10 recipes for kids to make themselves
1. Apple ‘doughnuts’
Whether you’re planning an outdoor picnic or a pick ‘n’ mix style lunch, these easy apple ‘doughnuts’ make an eye-catching addition to any spread. Kids will love decorating and munching their fruity treats and best of all, there’s no cooking required. For very young children, you might need to peel and slice the apples, then they can get spreading and sprinkling over their toppings.
2. Fruit rice paper rolls with coulis dip
These picnic-ready summer fruit rolls might look rather impressive, but are definitely achievable for smaller hands too. Fill the rice paper wrappers with their favourite summer fruits and dunk into the mixed berry and honey dip.
3. Rocky road
Busy fingers can dive into our easy rocky road recipe and mix up an afternoon treat with mainly storecupboard ingredients. These blocks of deliciousness take just 20 minutes to make – use mini marshmallows, nuts, dried fruit, popcorn or whatever fillings take your fancy. Swap dark chocolate for milk to bind the mixture together if your children prefer.
4. No-bake orange cheesecake
Children can really get stuck into bashing up the biscuity base, mixing the filling and decorating our no-bake orange cheesecake. This family-friendly dessert is ideal for a weekend project and is a great first foray into cooking. It’s also very versatile, try switching up the digestive base with ginger or chocolate biscuits and swapping the orange for lemon or berries.
5. Easy salmon sushi rice bowl
More ambitious budding chefs will love trying their hand at this protein-packed recipe bowl. With easy to follows instructions including all of the equipment needed, they will be assembling these tasty salmon bowls in no time.
6. Frozen banana lollies
Everyone can enjoy these fruity chocolate lollies, kids and adults both! Chunks of banana and fresh strawberries make the perfect base for these sweet pops. Get the kids to thread the fruit on the lolly sticks, then dip in yogurt and chocolate layers and sprinkle on hundreds and thousands. You can make them up to a week in advance and keep in the freezer until you’re ready to eat them.
7. Family breakfast station
This breakfast platter is great for a special occasion such as birthdays, and kids can get creative assembling all of the elements however they wish.
8. Crumpet pizzas
In the mood for something savoury? Our fridge-raiding crumpet pizzas make a delicious weekend lunch. Help younger children with assembly, or let older kids loose to pile on their favourite veg. Chopped peppers, cherry tomatoes, sweetcorn and ham work well, simply chuck on the cheddar, grill for 3-4 minutes and serve up these cheesy masterpieces. No dough needed, just chunky crumpet bases and whatever toppings you have to hand.
9. Rice pop doughnuts
No baking, just a handful of ingredients needed and delicious treats as a reward. Put a tray of doughnuts moulds to good use and revamp classic rice pop cakes into these customisable bites. No doughnut mould? No problem. Pack your chocolatey rice pops on a baking tray, then cut your doughnuts shapes out using pastry cutters, the effect will be the same.
10. Simple stir-fry
A stir-fry is a great first dinner recipe for kids to boost their confidence in the kitchen. This one uses pre-cooked prawns – or chicken or salmon – so kids can focus on the crunchy veg and noodles.
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What’s your go-to recipe to get kids in the kitchen? Leave a comment below…