does taste nice and cools the muffin down. This can be done with vanilla 'icing' too.

Chocolate Custard
Dissolve a sweetener in approx 70mls hot water. Add a chocolate pack. Microwave for approximately 40secs. It makes a lovely hot chocolate custard. A whole pack of this can be a bit sickly so try half the quantities put it on top of a choc muffin.

Hot Chocomint
Make up some strong peppermint tea. Mix a chocolate pack with hot water and a couple of sweeteners (depending on your taste) add the tea. Microwave for approx. 20secs and stir (better if you whisk with an aero latt�) - Divine!

Chocolate Coated Toffee Sweets
Mix one Toffee and Walnut pack (or any sweet flavour you fancy) with a little water to make a thick paste. Split into 24 small lumps and put onto foil and freeze until solid. Make half a pack of chocolate into a coating the consistency of melted chocolate. Coat the toffee pieces in the chocolate and return to the freezer until solid. Store in the freezer.
Soups

Chicken Stuffing
Mix as you would do for a chocolate muffin but use a packet of chicken soup instead. Cook in microwave for 1.40 seconds or more or less depending on how dry you like it.

A Variation of the Soup
Mix the soup with a packet of savoury drink (LL) and add a bit of Tabasco and a sweetener. It sounds weird putting a sweetener in the soup, but it really does taste nice.

Poppadoms
Mix a soup pack into a smooth paste, spread on a plate or greaseproof paper and microwave for 1 1/2 - 2 mins. when it starts to bubble open up and let it settle for a sec. keep opening and letting it settle until (the poppadom) starts to turn golden (don't take your eyes off it) - when it is golden brown take it out and let it cool, then peel it off and enjoy

Be careful of overcooking, as this will make them taste slightly bitter.

Crisps
Recipe as for poppadoms above but make them into tiny bite size pieces. If you wish you can shake some salt over them before they are cooked.

Pate
Mix half a scoop of Mix-A-Mousse into half of a pack of soup and give it a good shake. Mix with hot (not boiling water) and pop into the freezer to set, this takes a few hours. With the other half, make a couple of poppadoms. Yum - Pate & Crisps.

Tetra Briks

Mix the contents of the ready made Chocolate Velvet or Banana Bliss with a scoop of Mix-A-Mousse and whisk up with a blender. Put it into the freezer for a while - you now have the most delicious mousse you have ever tried.
or just freezr a whole tetra, and it eat like icecream....

Water Flavourings

Ice Lollies
Make up the water flavouring (any flavour) - bit stronger than you'd normally make - again its all to your tasting - put into ice lolly moulds and freeze...

Lemon Sorbet
Put ice cubes in the smoothie maker with some water and blend to make it slushy, add water flavouring to your tasting - and hey presto you have a sorbet/slush puppie!!

Bars

Biscuits
Cut up a bar into 8 - 10 pieces. Arrange on microwave plate, I usually only put 3 in at a time to give them the space they need to expand.

Microwave for approx 1.30mins - or until you can see that they have stopped bubbling. Be careful as they may start burning from the inside out. Use a knife under the biscuits to prise them off the plate and turn them onto their backs (onto the bar wrapper) and leave until they have cooled and hardened.



CAUTION: Cambridge Manufacturing recommend that you only "cook" one food pack per day as the cooking process, even for a short time, does break down the vital vitamins and nutrients within the packs.

Note: All of these recipes take a bit of practice to perfect so don't worry if they don't turn out as you expect the first time.

Enjoy xxx