Easy Kids Meals, dessert recipes with 6 or fewer ingredients that are simple to make. (2024)

These 6 or fewer easy kids meals were composed with the chef intraining age group in mind. To help them continuously learn andpractice after the chefintraining cooking lessons.
However they are also great for quick easy meal ideas that your kidscan help with. As stated before these recipes were composed with7-11 years old in mind so you may adjust the recipe directions asneeded.

For example, older kids can do the cooking where as younger agegroups will not be cooking and do not have the attention span forsome recipes. They will do better when given small tasks and helpingyou create the recipe.

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Easy Dessert Recipes

Easy Homemade Ice Cream

• 4 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 4 Cups half and half or light cream
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla

Combine following ingredients and blend well. Pour into a 4-5 quartice cream freezer, Freeze according to manufacturer’s directions.
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Mini Cheesecakes

• Lemon Jell-O gelatin, 4 serving size
• ½ Cup boiling water
• 8 ounces Cream cheese, softened
• 2 Cup Cool whip
• Nilla wafer cookies

Prepare a muffin tin with paper liners. In each liner place oneNilla wafer in the bottom of each muffin cup. In bowl, dissolvegelatin in boiling water. In separate bowl, beat cream cheese untilsmooth; gradually beat in gelatin. Add whipped topping into cheesemixture. Stir gently. Spoon into paper liner. Chill 4 hours. Servewith berries or pie filling on top of each mini cheesecake.

Brownie a la Mode

Prepare a brownie mix according to package directions. Adult shouldbake and allow to cool. Cut into squares. In a serving dish place abrownie square, a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream and crushedcookies, a cherry or sauce on top if desired.

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Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1 Cup peanut butter
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon Baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease baking sheet. In mixer bowl,beat peanut butter and sugar together. Add in egg and baking soda.Roll teaspoons of dough into balls and place on baking sheet. Makecriss-cross pattern on top and bake about 10 minutes.

Stuffed Strawberries

• whole strawberries, washed and hulled
• whipped cream or marshmallow fluff
• 1 C. chocolate chips, melted

On the end of each strawberry at the tip make a slit each direction.Stuff cream or fluff inside each strawberry and drizzle with meltedchocolate chips.

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Easy Peach Crisp

• 2 cans sliced peaches, drained
• 2 pkgs. Cinnamon and spice instant oatmeal (dry)
• 1/3 Cup flour
• 1/3 Cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare a 2 quart baking dish bybuttering the sides and bottom. In a bowl combine instant oatmealand flour. Add butter and stir until mixture is crumbly and butteris distributed throughout. Sprinkle over peaches and bake 15 minutesor until golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Pineapple Cherry Dessert

• One can crushed pineapple
• Yellow cake mix
• One can cherry pie filling
• Butter, sliced

Pour pineapple and cherries in bottom of cake pan. Sprinkle withcake mix (don’t add anything to cake mix). Place sliced butter allover top and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

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Homemade Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

• Devils food cake mix or other chocolate cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 Cup shortening
• White frosting

Mix cake mix, eggs and shortening together in a mixing bowl. Forminto balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375degrees for 8 minutes. Let cool and spread cookie with frosting.Place another cookie on top making a little sandwich.

Chia Seed Pudding

Make an easy chia seed pudding recipe here.

In a pint jar add the following ingredients:

• 2 Tablespoons Chia seeds
• 1 Cups milk (substitute with almond, coconut or soy ifdesired)
• 1/2 Cup Greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
• berries, whichever you like

After adding all the ingredients into your jar. Add lid ontojar and shake gently. Place in refrigerator overnight.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Dessert

A twist on the popular lunchtime sandwich into an easy kids mealsdessert.

Ingredients:

• Vanilla pudding mix
• Envelope of Whipped topping mix
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup strawberry jam
• Plain cookies, Vanilla flavored cookies or shortbread cookies

Directions:
In mixing bowl add pudding, envelope of whipped topping, creamcheese and peanut butter. Blend together. Roll mixture into smallballs the size of your cookies. Flatten balls. Add on top of acookie. Spread jam over top of peanut butter. Add cookie to the topto sandwich the peanut butter and jelly.

Oreo Cookie Smores

Ingredients:

• Oreos or sandwich cookies
• marshmallows
• mini chocolate bars

Directions:
Toast a marshmallow. Open an Oreo add toasted marshmallow and minichocolate. Easy and a little different then the usual smore.

Cupcake Sundae

• Chocolate cupcakes
• Scoop of ice cream
• Cherry
• chocolate or caramel syrup

Take top off of chocolate cupcake if too round on the top. Adda scoop of ice cream. Place a cherry on top and drizzle syrup on topif desired.

Trymaking an ice cream cake

Push Pops

These pushpop molds are great for creating fun kids snacks and somethingyou can be really creative with.
Here are two easy ideas for using these push pops:

1. Create a fruit salad within the push pops create layers ofcolor.
   


2. Layer mini cupcakes with frosting and fresh fruit. Find morecombo ideas on our Cupcake pops.

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