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Creating large-sized moments with bite-sized snacking during pandemic

by Harjeet Kaur
April 30, 2021
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Creating large-sized moments with bite-sized snacking during pandemic

The very presence of my family, my son, daughter-in-law, and grandsons who were visiting India made my moments in the pandemic worthwhile. Call it providence or my good fortune, they got stuck here during the lockdown. They were here with me for four and a half months; the most time I have ever spent with my half Mexican family. I had fun Creating large-sized moments with bite-sized snacking during pandemic

My grandsons are the apples of my eye and they are always ready to try out something interesting, and mostly around snacking. I am passionate about cooking and they volunteered to be my Sous-chefs. All of 6 and 3 years, Arian and Amir are a joy to have around the kitchen. They love good food, especially anything to snack on. We were not buying food from outside, so we made all sorts of things from scratch at home. I discovered that both of them are quite creative chefs too!

It turned out, snacking like 81% of Indians (as reported by Mondelēz International’s Second Annual State of Snacking™ Report,) became one of the few indulgences that we as a family had.During the pandemic people have turned to buying comfort snacks that bring back their best memories.  For 8 out of 10 people, snack times is the time of harmony, calm and relaxation. For my grandsons and me food was the best way to connect. And we made snacks together.

 

Creating large-sized moments with bite-sized snacking during pandemic

While discovering bite-sized snacks in India we had so much fun exploring the different options we had. The snacks of course needed to be appealing and easy to make as both wanted to help in the process. We made a fruit basket, potato fries, roasted lotus seeds, all kinds of fritters, pancakes, muffins, cookies, and more. And since these were bite-sized indulgences, the grandma in me could allow them to indulge guilt-free, much like my fellow 46% Indians.

One of the indulgences throughout the pandemic in our home was Cadbury Chocobakes Cookies. While the kids love their cookies, we adults snacked on a few on the side too. And since they came in small packages, I agree with the 43% of people that it helped us avoid food wastage.

During the lockdown, my Sous Chefs cooked up a storm in the kitchen

So here’s a little recipe that is Arian and Amir approved, which you can try too at home! It’s called Oreo lava delight.

Creating large-sized moments with bite-sized snacking during pandemic

INGREDIENTS

  1. Two grandsons (:P)
  2. Oreo cookies
  3. Milk
  4. Cadbury Cocoa Powder and Cadbury Dairy Milk

METHOD

  1. Let the kids have fun separating Oreo cookies from the cream and crushing them. The cream went into their tummies of course.
  2. Add a little milk and Cadbury Cocoa Powder Mix to the crushed cookies. If there is some mess on the platform, I’d suggest you whip out a camera!
  3. Scoop a bit of the mixture into a microwave-safe mug.
  4. We added some pieces of Cadbury Dairy Milk in the center for the lava before pouring in the rest of the Oreo and Cocoa Powder batter.
  5. One minute in the microwave and your Oreo lava delight is done!
  6. For the super-duper chocolate lovers, you can also add a dusting of Cadbury Cocoa Powder on top before digging into these mug cakes.

These mug cakes were enjoyed by not just the kids but all of us. It was like a blast of chocolate inside our mouths! For more recipes around Oreo, especially for the summertime, you can check this too. I cannot tell you how many Oreo cookies went missing while the kids made this recipe!

Indian homes always have a stock of cookies. The day starts with chai and cookies and usually ends with milk and cookies or in our case, some of that amazing Oreo lava delight.

Stressful times can be overcome within the circle of family and comfort foods that are fun to make and delicious to eat. Food when shared with family and friends helps create an aura of wellbeing and security. My bite-sized foods made my large-sized memories of the pandemic worthwhile.

Oreo Lava Delight
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Harjeet Kaur

Harjeet Kaur

My writing was limited to school essays and projects for my kids and out of the blue, my writing career began with writing articles for the magazine section of a reputed national newspaper. I rediscovered my best subject at school and began writing with gusto. I had a weekend column in the newspaper which was well appreciated. I started off writing about Interiors and Gardens and later diverse topics like Fashion, trends, food and events in the city. Juggling my time between various jobs down the years and my writing, I have written content for fliers, brochures for colleges, speeches, social media content and also website content. I love writing and I am open to writing on a plethora of topics. My blog has some interesting insights into my life and travels but now it is mainly a food blog as I am growing organic vegetables and cooking my own produce is very therapeutic. Read my blogs to know me better. I write from my heart and what I write is what I feel... I feel a feel, A funny feel A funny feel, feel I! If you feel the feel I feel You'll feel the same as I!!

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Comments 33

  1. Cindy Dsilva says:
    2 years ago

    Oh wow these are such lovely moments to cherish. Even my kids and I had fun with our baking classes and made cakes and tried cupcakes which was a mess hahahaha.

