Kids Recipes Page 1of 48 Fun Kids Recipes All-Star Fudgy Baseballs and Bats 1 c Carob powder 1 c Water 1/4 c Honey 1/4 c Peanut butter (smooth or cru 3/4 c Wheat germ 3/4 c Rolled oats 2 tb Dry milk powder 1/2 c Unsweetened shredded coconut 1 ts Cinnamon (optional) 1/2 ts Grated orange rind (optional In a small saucepan, combine the carob and water. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Add the honey and peanut butter and continue cooking for about 5 minutes, or until syrup is smooth and slightly thickened. In a large bowl, mix together the wheat germ, oats, milk powder, coconut, cinnamon, and orange rind (if desired). Pour about one cup of the carob syrup over the dry mixture, or as much as is needed to make a pliable, dough-like consistency. Store the remainder in the refrigerator and use as an icing or to make great milk shakes. Pinch off pieces of the dough and roll each piece between your palms into 2-inch-long tubes about the circumference of a fountain pen, tapered at one end in the shape of a baseball bat. Roll the rest into marble-sized balls. Apple Smiles 1 Red medium apple; cored & sliced about 1/3" wide, not skinned! Peanut butter (creamy works best) Tiny marshmallows. Spread one side of each apple slice with peanut butter. Place three or four tiny marshmallows on top of the peanut butter on one apple slice. Top with another apple slice, peanut butter side down. Squeeze gently. Eat right away..makes 8-10 Bunny Salad 1 Chilled pear half 2 Raisins 1 Red cinnamon candy 2 Blanched almonds e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 2of 48 -cottage cheese ball Place crisp lettuce leaf on plate. On top of it, place pear upside down. Make bunny, using narrow end for face. Two raisins for the eyes, 1 red cinnamon candy for the nose and 2 blanched almonds for the ears. The cottage cheese ball makes the tail. Butterfly Bites 2 Stalks of celery 12 lg Three-ring pretzels 6 tb Peanut butter or cream cheese About 18 raisins or currents 12 Slivered almonds or enoki mushrooms Wash the celery. Using plastic knives, cut the celery into thirds. Fill each celery stalk with one tablespoon of either peanut butter or cream cheese. For the wings, gently push 1 pretzel into the filling, running parallel to the length of the celery stick. Do the same on the clery's other lengthwise side. Arrange the raisins or currents as the eyes, nose and mouth. For antennae, push the slivered almonds or mushroom cap into filling. If using mushrooms, arrange the spaghetti-like mushroom tips upward, like an antenna. Cat's Eyes 1/2 c Peanut butter 8 Ritz crackers 1 Banana; cut into 8 slices 8 Raisins Spread peanut butter on crackers and top each with a slice of banana. Place a raisin in center of each banana to form a cat's eye and repeat for all banana topped crackers. Source: Healthy Treats and Super Snacks for Kids Chocolate Spiders version #1 4 cups semisweet chocolate baking chips Melt chocolate chips in top of double boiler. Let stand over the water until water is cool, about 10 minutes. Place wax paper on cookie sheet. Pour chocolate into a pastry bag that is fitted with a 1/8-inch or 1/4-inch tip. Squeeze chocolate onto wax paper in the shape of spiders. If chocolate is runny it needs to be cooled longer. Chill the spiders for about 10 minutes. When hard peel off wax paper. Store in refrigerator laid flat. e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 3of 48 Chocolate Spiders version #2 12 oz Twizzlers; chocolate flavor 4 oz Milk chocolate candy melts Cut twizzlers into 1 1/2" pieces. Slice each piece in half lengthwise. On waxed paper place 4 legs (pieces) on each side and then drop 1 tsp melted candy in middle for body. Use a toothpick to smooth to uniform circle and connect all candy pieces. Cool completely before removing from waxed paper. Clown Faces Large Pancake 3 x Orange Slices 2 x Poached or fried Eggs 1/2 Cherry Tomato Make the pancakes in advance and set them in oven to keep them warm. Poach or fry the eggs. To assemble the faces, place the pancakes on a plate, with eggs for eyes, orange slices for ears and mouth, and a tomato half for the nose. NOTE: For a lighter meal, omit the eggs and use apricot or peach halves for eyes and half a fresh cherry for a nose. Or, omit pancakes, assemble eggs directly on plate, and add a smile made from chopped, sauted potatoes. Daisy Apple 2 Tbs. raisins 2 Tbs. crunchy or creamy peanut butter 1 Mcintosh apple Peanuts, for garnish (omit if making for small child) Set aside a few raisins for face. Stir remaining raisins into peanut butter. With apple corer or paring knife, remove core and seeds from apple. Using a small knife, push peanut butter mixture into center of apple. Make a happy face on top of peanut butter using reserved raisins. Arrange peanut halves around edge of peanut butter forming a circle. Chill before serving. Dirt Cups 2 c Milk 1 pk Chocolate Pudding, instant 3 1/2 c Cool Whip 16 oz Oreos 8 Gummy Worms (opt) 8 Plastic flowers (opt) e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 4of 48 Pour milk into medium bowl, add pudding mix. Beat until well blended, 1 -2 minutes. Crush Oreos and set aside. