Whether you’re a parent planning on baking up a treat for your youngster’s party or wondering about organising a baking party for kids, this blog will help get you on the right track.
That’s because we’ll reveal some of our favourite party food recipes in the first half. The second half of the blog is ideas about what the kids can come up with at their own ‘bake-off’ party. So, get aproned up and read on for inspiration:
Best party food for kids
Dipped chocolate marshmallows
This is a good, fun party food since the kids get to do it themselves. All you have to do is provide some melted chocolate by heating it in a bowl over hot water. Put out marshmallows with sticks in them, and the kids can dip the mallow into the chocolate, then cover with sprinkles. Easy and absorbing for youngsters.
@Netmums: “If your child’s friends are attending, it’s smart to ask on the invitations for any dietary requirements ahead of the party. That way you can prepare some suitable food for them prior to the celebrations – whether it be vegan, gluten- or dairy-free, and so on.”
Healthy hot dogs with rainbow vegetables
All you need for this yummy recipe is good quality sausages, hot dog rolls and some ‘sunny’ veg, such as a couple of red onions, a couple of carrots, one leek and some orange and/or red peppers. Fry the veg, grill the sausages, then sit in the buns. Offer ketchup and mustard along with them.
Healthy strawberry milkshake
Fresh or frozen strawberries, cashew nuts (for a creamy texture) and dates for sweetness, this tasty milkshake is a sure winner for kids and adults alike. Great for kids with food sensitivities, too, since you can use whole milk, skimmed, oat milk, soya etc., to blend with.
Best Bake Off-style recipes for kids
Watermelon doughnuts
These easy-to-make buns don’t only taste great, but they also look fab, thanks to the candy-coloured melts. You’ll need the usual dough mix – plain flour, baking powder, butter and caster sugar, together with buttermilk, vanilla and cinnamon. Then it’s a case of sorting out the candy colour melts and rolling the dough balls in either colour before putting them together again. Use chocolate chips as seeds.
Dinosaur biscuits
A bit more basic, but with plenty of creativity involved, younger kids will love the ‘colouring in’ aspect of this. Just make biscuits in the usual homemade way, then ‘stamp them’ with dinosaur feet. Once the biscuits are baked, the kids can then colour the feet with icing.
Banana butterfly cake
Remember making these as a kid? They’re a classic (albeit with more adventurous flavouring these days), butterfly cakes are imaginative, and this version, with caramel icing, is delicious. It involves cream cheese, dulce leche and a little salted butter. The banana, together with vanilla extract, makes up the taste in the sponge part. The kids will love making the ‘wings’ too.
So, get baking!