Heffalump Rumpledoodles. These things are quite possibly the tastiest little crumpets on the face of the earth!
We first heard of Rumpledoodles when the little one’s Auntie L gave them this charming Winnie the Pooh DVD movie titled Pooh’s Heffalump Movie, for their 3rd birthday. In the movie, the Hundred Acre Wood gang decide to go out and hunt the much feared, and never-seen Heffalumps they have been hearing out in the woods. Roo went off on his own hunt, and has a run-in with a baby Heffalump, when he is suddenly ‘tagged you’re it!’. The adorable little Heffalump, named “Lumpy”, and Little Roo, (who is pretty adorable himself, I might add), become fast friends. Soon, Lumpy’s tummy is growling, as it is right around his snack time, and he becomes sad and misses his Mommy. He then mentions his favorite snack, Rumpledoodles, to his new friend, Roo. Of course, Roo asks what we all wanted to know: ”What are Rumpledoodles?”, to which Lumpy replies, in his cute little voice, sprinkled with a British accent, “They’re like biscuits, but only bettah! “
At some point the movie ran into the credits, and we discovered there were downloadables available, including the Rumpledoodle Recipe! Naturally, {A} was all over that! Ever since she was little, she has always wanted to ‘help’ us in the kitchen. Today, she just loves to be in there, whipping up this or that. Her real love for creating in the kitchen on her own, really began to flourish a few years ago, when we decided that some baking would be an excellent way to truly grasp the concept of dry and liquid measurements, as well as fractions, which she was studying in math at the time. (It worked.) Of course in the process, as her love for baking and cooking has only grown, she has learned quite a few lessons in the kitchen, such as the need to follow directions carefully (and what can happen when you don’t : ), various math and science lessons, and of course, home economics.
So this past weekend, she was itching to make another batch of Rumpledoodles, since she had made a batch last week, and they went so fast. I have to admit, that might be mostly my fault, as I have a very hard time eating just one. Or…3. : ) They are just so-darn-good! So it was only right of me to let her make more, along with my intention of exercising some self-control this time around. But this time, she wanted me to take photos, as last week when she asked me, I was off to a job when she was baking. Of course, no one has to ask me twice, to photograph anything. In fact, usually, no one has to ask me at all. : ) So I happily obliged.
Sneaking some coconut. It seems a tradition of hers, at this point of the process.
They smell so good! Almost time to……oh yeah, control myself.
I would have loved to share the actual recipe in this post, because it is visually so cute, and you might want to make some for yourselves! But it won’t attach here. It may have to do with the possibility that it is copy-written for re-publishing, and I can certainly understand and respect that!. (The clip art, of ‘Lumpy and Roo at the top, was free and legal usage. ) Typing out the recipe is not quite the same as having the downloadable-because it really makes one smile. So if you would like the recipe for these scrumptious treats, just e-mail me at LLRphotography@aol.com, and simply put “Rumpledoodles” in the subject line, and I will reply with the pdf recipe attachment. Your kids will have fun making them by following this fun recipe, certainly will love eating them, and you might rather enjoy it all yourself.
Oooh, these look absolutely yummy! And as luck would have it, I just bought a new bag of shredded coconut yesterday! I use my coconut in a very yummy granola recipe.
I’m off to email you for the recipe now!