Last weekend, my kids’ Islamic Sunday School had a celebration and I brought these along to contribute to the pot-luck spread. And since my kids loved these so much, I made extras for home as well…I believe they were the 4th batch since raya! As I look at my fast dissappearing honey cornflake cups - or better known in Malay - as cornflakes madu, it occured to me that it’s a recipe worth sharing. Especially since it was a BIG hit! Oh..and I didn’t mean only the kids

I suppose, this post should probably have been up the week when most people celebrating Eid would have been trawling the net and flipping recipe books and yellowed hand-me down recipes looking for yummy treats to serve their guests especially the kids who come visiting. But given that I was really strapped for time, I suppose it’s better late than never. Besides, who says you need to only bake these for Eid right? Anyway, I’m sure there are similar recipes elsewhere so one late entry can’t have done much damage either.

Ingredients:
5 cups cornflakes (lightly crushed - so that the pieces are not too big)
4oz stick + 1 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup granulated/fine sugar
3 tbsp honey
sliced/crushed nuts (optional)
Sprinkles (optional)
About 50 small baking cups

Method:

1. In a large saucepan, combine butter, sugar and honey.
2. Place the pan on slow fire and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Turn off the flame and immediately add the cornflakes (and nuts, if using) into the sugar mixture.
4. Stir to coat the cornflakes completely with the sugar mixture.
5. Place the cups onto a baking tray. Spoon tablespoonful of the mixture into the cups.
6. Decorate with whatever sprinkles you like.
7. Bake in pre-heated oven at 350F for abt 10 min.
8. Remove from oven, leave to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Tips:

• To cruch the cornflakes and not make a mess - measure the amount of cornflakes needed and put it in a ziploc bag. Lay the bag flat on the table and distribute the cornflakes evenly. Do not zip the bag completely. Leave a small hole so that air can escape when you put pressure on the bag. Use a rolling pin and gently roll over the cornflakes twice or until the desired size is obtained. Don’t crush it too much - it’s not honey cornflake POWDER cups!
• If using nuts, mix the nuts and the crushed cornflakes well before pouring the mixture into the sugar mixture.
• Do not over-bake the cornflakes. If it’s too hard or burnt, it’ll lose it’s charm and you don’t want to deal with chipped teeth!
• Do not wait for the sugar mixture to cool before adding the cornflake mixture - it’s difficult to mix when the syrup mixture thickens.