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Speedy toddler lunch: Crumpet pizza with cream cheese celery bites

June 29, 2011 by Katie Bryson 9 Comments

Arlo eating crumpetsFeeding toddlers is rarely a treat for an enthusiastic cook like myself. It really doesn’t matter what you decide to make you’re always on the back foot.

You can never possibly make it quick enough – once the hunger-bellowing-rampage kicks in it’s a full-on scramble to assemble  a balanced array of food.

Arlo’s lunches are rarely anything that resemble a normal meal – more a collection of ingredients chopped up small and thrown at a plastic plate.

And you can pretty much guarantee that moments later it will be peppering the kitchen walls and floor, and for the final flourish it will be rubbed with great gusto into my son’s white blonde locks as if it’s hair gel.

It’s often hard to get a grip on what he’s actually managed to eat. So with this in mind I’ve come up with a great little lunch idea that’s mega quick to put together. If you’re feeling particularly brave you can get your toddler to help you make it as it’s very simple. Crumpet loaded up for the grill

The concept is basically using a crumpet as a pizza base, spreading it with tomato or sun-dried tomato paste or even pesto, a scattering of chopped ham and then a liberal sprinkling of grated cheese.

Whack it under the grill for a few minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbling.

Cooked crumpets with melted cheese

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s totally up to you what you stick on there, and is fab way of using up leftovers or cheese that’s going a bit hard.

Crumpets are lovely and soft, so easier for littlies to get their developing teeth into rather than hard pizza bases. I also use muffins as pizza bases.

It depends what’s on offer at the supermarket – crumpets are currently half price at Sainsbury’s 🙂 30 of your English pence for an entire packet of 8!

So what to serve on the side? I usually default to chopped cucumber and cherry tomatoes, but this time I opted for some raisins and celery with a twist.

As salad items go it can be a bit stringy and chewy, so I slathered some cream cheese up the middle of a stick of celery then cut it into thin slices.

Celery filled with cream cheese

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arlo thought they were delicious and ate at least half of them, which I was mightily chuffed about because he can be a tad tricksy when it comes to greenery.

plated up crumpet pizza

Filed Under: Lunch Recipes, Quick Tagged With: crumpet, family favourites, feeding boys, leftovers, pizza, quick lunches, quick recipe, quick supper, speedy lunches, toddler

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Comments

  1. Amanda Cottingham says

    June 29, 2011 at 7:07 am

    Great toddler lunch idea!

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      June 29, 2011 at 10:16 am

      Thanks Amanda – it’s a real winner in this house – hope it goes down well if you try it.

      Reply
  2. HELEN JESSUP says

    June 29, 2011 at 11:10 am

    we love crumpet pizza’s in this house, pizza toast is another favourite along with pitta pizza and English Muffin pizza – although I must say usually they only get a splodge of Ketchup on instead of the sun dried tomato paste!

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      June 29, 2011 at 11:35 am

      Everything’s got pizza potential!!!! I’m also a bit partial to a dollop of chutney instead of tomato paste under my cheese for a bit of a ploughman’s spin on it…

      Reply
  3. HELEN JESSUP says

    June 29, 2011 at 11:39 am

    yum, a woman after my own heart – you must try a toastie filled with mango chutney, banana,cheese & chilli…don’t knock it til you’ve tried it!!!

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      June 29, 2011 at 11:42 am

      wow that sounds mind-blowing!!!! fresh chilli or dried?

      Reply
      • HELEN JESSUP says

        June 29, 2011 at 11:46 am

        either, fresh is good and the heating of it tends to take some of the kick out, I’ve also done it with chilli flakes or jalapenos from a jar…..I was actually quite addicted to chilli for a while, I’ve managed to wean myself off lately but now I crave one of these toasties!!

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  4. Lucy, Vanilla Frost says

    June 30, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    Great use of a crumpet Katie, I like it. Will have to try that one.

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      June 30, 2011 at 2:34 pm

      Thanks Lucy – it’s a total winner 🙂

      Reply

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