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Three hands-on recipes to bust school holiday boredom!
The school holidays can be long and it can be challenging to come up with activities to keep everyone entertained. We’ve got 3 great recipes that kids can create in the kitchen, with little-to-no help from an adult.
The only question is, who’s on washing-up duty!
Frozen Yoghurt Bark
This frozen yoghurt bark is a great treat that you won't feel guilty about the kids indulging on. Switch up the toppings to suit what you have at home.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh fruit of choice
- 500ml yoghurt (we used CoCoMe Chocolate Fudge Coconut Yoghurt)
- 1/4 cup granola
- Spread yoghurt onto a lined oven tray, roughly 1/2 cm thick.
- Slice fruit and scatter over top. Sprinkle with granola.
- Freeze for 2 hours until set.
- Remove from pan and break into shards. You can store any remaining bark in the freezer.
CHEWY COCONUT MUESLI BARS
A great lunch box snack, perfect for morning or afternoon tea. Get the kids to make a bigger batch that you can store in the fridge for them to grab and go.
Ingredients, makes 12:
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 2 cup oats
- 1 cup desiccated or shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup nut butter (or tahini to make school lunchbox-friendly)
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- dark chocolate to drizzle (optional)
- Boil kettle and set oven to 175ºC. Oil and line baking dish (we used a 20cm square dish)
- Add dates to a large bowl and cover with hot water. Allow to soak for 10-15 minutes.
- Add oats and coconut to baking dish and toast in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
- Drain dates and blend to a smooth paste. Remove to a saucepan along with nut butter, honey and cinnamon. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes until all ingredients are combined.
- Place date mixture, toasted oats and coconut in a large bowl. Mix to combine (the best way to do with is by hand!)
- Press mixture into prepared baking dish. Melt chocolate and drizzle over. Set in the fridge for 1 hour before cutting.
HOME-MADE PIZZA DOUGH
Kneading the pizza dough is a lot of fun for kids and is a great opportunity to see and experience the science of gluten developing in the dough!
Ingredients, makes 4 bases:
- 350g self-raising flour (plus extra for dusting)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 350g natural yoghurt
- Pizza toppings of choice
- Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl. Use clean hands to mix until all ingredients are combined.
- Dust a clean bench with extra flour and tip out the dough. Knead the dough for 1-2 minutes until the ingredients are well combined.
- Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Dust bench and dough with extra flour. Use a rolling pin to roll dough out.
- Preheat oven to 250ºC. Place Pizza dough on a lined oven tray. Add desired toppings and bake for 10-15 minutes or until bases are crisp.
