The Bread Heel Hack Your Kids Will Think Is a Cookie 🍪🍞
Be honest—does your family eat the heel of the bread loaf?
Because mine absolutely does not. 😅
Those sad little end pieces usually sit there until bread day, quietly judging me… until now.
This week I figured out how to turn the “discarded” bread heels into a kid-approved snack that tastes like a cookie—and my kids had zero clue what they were eating. Total mom win.
Why This Works
The toasting makes them crispy and cookie-like, the pinwheel shape makes them fun to eat, and the sweetness distracts from the fact that these are… bread heels.
My kids thought they were getting a special treat, and I was secretly celebrating:
No food waste
No extra grocery run
No snack-time arguments
Honestly? That’s the kind of parenting win I’ll take any day 🙌
✔️ Zero waste
✔️ Only 3 ingredients
✔️ Takes 5 minutes
✔️ Crunchy, sweet, and fun
🍞 The Bread Heel Cookie Pinwheels
You’ll need:
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The end piece(s) of a bread loaf
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Peanut butter or any nut/seed butter
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Jelly or honey
optional sprinkle of ground hemp, chia, or flax
Optional (but highly encouraged):
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Sprinkles ✨
How to Make Them
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Roll the bread flat
Use a rolling pin (or a cup) to flatten the heel of the bread until it’s thin and soft. -
Spread the good stuff
Add a thin layer of peanut butter or your favorite nut/seed butter. -
Add a little sweetness
Spread jelly or drizzle honey, and/or sprinkle in some ground hemp, chia, or flax for a nutrient boost. -
Roll + slice
Roll it up tightly and slice into little pinwheels. -
Toast until golden
Spray with cooking oil. Pop them in a toaster oven or pan-toast until warm and lightly crispy. -
Optional magic
Add sprinkles for full “cookie vibes.”
If your kids refuse the heel of the loaf, try this once and let me know—did they notice? Or did you pull off the ultimate snack-time magic trick? ✨
