Tag: kid friendly

Tropical Fruit Punch

Melissa King 996 Comments

Well you all know I love to juice, and I love my Breville juicer.  I use it daily.  This is perfect for hot days like we are having this summer here in Texas.

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Tropical Fruit Punch

Tropical Fruit Punch

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Prep Time 5 min

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup mango sliced
  • 2 nectarines sliced with pits removed
  • 2 cups honey dew melon sliced
  • 1/2 lime

Instructions

  1. Juice the fruits in the order of the ingredients. If you don’t have a juicer, you can blend everything in a blender .

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Recipe Notes

I am sure it will be equally delicious that way! This juice would be great for backyard parties. Add a little vodka and you have a great adult beverage too. Next time I make it, I am going to pour the mixture into my popsicle molds .

Blueberries and Cream Popsicles

Melissa King 53 Comments

Here in Texas it’s a steamy one hundred degrees this hot summer day.  So, what do you want most on hot days?  Homemade Blueberries and Cream Popsicles!  Kids love food on a stick and ice cream is no exception.

My kids love it.  But, let’s face it, most store-bought frozen treats are laden with excess sugar and too many chemicals.  Not these Blueberries and Cream Popsicles!

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She loves her ice cream!  I love these pop molds too because they have a little tray to catch all the drips.  No mess.  Love that idea!  Well, almost no mess.

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She may be messy, but she is so darn cute!  I wanted make this popsicle recipe ever since I saw some Pina Colada Popsicles on The Midnight Baker’s blog.  They looked AMAZING!  I just ran out of pineapple, so I subbed blueberries.  Came out super good, but I am trying her recipe as soon as I get my hands on some pineapple!

Blueberries and Cream Popsicles

Blueberries and Cream Popsicles

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Prep Time 5 min Serves 6 popsicles     adjust servings

Creamy coconut milk and fresh blueberries is always a winning combination!

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pour all ingredients into a blender and blend for about 90 seconds.
  2. Take a taste, if it’s sweet enough, pour into popsicle molds or smoothie pop molds .
  3. If not, feel free to add more maple syrup and blend for a few more seconds.I think I used 2 tablespoons maple syrup total in mine.

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Recipe Notes

If you don’t have pop molds, you can even make it ice cream, using an ice cream machine . All these options are great. I hope you and your family enjoy them as much as we did. There will be more popsicle recipes coming this summer too!

Crock Pot Baked Beans

Melissa King 54 Comments

I just love crock pot meals.  I am more of a baker than a cook, so I tend to make my cooking recipes super easy.  I have had a lot of requests lately for toddler friendly recipes.  This is one!  When I was a little girl, my favorite meal was baked beans.  Of course back then, I ate the pork and beans in a can.  No pork in this, but I promise it is delicious! I also have my Healthy Toddler Crackers.

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Crock Pot Baked Beans

Crock Pot Baked Beans

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Prep Time 8 hr Cook Time 4 hr

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Soak the beans overnight.
  2. In the morning, add all the ingredients to the crock pot. 
  3. Cook on high for the first hour and turn down to low for an additional 3 hours.

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Recipe Notes

You can cook it longer if you like. The longer it cooks, the more the flavors develop. This made at least 4-5 servings. You can eat it right away, store it for later, or even freeze it. Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Donuts (Vegan)

Melissa King 110 Comments

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Donuts that are vegan and gluten free! Who says you can’t have donuts on a whole food diet?  Not me!  I just make them healthier.

UPDATE: This recipe originally appeared on my blog back in 2013.  I had t remove it for 3 years because it went into my first cookbook.  Well, those 3 years are up, so I’m bringing it back to the blog! Yay!

 

peanut butter chocolate chip donuts

 

Most donuts are laden with saturated fat, processed sugars and flours.  Not these!  These are baked, not fried and made with whole grains.  Even your kids will love them.

 

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Cranberry Coconut Donuts (Vegan)

Melissa King 16 Comments

Cranberry Coconut Donuts that are vegan.  Once again here is another donut recipe.  This time it’s healthy cranberry donuts.   They are just so darn easy to make.

I think out of all the donuts I have made so far, these cranberry coconut donuts are my daughter’s favorite.  She puts cranberries in everything.

In our house, cranberries have become a bit of a bribing tool.  “Meadow, eat your tomatoes.” She replies, “No.” “I will give you a cranberry if you do.”

It works too!  All the moms reading this will totally understand.  🙂  So I knew these would be a hit for her.

 

Cranberry Coconut Donuts

 

Did I mention that these were healthy too?  They also freeze well for when you need quick breakfast ideas.

Cranberry Coconut Donuts

Cranberry Coconut Donuts

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 14 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a medium bowl combine the flour, coconut, salt and baking powder.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, applesauce and vanilla.
  4. After that, add in the egg, milk and orange zest.
  5. Then fold in the cranberries.
  6. Spoon onto greased donut pans and bake for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!

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Mean Green Smoothie

Melissa King 20 Comments

My three year old daughter, Meadow, will not try spinach or kale.  That is….until I wrapped them up in a nice smoothie like presentation!

It’s only a little white lie that I told her we were having ice cream for breakfast, right?  It’s like the breakfast cookies or the donuts.  You just wrap the healthy food in a nice little kid friendly package and they cannot resist it.  In fact, she was so anxious to eat it, that she could barely contain herself as I was trying to snap some photos.

Mean Green Smoothie

Mean Green Smoothie

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Prep Time 5 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups kale stalks removed
  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1 cup frozen blueberries and raspberries
  • 1 1/4 cup almond milk
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1 pkg raw vegan non gmo organic protein powder

Instructions

  1. Throw everything in the blender and blend until smooth.

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Recipe Notes

This is a perfect breakfast to make for kids on the go.  In fact, you can wash and dry the veggies the night before so all you have to do is throw all the ingredients in.  Super easy!