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in cool whip and half of cookies. To assemble: place 1 Tb crushed cookies in bottom of 8 oz cup. Fill cups about 3/4 full with pudding mixture. Top with remaining crumbs. Optional garnish: place flower in middle and put gummy worm halfway out of "dirt". Easter Mints Kids Can Make 1/3 c Soft butter 1/3 c Light corn syrup 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Flavoring 3 1/2 c ( 1 lb ) sifted confectioner's sugar Large bowl Wooden spoon Paper plates Pencils This is a no-cook recipe the children can mix with their hands. Flavor it with any of the liquid flavorings in the supermarket, such as strawberry and lemon. If you want, you can instead divide it into three portions and add a few drops of food coloring to tint it yellow, red, and green. The knead a small amount of flavoring into each one. This recipe makes about 1 1/2 lbs of candy. Help the children measure all the ingredients into the large bowl. They can take turns stirring it with the wooden spoon until it becomes too stiff. Then they can knead it with their hands. They should continue kneading until the dough is smooth. Give each child a paper plate and a pencil. Tell them to turn their plates OVER and write their names on the Bottom to prevent pencil lead from getting on their mints. Help them hold their pencils correctly. Make sure they use upper and lower case letters. Give each child a portion of dough on his or her plate. The children can pinch off pieces, roll them into balls, and press them lightly with a fork to make a fancy butter mint. Children who cannot roll the candy into balls can make snakes, cut the snakes into pieces, and press the pieces with a fork. They might eat the pieces with the fork, but that's ok too. Leave the mints on the plates and refrigerate them for 30 minutes, until they become firm. Easter Mints taste even better the second day, if you can keep everyone from eating them all on the first day. Cover with plastic wrap and keep them in the refrigerator. Eyeballs on Ritz Eggs; hard boiled Black olives Ritz crackers Red food coloring Cut hard boiled eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks and make filling for deviled eggs. Cut out e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 5of 48 small hole from bottom center of each egg (about 5/8" diameter.) Poke a black olive partway through each hole and hold in place by filling eggs with yolk filling. Place each egg, olive side up, on a ritz cracker. Paint red lines, resembling blood veins, with a toothpick on the eye. Fish in the River 2 Celery stalks 1/4 c Cream cheese; or other cheese spread (tinted green if desired) 8 Goldfish crackers Trim and wash celery and fill with cheese. Top with crackers and serve. Food for a Hobo Hike 4 cn Tuna (3 oz each) 4 cn Baked beans (6 oz each) 4 Oranges 4 Plastic 4 Bandana clots 4 Children Place 1 can tuna, 1 can beans, 1 orange, and 1 fork on each banadana. Bring up corners and tie securely. Tie end to children's belt loop or attach to a stick and send them off on their hobo hike. Pack another hobo pouch for yourself and go along. Make sure someone has a Scout knife with a can opener attachment to open cans (much more fun struggling with one of these things than to take a conventional can opener). The oranges serve as both a drink and a dessert. Poke a hole in one end and after all the juice has been sucked out, open it and eat the flesh. The tuna and beans, of course, are eaten just as they come from the can. The bandanas serve as little tablecloths, napkins, and kerchiefs to be worn back home. Children love this hobo picnic--it's easy for you, nutritious, filling, and fun from them. Funny Face Carrot Salad 2 carrots 1 small can crushed pineapple 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt Raisins Peel carrots. Roll up a few long shavings and save them for "hair" on a final salad. Grate carrots with a grater. Be careful of your fingers. Drain can of crushed pineapples in a strainer, using a spoon to push out the juice. Toss pineapple with carrots, then add vanilla yogurt. Spoon some salad onto a plate. Make a smiling face with raisins. Style carrot "hair", and serve with a