5 Cooking Without Fire Recipes For Children

Cooking Time

Involving your child in meal preparation can be a fun experience for you and them. In addition to teaching your child some basic cooking skills, you can use this opportunity to develop a rapport with them.

However, beginning their cooking lessons with recipes that involve fire may not be safe. Thus, in this post, we have compiled some quick and easy-to-prepare delicious no-flame recipes that children can make themselves with minimum vigilance.

1. Deviled eggs

Deviled Egg

The nutritious and easy-to-prepare recipe is mostly served in main meals.

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You will need:

  • 3-4 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 cup mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
  • 1tsp lemon juice
  • 1tsp mustard sauce
  • ½tsp garlic powder
  • ½ cup parsley (freshly chopped)
  • Herbs mix (for garnishing)
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
Instruction:
  1. Slice the boiled eggs into two halves and scoop the yolks out. Put all the egg whites on a plate and all the egg yolks in a small mixing bowl.
  2. Mash the egg yolks into a smooth paste, using a fork. Next, add mayo or Greek yogurt, lemon juice, mustard sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the yolk paste and mix everything well.
  3. Start filling the egg whites with the yolk filling, using a spoon or a piping bag.
  4. Sprinkle parsley and herbs mix on top of the filling. Serve immediately with toasted whole-grain bread or saucy pasta.

2. Fruit salad or fruit chaat

Fruit Salad

This recipe lets children prepare a customized fruit salad that they love to eat.

You will need:

  • 1 cup seasonal fruits (chopped)
  • 1tsp seeds and nuts trail mix
  • 1tsp pepper powder
  • 1tsp lemon juice
  • Salt, to taste
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Instruction:

  1. Place all the chopped fruits in a mixing bowl. You can add fruits such as apple, papaya, banana, mango, muskmelon, dragon fruit, blueberries, and kiwi.
  2. Next, add salt, lemon juice, pepper powder, and trail mix to these fruits. Toss the mix a couple of times so that everything gets mixed properly.
  3. Serve immediately as a delectable midday snack or an after-school snack.

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3. Peanut butter balls

peanuts ball

Peanut butter balls are a quick recipe that is a perfect addition to after-school snacks. This delicious recipe is healthy and can be prepared easily by children of all ages.

You will need:

  • 1/3 cup creamy unsweetened peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup rolled oats,  ground into a coarse flour
  • 1tsp chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup raisins (chopped, for younger children)

Instruction:

  1. Warm the peanut butter and honey until smooth, in a microwave or over the stove.
  2. Combine with other ingredients and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
  3. Once the mixture is ready, make small balls and put them on waxed paper.
  4. Refrigerate them for ten minutes and serve.

4. Strawberry crackers

Strawberry crackers

Strawberry is a nutritious fruit that children love. This recipe is a simple and fun way to let your child include their favorite fruit into a quick snack.

You will need:

  • ½ cup strawberries (chopped)
  • ½ cup cottage cheese (grated)
  • 1 packet of whole-grain  crackers

How to:

  1. Take a small mixing bowl and mix chopped strawberries with cottage cheese.
  2. Next, evenly spread this mixture on the crackers.

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5. Mini pizza

mini pizza

Mini pizza is an easy and quick recipe that needs just three basic ingredients. Your child can customize this recipe by adding a variety of vegetables, seeds, and protein-rich items, like tofu.

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You will need:

  • 2 English muffins
  • 1 cup quick pizza sauce
  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
  • ¼ cup spinach, finely shredded
  • Herbs mix (seasoning)

How to:

  1. Take the English muffin and apply quick pizza sauce on it.
  2. Sprinkle spinach, mozzarella cheese and herbs mix on top and microwave the muffin for ten minutes.
  3. Serve while still hot with homemade tomato sauce or hummus.

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