3 recipes for the young All Blacks fans

Suzi and Bex from LittleCooks are supporting the boys in black with a set of rugby-inspired recipes that the kids can get on to.

Suzi Tait-Bradly and Bex Woolfall set up LittleCooks in 2012 especially with school-aged kids' talents and taste buds in mind. LittleCooks offers customised food experiences for children after school, holiday workshops or birthday parties around the Auckland area. littlecooks.co.nz

Tight 5 cheese scones

Crouch, touch, pause and engage in these super yummy cheese scones. The pinch of cayenne pepper will keep everyone on their game.

Makes 3 tight 5s

2 cups flour
Pinch cayenne pepper
2 heaped tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp celery salt
25g butter
1 cup grated tasty cheese (plus extra handful for topping)
1 cup trim milk
Optional:
Marmite and/or mayonnaise for icing
Piping bag

1. Heat oven to 180C. Cover a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Mix flour, cayenne pepper, baking powder, salt and celery salt in a bowl. Rub in butter with fingertips so mixture looks like grains of sand. Mix in cheese.
3. Pour in milk and mix to a soft dough ball.
4. Place dough on to floured board. Break off pieces (golf ball size) and roll into balls.
5. To create the tight 5, line 3 balls up (side by side), then 2 balls behind. Repeat the process for the second tight 5.
6. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Put a generous spoonful of marmite in a piping bag. Snip a small triangle off the bottom and pipe on the numbers. Use mayonnaise for the second tight 5.

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Scrum-my bars

Pass these little beauties around your team mates. Powered with healthy ingredients to help everyone play the full 80 every time.

Makes 6

1¼ cups oats
¼ cup honey
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup mashed, ripe banana (about 2 bananas)
1 egg
Handful pumpkin seeds
2 handfuls raisins or chopped dried apricots
Generous pinch lemon zest
¼ cup flour
½ tsp baking soda
Pinch salt
Optional
1 cup melted chocolate
Piping bag

1. Heat oven to 180C. Grease a 8 x 8cm baking tin with a bit of butter.
2. In a mixing bowl combine oats, honey, oil, and vanilla.
3. Add mashed banana, egg, seeds, raisins and lemon zest to oat mixture, stir until combined.
4. Add flour, baking soda and salt then mix.Spread mixture evenly in greased baking tin.
5. Bake for 25 minutes (or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean). Once cool, cut out oblong rugby ball shapes.
6. If you wish, put some melted chocolate into a piping bag, snip the bottom and pipe on rugby ball detail (outline and laces).

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All Black smoothie

Making a smoothie should be a set piece in any kitchen, but however it rolls you’ll score big time with friends and family when you whip up this All Black smoothie.

Serves 3

1 cup melted chocolate
Piping bag
1 Tbsp AquaGold black cocoa (or use premium dark cocoa)
3 medjool dates, soaked in water for 5 minutes, pits removed
1½ cups trim milk
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 handful spinach

Place all ingredients in the blender (don’t forget to put the lid on, otherwise there will be a blackout!) and blend until smooth.

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