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thanks Cindy..It is fun to make a mess and learn. Kids will always make a mess and we should let them 🙂

      Reply
  2. Noor Anand Chawla says:
    2 years ago

    Quality time spent with family, especially around food, has been one of the biggest blessings of this difficult time. Thanks for sharing the recipe! Really appreciate it. #StateOfSnacking

    Reply
  3. Harjeet Kaur says:
    2 years ago

    Thanks Noor..those were the days…now alone again

    Reply
  4. Dipali Bhasin says:
    2 years ago

    I’m so glad you got to spend amazing time with your grandsons during the lockdown. Snacking surely made us create large-sized moments with small bites of noshing. Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
    #stateofsnacking

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you for stopping by. Yes, my grandsons made it memorable.

      Reply
  5. Suchita Agarwal says:
    2 years ago

    I loved that recipe! Also the photos you have used of your grandsons are so cute!

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you Suchita. It was a memorable time

      Reply
  6. Milan Singhal says:
    2 years ago

    I would try this recipe for my daughters, I am sure they r gonna love it.

    Reply
    • Madhushree Basu Roy says:
      2 years ago

      Wow fantastic recipe that’s fun for the kids. Thanks

      Reply
      • Harjeet Kaur says:
        2 years ago

        Thank you

        Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you, Milan

      Reply
  7. Shalini R says:
    2 years ago

    Ah, what amazing memories you shared! Thanks for the easy recipe too. I will definitely try it out 🙂

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thanks Shalini

      Reply
  8. Sushmita says:
    2 years ago

    Mug cakes are such a comfort food! And they take literally five minutes! Snacking brings back so many memories for me ❤️

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you ..same here

      Reply
  9. Alpana Deo says:
    2 years ago

    Starting wit the title of this post to the recipe-i liked it all. Spending time with family while enjoying our favorite snack, makes any gettogether memorable.

    Reply
  10. MeenalSonal Mathur says:
    2 years ago

    I would say kids connect more on the snacking part than on meals. So good to see your grandsons helping or I should say messing while you cook for them .

    Reply
  11. Swati Mathur says:
    2 years ago

    Loved the title of your post and as usual you have an amazing way to penned down your recipe.. Would love to try this Yummylicious and super easy recipe.

    Reply
  12. Ruchi Verma says:
    2 years ago

    These look so tempting and delicious!! I wish I stay nearby to hop and have all these… Will try for kids definitely!!

    Reply
  13. Surbhi Prapanna says:
    2 years ago

    First, I love all the clicks. and I agree enjoying snack time with family brings so much joy and happiness. loved the recipe. sounds easy to make . will surly try this with my girls. thanks for sharing dear.

    Reply
  14. hema gayatri says:
    2 years ago

    awww.. the first ingredient got my attention .. 2 grandsons 🙂 cute indeed.. I am gonna try this yummy recipe with my daughter seems like a yum snacks

    Reply
  15. Roma says:
    2 years ago

    It was a pleasure reading about Arian and Amir and yeah your recipe made me drool like always. We love snacking too and we are trying it at the earliest

    Reply
  16. The Champa Tree says:
    2 years ago

    Reading the recipe itself gives me a.mouth watwring experience. And I loves the first ingredient. Would love to have a bite hehe

    Reply
  17. Judy says:
    2 years ago

    Though I dont have two grandsons as yet but my son would love to try and make these pieces of happiness with Oreo.

    Reply
  18. Seema Bardeskar says:
    2 years ago

    Seems like you had alot of these little yet amazing moments with your grandsons. I would love to try this recipe with my daughter. She loves to bake and is my handy helper especially during baking cakes.

    Reply
  19. Hansa Kajaria says:
    2 years ago

    Both my kids love to help me in the kitchen too and my daughter who is 7 helps me a lot in cooking. She even makes the perfect round rotis now. Thanks for sharing the recipes will try n make them with my kids.

    Reply
  20. Rakhi Parsai says:
    2 years ago

    Such a beautiful post. I could feel the love oozing out of each word you have written for your grandsons and food. I loved how snacking has become a moment of joy and fun at your place with kids. Kudos to you for raising such lovely grandchildren and a beautiful blog.

    Reply
  21. Tina Basu says:
    2 years ago

    This is so cool. These are the moments that will make their childhood rich and full of love. The dessert looks great too. I will try this for my son too.

    Reply
  22. Ishieta says:
    2 years ago

    what a lovely memory with an easy to do fun activity, and which results in a favorite and yummy treat 🙂
    thanks for sharing this experience.. it always warms my heart to read about others joys 🙂

    Reply
  23. Amritha Srinath says:
    2 years ago

    Firstly, love reading your blogs! And for the first time rather than reading the content, I loved browsing through your cute granchildren’s pictures. Adorable duo! And finally I read it too. Indeed a very tasty recipe you shared and also a gala time spent, hai na?

    Reply
  24. Anshul Ray says:
    2 years ago

    This is really cool to teach our kids value of gardening n nature

    Reply
    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you so much

      Reply

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