Fiona Faulkner's healthy halloween treat

Fiona Faulkner, author of the book 25 Foods Kids Hate... and how to get them eating 24, offers a healthy addition to the sweet treats for children this Halloween.

Serves 4-6

RECIPE PREP TIME: Approx 40 mins to cook and cool the pumpkin 

RECIPE COOK TIME: Ready in seconds! 

Inspired by the sweetness of roasted root veg – I don’t know a single child who doesn’t love this…

INGREDIENTS:

250g cooked pumpkin / butternut squash – no skin, no seeds (see below!)

2 large, ripe bananas

350ml pressed apple juice

METHOD:

Whizz everything up in a blender / smoothie maker and serve!

COOKS’ NOTES

Don’t peel the pumpkin / squash! Save time and effort by baking it in a hot oven, exactly as you would a jacket potato (skin on). After 40 minutes or so, check it’s done by inserting a sharp knife into the fattest part. If it goes in easily, it’s cooked! Leave to cool before slicing in half, lengthways and removing the flesh.

For more information visit http://www.fionafaulkner.co.uk/books