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Kid's Recipes
Recipes your kids will love to make
Want to get your kids comfortable in the kitchen? Or an food-activity that's healthy? Or recipes your kids will just love? Look no further! With recipes including Smoothies, Banana bar, Orange pops, Mango Sorbet, Kale Chips, Cheese Cereal, and much, much more, your kids will be entertained for hours with these super easy and kid-friendly recipes!
Banana Bar
Make it a full-blown activity!
Set up the bar (or have your older kids do it):
A pot of melted chocolate
Bananas (cut in half) on skewers
Toppings: sprinkles, chocolate chips, caramel, nuts, fruits..
Have the kids dip thier bananas in chocolate (or any butter) and then in the toppings, put it on a tray, and freeze. Enjoy! ​
Egg Muffins
Protein packed and super cute and customizable
From Kosher.com
Grease a muffin tin, and fill halfway with beaten eggs. On the side, prepare an array of toppings such as chopped spinach, shredded cheese, diced onion, diced peppers, diced tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, olives and seasonings like salt, pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika. Feel free to experiment with your kids' favorite flavors or have them try something new. When all the egg muffins are topped and seasoned, bake at 350° until set.
Smoothies
The ultimate kid-friendly drink
They are so simple to make; we all know that. Have your kid make it with his/her favorite fruits inside! Put some frozen fruit (think: berries, mangoes, pineapples) in a blender, add some milk of your choice, a banana, squeeze in some lime or lemon juice, and blend! Make it a whole bar or restaurant...we'll leave that creativity to you.
Make-your-own-pizza
Perfect lunch or dinner for kids
Set up the pizza bar (or have your kids do it):
Pizza dough: make your own, buy the dough from the store, or buy a pizza crust.
Sauce: You can put just one sauce, or a few different, depending on your kid's preferences
Cheese: Get creative!
Toppings: Olives, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, pineapple...whatever your kids like!
Start baking! Encourage your kids to make patters, faces, or pictures on their pizzas. Bake and enjoy!
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Orange pops
The healthy version of popsicles that your child will love
Squeeze the juice of 3-4 oranges and put it in a container.
Either you can put in popsicle molds, or pour it into individual cups and stick a spoon in. Freeze.
Store the container in the fridge, and pour into a cup and freeze whenever you want
Cheese Cereal
It is a bit of a wacky idea, but is the best snack!
Spread a cereal (I've tried corn flakes and Cheerios) on parchment paper, then sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
Toast for 5-7 minutes.
Mock Champagne
Perfect Shabbos treat
In champagne glasses, pour 1 : 1 ratio white grape juice to sparkling water. Garnish with frozen grapes and there you have a kid-friendly champagne!
Cereal Cookies
Crunch. Yummmm!
Make a batch of cookie dough, and replace the chocolate chips with your kid's favorite cereal. You kids will have lots of fun! If you have cookie cutters, that would be a great addition, although your kids can make their own shapes.
Mango Sorbet
You might have to help and it might be time-consuming but so worth it!
Ingredients
4 cups mangoes (see note)
1 cup sugar and
pinch of salt dissolved in
1 cup of water
2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
Directions
In a medium saucepan, pour in 1 cup sugar, a pinch of salt and 1 cup of water.
Turn the fire to medium-high, and stir the mixture constantly until it looks like clear water (about a minute)
Coarsely chop 2 mangoes (I have only tried it with frozen, but this should work) or use 4 cups of frozen mangoes, thawed.
Pour mangoes, sugar water, and lime or lemon juice in a blender or a food processor fitted with the "S" blade
Turn into sorbet​
If you have an ice cream maker, then freeze following it's directions. If not:
Line a baking sheet with foil, spread the mango puree on baking sheet, put in freezer for about an hour (when its partially frozen)
Blend it until smooth, put it back on the baking sheet and freeze it
Repeat the processes of blending and freezing twice more for a total of 3 times.
Freeze in an airtight container until ready to serve
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Notes:
You can replace 2 cups of mangoes for 2 cups of peaches (4 cups fruit total)
The process of making it without an ice cream maker is way easier than it sounds-I prepped the whole recipe, and started blending and freezing later in the day when I had time.
Add in whatever else you want! Try putting in strawberries, oranges, or apples and let us know how it turned out!
Kale Chips
Easy, healthy, an bursting with flavor!
Spread a bag of chopped kale (we use TJs)Â out evenly on a baking sheet, sprinkle salt to taste, and drizzle with oil. Put in oven on 425 for 5-7 minutes.
Pickles
Your kids will love it. You already knew that, right? So whats stopping you?
Send your favorite pickle recipe to kids4havingfun@gmail.com
We'll post the best one here!
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