I'm not entirely sure why I'm making frozen treats this morning, considering the temperature in chilly northern Donegal, Ireland! I'm sitting here wearing three pairs of fleecey pyjama-bottoms, a fur-hooded body warmer, and gloves, but maybe it's because the sun is shining I'm trying to trick my body into feeling warmth from that sun!
Anyway, I had some beetroots to use up and instead of making smoothies I thought why not make something exciting for my little 'un. We went away to visit a friend in England last week and despite all the new things and people he was ever such a good boy, bless his cotton socks. So what better reward than nutrition?! (Not sweeties!!!)
This is about as easy as recipes go... simply peel and dice the beetroot, pop it in a jug/bowl along with ripe banana (the riper the sweeter), and blend them together with a hand blender. Then you can either add chia seeds as they are, or if texture is a bit strange for young children I often grind the seeds up into a powder and stir in, so the texture causes no issues. The resulting taste makes me think of 'summer fruits'... and if you told someone it was made with berries instead of beetroot, I'm certain they'd believe you.
So there we have it! And here are some photos to entice you into making it yourself. I love to photo the stages of recipes made with fruits and veggies, they are so gorgeous and deserve celebration in picture form I think!
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("5 Cs" shared with kind permission from @kiwideb)