Christmas Recipes for Kids

Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats

Materials needed:

• Rice Krispie treats
• Pretzels (for antlers)
• Red and brown M&Ms (for nose and eyes)
• Melted chocolate or frosting (for glue)

Instructions:

1. Cut treats into rectangles.
2. Press pretzels into the top corners for antlers.
3. Use frosting to attach candy eyes and a red M&M nose.

Christmas Tree Cookies

Materials needed:

1) Sugar cookie dough 2) Green icing 3) Sprinkles or mini candies

Instructions:

1. Cut dough into tree shapes using a cookie cutter.
2. Bake and cool.
3. Decorate with green icing and sprinkles.

Snowman Pancakes

Materials needed:

• Pancake mix
• Chocolate chips, banana slices, strawberries

Instructions:

1. Make three pancakes: small, medium, large.
2. Use chocolate chips for eyes and buttons, a banana slice for the face, and a strawberry triangle for the hat.
3. Stack them to form a snowman.

Hot Chocolate with Marshmallow Snowmen

Materials needed:

• Hot chocolate
• Marshmallows
• Pretzel sticks
• Chocolate chips and orange sprinkles

Instructions:

1. Stack marshmallows on a straw or skewer.
2. Use pretzels for arms.
3. Add chocolate chip eyes and an orange sprinkle nose.
4. Float on hot chocolate.

Strawberry Santa Claus

Materials needed:

• Strawberries
• Whipped cream
• Mini chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Slice off the strawberry top.
2. Add whipped cream on the flat part for Santa’s "face."
3. Put the top back on as the hat and dot whipped cream on top.
4. Use chocolate chips for eyes.

Ice Cream Cake Christmas Tree

Materials needed:

• Plain yellow cake.
• Icing sugar.
• Vanilla/Lemon flavouring.
• Various food colourings.
• Ready-to-pipe confectioners' frosting.
• Chocolate-filled candies.
• Vanilla ice cream.
• Kitchen knife.

Instructions:

1. Using kitchen knife, cut out a tall triangular shape (about 1 1/2" thick) from the yellow cake.
2. Make confectioners' frosting in three colours. Spread in broad stripes across the tree for decoration.
3. Create scallops by piping thin lines of frosting.
4. Decorate with candies as demonstrated in the picture.
5. Cut a rectangular piece out of the chilled ice cream and lay at the base of the tree.
6. Assemble on a plate quickly to prevent melting and keep in the freezer until needed.

For the Chocolate Coconut Shakes:

• Chocolate ice cream - 2 scoops.
• Banana - 1 small, chopped.
• Coconut milk - ½ cup (125 ml).
• Milk - ¼ cup (50 ml).
• Hazelnuts - 1 tbsp., chopped.

For the Banana Pineapple Mixes:

• Bananas - 2 medium, chopped.
• Plain yogurt - ½ cup (125 ml).
• Clear honey - 2 tbsp.
• Pineapple juice - 1 ¼ cups (300 ml), unsweetened.

For the Berry Juices:

• Plain yogurt - ¾ cup (125 ml).
• Fresh red berries - 400 g.
• Milk - ½ cup (125 ml).

For the Strawberry Orange Shakes:

• Fresh strawberries - 275 g.
• Orange juice - 1¼ cups (300 ml).

Instructions:

1. Keep two strawberries in stock for the Strawberry Orange Shakes.
2. Combine the rest of the ingredients for the individual smoothies. Blend until smooth.
3. Decorate the Chocolate Coconut Shakes by sprinkling the finely chopped hazelnuts over the top.
4. Sprinkle the reserved strawberries over the top of the Strawberry Orange Shakes for decoration.

Reindeer Potato Heads Recipe

Materials needed:

• Baking potatoes - 2, large.
• Fine green beans - 4 oz. (100 g).
• Peas - 4 oz. (100 g).
• Milk - 4 tbsp.
• Butter - ½ stick (2 oz./60 g).
• Cherry tomatoes - 2, halved.
• Pretzel sticks - 24.
• Optional (for garnish): Red pepper and broccoli.