smile. e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 6of 48 Jello Aquarium Recipe 1 pk Jello Berry BLUE jelly powder 1 c Boiling water 2 c Ice cubes Gummy fish Dissolve jelly powder in boiling water. Add ice cubes, stirring until jelly thickens, about 3-5 minutes. Remove any unmelted ice. Spoon jelly into to clear sided bowls. Poke 3 or 4 gummy fish into each dish of slightly thickened jelly. Refrigerate 30 minute to set. Serve with 1-1/2 hours. Octopus Dogs 6 Hot dogs 6 Hot dog buns 1 cn Chili About 1" from one end of a hot dog, start a slit in the hot dog that goes vertically to the other end. Turn a quarter turn and make another slit. Keep making slits until you have eight "legs" for the hot dog. Boil and the hot dog will look like an octopus. Serve with head up and legs spread out over an opened hot dog bun that has chili on it. Peaches with a Sunshine Smile 1 cn Of peach halves 2 To 3 cups cottage cheese (low-fat) Lettuce leaves Arrange lettuce in a bowl or plate. Spoon a layer of cottage cheese "sun rays" on lettuce. The peach half is placed round end up. Press raisins gently into peach to form a sunshine face. Sprinkle extra raisins on cottage cheese. Peanut Butter Caterpillars Banana Grape 2 tb Peanut Butter Peel and slice a banana. Spread slices with peanut or sesame butter and connect the slices. Add a grape up front for the head ("gluing" with more peanut butter.) e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 7of 48 Peanut Butter Turtles Apple 2 tb Peanut Butter 5 x Grapes Slice an apple in half. Make several slits in each half. Fill with peanut butter or sesame butter (available in health stores.) Attach seedless grapes with toothpicks (remove before giving to very young children) for the head and legs and stick a carrot shaving on for a tail (tuck it in 1 of the slits) Nice to serve as a lunch treat. Potato Pups 8 Hot dogs 2 c Mashed potatoes 1/2 ts Dry mustard Split hot dogs the long way not quite all the way through. Fill split opening with mashed potatoes mixed with dry mustard. Sprinkle the top with paprika. Bake in 375 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until heated through and slightly browned on top. Can also be topped with some grated cheese (cheddar or parmesan). Rock Candy 2 c granulated sugar Heavy cord 1 c water The book says to put one cup of water into a small saucepan, pour 2 cups of granulated sugar into the water, heat the water and sugar on the stove over a medium heat, continue stirring until the sugar melts, keep adding sugar and stirring until it melts, stop adding sugar when you see that it will no longer dissolve in the water (that is until you see sugar lying on the bottom of the saucepan). Remove the pot from the stove, let the liquid cool until it is just warm. Pour the liquid into a clean glass jar. Tie one end of a piece of heavy cord around the middle of a pencil. Place the pencil over the top of the glass jar letting the cord fall into the liquid. Crystals will begin to form in a few hours. The next day, remove the cord from the jar, pour the sugar liquid back into the saucepan, reheat and cool it just as you did before. Pour the liquid back into the jar and reinsert the cord with the crystals into it. More crystals will form. If you repeat this procedure every day the crystal candy will grow bigger and bigger. When it has reached a size that pleases you, snip off any excess string and enjoy. Rudolph the Reindeer 1/4 c Peanut butter; creamy 2 sl Whole wheat bread e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 8of 48 16 Raisins 4 Cherries 16 Pretzels; twist style Spread peanut butter on bread slices and cut each slice into four triangles. Turn triangles so point is down, then place two raisins in center for eyes. Cut cherry in half and place one half at bottom point for nose. Break twist pretzels to make antlers and place at upper two corners. Variation: Turn pretzel down near nose to make cats with whiskers. Snake Hot Dogs 1 Hot dog 1 Hot dog bun Take hot dog and make horizontal slits (that go a little more than halfway through the hot dog) down half the length of the hot dog. For the other half of the hot dog do the same thing but make the slits on the opposite side. When boiled (or microwaved) the hot dog will twist like a snake. Serve on a hot dog bun with chili or cheese if desired. Teddy Bear Carousel 1 Apple; cored 8 Teddy grahams 2 Gummi bears 1/4 c Peanut butter; creamy 8 Toothpicks Cut apples crosswise into 1/4" slices to form circles. Discard or eat top and bottom of apple. Spread two circles with peanut butter. Stick four toothpicks, equal distances apart, around the edge of of apple circle, peanut butter side up. Top