Letting little ones assist in the kitchen is a good way to spend high quality time collectively, making beautiful ‘regardless of the climate’ recollections whereas instructing them some helpful life expertise (hopefully they’ll be cooking for you sooner or later!).
These recipes are actual household favourites to make and eat, together with a fast and straightforward recipe for two-step, no-chocolate chocolate sauce. So seize a keen helper and make one thing scrumptious with some tasty (and perhaps a bit messy!) foodie enjoyable…
Straightforward recipes to prepare dinner with the children
Choc apple lollipops
These beautiful lollies are baby’s play to make – they’re fast, super-simple and, at simply 3 Syns a pop, you get a slimming-friendly chocolate repair, too.
Pink hot chocolate
If an easter film day is on the playing cards, this gorgeous pink scorching chocolate goes completely with popcorn.
Chicken nuggets
‘Nuggs and chips’ are on the high of many teatime want lists, and the children will love serving to with this recipe virtually as a lot as they love consuming it. All of the whizzing within the meals processor (beneath a watchful eye), dipping in egg and rolling in breadcrumbs make this a hands-on household fave.
St Clement’s cupcakes
These cute little truffles are gentle and lemony. You grate the zest and let the children assist with the blending – group work makes the dream work!
Scotch eggs
Squeezing out the meat from sausages and packing it round hard-boiled eggs is a messy job however somebody’s obtained to do it! These scotch eggs make an ideal pick-up-and-eat lunch field filler or after-school snack.
Pancakes
When you’ve discovered your self with a bit extra time for breakfast recently, a plate of pancakes is a tasty approach to begin the day. Including banana bunny ears to our pancake recipe will make little ones ‘hoppy’.
Banoffee and custard pots
Taking part in with gelatine is fascinating enjoyable for youths (and adults, too!). And with the flavours of toffee, banana and caramel popcorn in a custardy pot, this 1-Syn celebrity is the proper after-dinner pud. Slimming World members will find the recipe on the member website and app.
Fruit skewers with chocolate dipping sauce
These scrumptious fruity dippers are a doddle to place collectively and make a wholesome deal with for everybody. Get the children threading their favorite fruits (rigorously!) on to mini skewers or toothpicks – we’ve used strawberries, grapes and blueberries however just about all contemporary fruit works properly – and whisking up the substances for this straightforward chocolate sauce.

Slimming World chocolate sauce
This two-step chocolate sauce is tremendous fast and straightforward – and the perfect bit is that there’s no precise chocolate required! A lot of the substances will be discovered on the again your baking cabinet, which makes it a winner whenever you fancy one thing candy and slimming-friendly. Right here’s the way you make it:
serves 2
prepared in 15 minutes
3.5 Syns per serving
What you want:
2 degree tsp cocoa powder
1 degree tbsp gentle prompt hot-chocolate powder
1 degree tsp cornflour
200ml almond milk, plain and unsweetened (you too can use cow’s milk when you want – utilizing skimmed takes the recipe to 4 Syns per serving)
What you do:
1. Combine the cocoa powder, scorching chocolate powder and cornflour with a splash of the almond milk to make a clean paste. Steadily whisk in the remainder of the almond milk, then switch to a small saucepan.
2. Heat the chocolate sauce over a really low warmth, stirring constantly, till steaming and thickened however not boiling. Divide the sauce between 2 small serving bowls and serve with the fruit skewers for dunking.
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