A Pocket for your pocket

Feeding a toddler isn’t always the easiest thing. In the morning rush of getting ready for work, getting him ready for school and trying to get us all out the door in time leaves no time to make breakfast. Before we changed daycares I honestly didn’t know what kind of breakfast he was getting; a bottle and banana in the car could have truly been the extent of his meal until snack. Thankfully now I have a copy of his weekly menu from school and know he gets a full 2 meals and 2 snacks a day. When I came across these Peanut Butter Pockets on http://www.anotherlunch.com/ blog I knew they would be perfect. My favorite part of the post was that they could be frozen and quickly thawed out for the quickest sandwich possible. I love that he can enjoy one in the morning walking around the house or in the shopping cart at Target on a Saturday afternoon. I’ve modified her recipe and find them to be perfect to toddlers and adults.



What you need:
1 can Pillsbury Grand’s biscuit (8 count) *
Peanut butter
Jelly (we use strawberry) **


Preheat oven according to directions on rolls.
Take a round biscuit and roll it out flat; I would say a 4 inch diameter works great.
Then take a scoop of peanut butter and spread on half the biscuit; make sure you don’t spread all the way to the edge. Depending on what age group you’re making them for use ½ TBS for a smaller child and 1 TBS for yourself.
Then do the same with the jelly; I normally do a little less jelly because it can get very runny and cause mass filling explosions on your pan.
The next step in VERY important; fold in half and press sealed. (When I say press I mean message the edges together so they form one- don’t just fork it down! When the biscuit expand they are likely to come open and start the jelly explosion if they are not sealed tight! ).
Repeat the steps for the remaining 7 rolls and then place in the oven for 10-15 minuets, depending on oven and how crispy you like the outside. Make sure they cool before feeding to your toddler or lodging halfway back into your throat and having a filling explosion leave burn marks on the roof of your mouth the rest of the weekend.
I like to freeze them as soon as they’ve cooled to keep their freshness. I take one out at a time and microwave 10-25 seconds, again, test the temperature before hanging to a toddler.


* I recently used the multi grain biscuit and they are great! Slightly sweet and really compliments the filling.
** You could get fancy and use a blackberry preserve and eat them in bed with your husband on a Saturday morning.