Saturday 14 February 2015

Healthy Mini Choc Chip Cookies + Other Lunch Box Ideas

Sylvia has started preschool for her second year! I'm quite excited about experimenting with different foods for her lunch box. Really, it's just an excuse for me to make amounts of food that far surpass the needs of this household, but she needs something in her lunch box right?


These little beauties were very popular with both Sylvia and Lexie. They are so cakey and cute! And they can be made in ten minutes from start to finish! I've adapted them only slightly from our favourite wholesome chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Healthy Mini Choc Chip Cookies (makes about 18 mini cookies) (adapted from Live.Love.Learn.Eat )

1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup sunflower oil
dash of vanilla
1 1/3 cups flour (half plain, half wholemeal)
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup vegan choc chips 

Whisk together the maple syrup, oil and vanilla. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and choc chips. Combine, roll into balls and slightly flatten. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 180C.

Here are a few other things I've tried with success.



This seasoned sushi rice stuffed into cucumbers was adored by Sylvia. I got this idea from Play.Love.Vegan.  



This malteser slice from Like a Vegan is very addictive. It contains malt extract syrup and vegan white chocolate to hold the slice together. It's great for lunch boxes because it holds together when when not refrigerated. 


These pizza bread sticks were something different - pizza dough made with semolina, spread with nutritional yeast mixture and twisted. This recipe is from Vegan Lunch Box

Any other lunch box ideas are welcome!

Related: Baking for preschool lunches
Vegan lunch boxes for preschool

4 comments:

  1. Those cookies are so easy! Much quicker than the recipe I always use! (And half the time I'm only making them to eat the dough ha ha!). I don't think I could trust myself around that malteaser slice though... so why am I following the link to print out the recipe? Oh dear...

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    1. Yes they are so easy, make them!! The dough is very yummy :) also make the malteser slice- much healthier than regular maltesers!

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  3. I must say that these are very nice recipes! Do you have something for pistachio ice cream?

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