with second apple circle, peanut butter side up, and secure to tops of toothpicks to form a carousel. Stand four teddy grahams in the peanut butter between the toothpicks. Place a gummi bear in the center of the carousel roof. Repeat to make a second carousel. Serve, being careful with toothpicks. Wagons 2 Celery stalks 12 Toothpicks 16 Carrot rounds 1/2 c Peanut butter; cheese spread or ranch dressing 20 Raisins Cut celery stalks crosswise into two pieces each, about 3" long. Push toothpicks through sides of celery to form axles for four wheels. Fill celery wagon with peanut butter, cheese or dressing. Stick carrot rounds onto ends of toothpicks. Cover tips with raisins. Stick a toothpick into the end of the e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 9of 48 celery at a 45 degree angle to form wagon handle. Cover tip with raisin. Gross But Fun Recipes: Boogers On A Stick 1 jar cheeze whiz - 8 oz. green food coloring 25 pretzel sticks waxed paper 1 long handled spoon platter Melt the cheeze whiz in the microwave or on top of the stove, according to directions on the jar. Allow the cheese to cool slightly in the jar. Using a long handled spoon, carefully stir about three drops of green food coloring into the warm cheese, using just enough to turn the cheese a delicate snot green. To form boogers: Dip and twist the tip of each pretzel stick into the cheese, lift out, wait twenty seconds, then dip again. When cheese lumps reach an appealingly boogerish size, set pretzels, booger down, onto a sheet of waxed paper. Allow finished boogers on a stick to cool at room temperature for ten minutes or until cheese is firm. Gently pull boogers off waxed paper and arrange on a serving platter. Serves 5 to 6 booger buddies. Brain Cell Salad 1 pk (6 oz) blueberry jello mix 1 ct (16 oz) small curd cottage Cheese 1 cn (16 1/2oz) can blueberries In syrup -=OR=- 3/4 c Frozen blueberries, thawed Blue food coloring --TOOLS-- 2 Mixing bowls cn Opener Spoon 6 Salad plates With an adult's help, prepare jello according to package directions. Chill 4-5 hours or until firm. Scoop cottage cheese into a bowl. Drain and set aside the syrup from the blueberries. Add the berries to the cottage cheese and mix well. Add three drops of food coloring to turn the corrage cheese a nice grayish color with blended. To serve salad, place a few spoonfuls of firm gelatin, (congealed brain fluid), onto individual serving plates. Top with a scoop of cottage cheese (brain tissue) mixture and serve. Serves 6 psycho surgeons. e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003 Kids Recipes Page 10of 48 Brains on the Half Skull 2 md Potatoes 8 oz Thin Spaghetti 14 oz Spaghetti sauce Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Wash the potatoes and cut them in half crosswise. Place the potatoes cut side up on a baking pan and bake for 40 minutes. While the potatoes bake, prepare the spaghetti in a midium sized pot according to the directions on the package. Then carefully drain the cooked spaghetti in a colander over the sink. A few minutes before the potatoes are ready, begin to heat the sauce (blood) in a small pot. Remove the potatoes from the oven, and scoop out the insides of the potatoes. You won't need the insides for this recipe, the empty shells will serve as the skulls. When the sauce begins to boil, remove it from the heat and combine it with the cooked spaghetti to make brains. Put a scoop of bloody brains in each skull. Butchered Snake Bits With Barbecue Sauce 1 Package rigatoni pasta -- (10oz) 2 Cans squirtable cheese spread 1 Small Jar barbecue sauce 16 Whole black peppercorns -- (16 to 20) 1 carrot Cook pasta according to directions on package. Rinse the pasta in cold water. To make snakes:Covering one end of the rigatoni with your finger (to prevent leakage), carefully fill each piece of pasta with cheese spread. Place six to eight cheese-filled rigatonis end to end on a serving platter, in a realistically curvy snake shape. Using a toothpick, spread lines of barbecue sauce along the top of each snake for markings. To form heads, use barbecue sauce to glue two black peppercorn eyes onto the end opposite the tail of each snake. Wash, dry and carefully peel skin off carrot. When completely clean of skin,make one more peeling for each snake you have formed. At the narrow end of each peel, carefully cut out a long, thin triangle. These are your snakes forked tongues. Position tongues. Cat Litter Casserole 1 c Bisquick 1 c Shredded Cheddar cheese 1 lb Ground beef, turkey or pork Sausage ---TO MAKE LITTER--- 2 c Long grain rice 3 3/4 c Water 2 ts Salt 2 tb Butter or margarine --TOOLS-- e-book://Pages/kids_recipes.htm 2/16/2003