Kid-Approved Holiday Treats

Kid-Approved Holiday Treats

It's that time of year again! The air is cooler, the leaves are turning, and holidays are just around the corner. This is the time of year that you get to spend with family and loved ones, honoring old traditions and making new ones, entertaining and spending quality time together, and (depending on your culinary skills) cooking and baking up a storm. With all of that on the proverbial plate, it's also a season that tends to be extremely busy. No matter what you do, it seems like every year, the holidays just sort of creep up on you before youre quite ready for them. When you have kids, the holidays just seem all the busier with a young excitement in the air that is contagious. Though kids make pretty much everything holiday related more fun, but kids can also make everything holiday related more challenging, including planning your menus. Though there are many holiday treats that you may love, those same treats may not be as well-loved by your children. However, that doesn't mean you can't still experiment and have fun. Try making one of the kid-approved holiday treats below and you may be pleasantly surprised with what a hit they are, both with children and grown-ups alike.

Gingerbread Smores Cookie Bars

I don't know many (especially children) who will turn down a good smore. Even better when it's a gingerbread smore! Sometimes though, as much fun as making cookies can be, you simply don't have the bandwidth to cut out a bunch of gingerbread men and decorate them. Thats where these gingerbread smore cookie bars can save the day. These cookie bars are made with a base of all purpose flour, graham cracker crumbs, and baking powder. Then they are seasoned with yummy spices like ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. You know, all those holiday flavors. Add in butter, brown sugar, molasses, plus chocolate and marshmallows, and I daresay there's nothing not to love about these goodies. We think your kids will agree!

Cranberry Orange Cake

Another favorite that is perfect for a Christmas dessert, this cranberry orange cake is full of cranberries and the sweet, citrus flavor of oranges. It uses a base of unbleached white all purpose flour, with cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and all of the normal baking staples like butter, eggs, sugar. Then sour cream, orange zest, and fresh cranberries load this cake up with flavor. Make sure you save a little of the orange zest for the frosting and prepare yourself for cream cheese and powdered sugar overload. You can top this cake with fresh or sugared cranberries and orange slices for extra deliciousness.

Cinnamon Roll Wreath

This cinnamon roll wreath is a simple recipe with all the comforts of soft, chewy dough, and oozing, warm cream cheese icing. The smell alone is heaven. The ingredient list for this recipe is pretty simple, plus healthy, using organic whole wheat flour, organic cane sugar, organic milk, and of course, the baking requisites like eggs, butter, brown sugar, coconut oil, and cinnamon. The topping is cream cheese and powdered sugar blended with butter and vanilla extract. Also, don't forget the fast-rise yeast or your cinnamon roll might come out looking more like a flat tire.

Pumpkin Eggnog Bread (Kid Friendly!)

Two staple flavors of the holidays are pumpkin and eggnog. One creates visions of Thanksgiving, while the other stimulates nostalgic memories of Christmas days past. Combine the two flavors and you get a tasty treat that pretty much everyone will enjoy. This recipe uses organic unbleached white flour, pumpkin pure, and eggnog as the base. Flavor it up with pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon, add in some of your common baking necessities like eggs, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and you've got the makings of a simple recipe that makes a perfect, kid-approved holiday treat. The lovely thing about pumpkin eggnog bread is you can serve it chilled, or warmed up and lathered with some melted butter, and it is equally as good. You might even be able to get away with serving pumpkin eggnog bread to your kids for breakfast instead of donuts! (Hey, we tried.) Remember that the holidays may be hectic, but they don't have to be stressful. With simple, mouthwatering recipes like these, you can create award-winning, kid-approved holiday treats the whole family will love. Just make sure you prepare double batches if you hope to save any leftovers, because these goodies will disappear fast.
Bob's Red Mill
November 28 2017

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