Desserts

Birthday Treats – Banana Pops

What you need: Banana Chocolate chips Sprinkles Popsicle stick How to: Cut the banana into 1/2 or 1/3. Place a Popsicle stick in the center of each banana. Melt the chocolate in the microwave*. Dip banana in the chocolate and sprinkle with sprinkles. Place bananas on wax paper on a cookie sheet. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for a minimum of 1 hour. Enjoy! *Add a little butter or oil to get a smooth consistency. Submitted by: Dr. Brass Daycare Centre, Yorkton, SK

Fruit Kabobs

What you need: Variety of sliced fruit (oranges, apples, melon, grapes, berries, banana, etc) Wooden skewers How to: 1. Take a skewer- poke and slide different types of fruit onto the skewer 2. Enjoy! Submitted by: Play & Discover Early Learning Centre, Regina, SK

Gingerbread cookie people

Ingredients: ½ cup margarine (no trans-fat) ¾ cup lightly packed brown sugar 1 tbsp. blackstrap molasses 2 eggs 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour 1 ½ cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 1 ½ tsp. ground ginger 2 c. tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. allspice ¼ cup milk Dried fruits (raisins, cranberries, etc.) Cooking spray How to: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream margarine and sugar together. Blend in molasses until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs, one at a time. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mix, alternating with milk. Mix until well combined and dough forms. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C). Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1 cm (1/4 inch) thickness. Use gingerbread people or cookie cutters to cut out cookies and decorate them with dried fruits. Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown. Let cool before eating. Makes about 24 cookies.   Reference: LEAP HOP, Legacies Now, p. 143

Blueberry Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients: 1 & ½ cups of frozen blueberries 1 banana (frozen) 8-10 fresh pineapple chunks ¾ almond milk 1 cup spinach Toppings: Fresh blueberries Fresh strawberries Mandarin pieces 2 tablespoons of unsweetened coconut ¼ cup granola 1 tablespoon hemp seeds 1 tablespoon walnuts 1 tablespoon peanut butter Directions: Put all ingredients in blender and blend. The consistency should be thicker than a regular smoothie so that you can eat the smoothie with a spoon. Add a little more milk if the mixture isn’t blending. Pour mixture into a bowl and add toppings. Enjoy!

Bush Pies

Ingredients: Pizza Bush Pie 2 slices of bread Spreadable butter 1-2 tbsp. pizza sauce ¼ cup chopped or sliced meat (chicken, ham, etc.) ¼ cup Mozzarella (more or less depending on personal preference) Extras: Sliced peppers, mushrooms, jalapenos, pineapple, tomatoes, etc. Directions: Make campfire (works best when there is lots of hot coals and fire not blazing). Butter the bread on one side and lay the butter side down in the cold Bush Pie maker. Add pizza sauce, to bread then add meat, cheese, and other toppings.  Close the Bush Pie maker. Cook over campfire coals.  Cook times will vary with the fire and also depending if the Bush Pie maker is aluminum or cast iron. Take it out of the fire and open to check the color of the bread.  Remove from fire when it is a golden brown color (depending of personal preference). Note: Try Dessert Bush Pies- try adding marshmallows, peanut butter, jam, chocolate, canned cherries, cream cheese in any combination that appeals to your taste. Try Breakfast Bush Pies- try sliced boiled eggs, bacon, ham, cheese, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc. The options are limitless.

Miniature Brownies

What you need: 1/3 cup of brown sugar ¼ cup butter 3 oz semisweet chocolate ½ tsp. vanilla 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/3 cup flour 24 chocolate Rosebuds How to: In a saucepan, melt sugar, butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring, until chocolate is just melted.  Remove from heat and let cool for 1 minute. Blend in vanilla and egg; gently fold in flour until blended. Spoon into tiny baking cups. Bake at 350o F in oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove from oven; set a Rosebud on top of each. Let cool. Makes 24 brownies Source: The Canadian Living Christmas Book

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

What you need: ½ cup sugar ½ tsp. vanilla 1 cup mashed pumpkin ½ cup margarine or canola oil 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon ¼ tsp. salt 1 cup chocolate chips, almonds and/or raisins How to: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix pumpkin, vanilla and margarine or oil. In a different bowl, mix dry ingredients (including chocolate chips/almonds/raisins). Mix dry ingredients with pumpkin mix. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until light brown and let cool.

Dip for fruit

What you need: ¾ cup Vanilla yogurt ¼ cup Low-fat granola 2 tbsp. Unsweetened, shredded coconut How to: Mix yogurt, granola and coconut together in a bowl. Serves six children *Reference: LEAP Food Flair, Legacies Now, p. 127.

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