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To make our fridge cake Gruffalo themed, we added dried fruits and sweets to represent different parts of the Gruffalo.

To check if they are cooked, stick a metal skewer or sharp knife into the centre of a muffin – it should come out clean. Tip in the raisins if using and gently stir them in until evenly distributed throughout the mixture. Again, little ones can help here and can be bribed not to lick fingers by being given the chocolatey bowl at the end.

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. 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. With World Book Day coming up next week, now seems like a good time to share this fun Gruffalo themed recipe - yummy Gruffalo crumble muffins!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's a great source of inspiration for fun food too, from roasted fox to owl ice cream, I've made lots of Gruffalo themed food over the years, including fun Gruffalo themed bento lunches, Gruffalo Pizzaand this fun Gruffalo inspired muffin tin meal I created for Organix. It was simple and easy to set up and tidy away, and there was enough variation for it to be immediately captivating. It’s best to use cold butter for this recipe - warm butter can easily become a dough rather than the crumbs you need.

Because our treat is a Gruffalo ‘crumble’, there is no need to try and create a Gruffalo as the idea is that he is mashed up inside. 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. Spoon the mixture into lined muffin tin, then sprinkle over the crumble topping, dividing it equally between all of the muffins. A Gruffalo-themed recipe for adults and children to make together from Julia Donaldson's fun-packed children's cookery book Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes. 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!

In this blog we’re bringing you a very special apple and blackberry crumble… A Gruffalo inspired crumble in fact, adapted from the Gruffalo Cookbook. 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. 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.We made gruffalo crumble using porridge oats and different coloured play dough for the eyes, poisonous wart and purple prickles. 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. It has given me precious time with her that I thought I would never have again after maternity leave finished.