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70+ Fun and Easy Recipes for Cooking With Kids

There are so many fun ways to cook in the kitchen with your child. We’ve put together this collection of recipes for cooking with kids that are super fun and easy.

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These cooking with kids recipes can help to educate and empower your child in the kitchen and on a path to making healthy food choices.

Get your little one involved in the kitchen with simple, kid-friendly recipes and ideas.

mini apple pie recipe for kids
salted caramel pumpkin muffins recipe

Kid-Friendly Recipes for Cooking with Kids

  • Alphabet Soup Recipe
  • Apple Pie 
  • Baking a Cake
  • Baklava
  • Banana Sushi Rolls
  • Blueberry Recipes
  • Cat in the Hot Popsicles
  • Cream Cheese Sprinkle Cookies
Fruit Sushi After School Snack Idea
Cat in the Hat inspired 2 Ingredient Popsicles for kids to make and eat! popsicle recipe
Football shaped Appetizers with Little Smokies
  • Empanadas
  • Edible Finger Paint
  • Football Shaped Appetizer
  • Fruit Kebobs 
  • Gingerbread Pear Crumble Oatmeal
  • Kiwi Gingersnap Mini Tarts
  • Noodles
  • Oranges
  • Orange Strawberry Jam Muffins
  • Owl Pizzas
Kiwi Gingersnap Mini Tart
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Brownie on Counter highlighting the candy toppings in yellow, orange and brown reeses pieces
  • Pink Rice Krispie Bars
  • Penguin Pizza 
  • Pumpkin Ice Cream
  • Pumpkin Peanut Butter Brownies
  • Quick and Easy Sweet Potatoes
  • Rainbow Food Ideas 
  • Raspberry Coconut Muffins
  • Ready to Blend Smoothie Packs
  • Salted Caramel Pumpkin Muffins
  • Teddy Bear Biscuits 
  • Teddy Bear Shaped Rice Krispie Treats
  • Zucchini Muffins 
Kid Friendly Summer Recipe for Potato Salad
Flatbread pizza on grill with peppers, mangos, cheese and steak
Kale, Orzo and Feta Summer Salad
  • Healthier Potato Salad
  • Kale, Orzo, and Feta Salad
  • Kale, Potato, and Bacon Toscana Scalloped Potatoes
  • Orange Juice Frosty Drink
  • Sweet Potato Brownie Cookie
  • Steak and Potato Breakfast Fajita
  • Steak and Mango Salsa Flatbread
Christmas Roll Sugar cookie Recipe with red and green sprinkles
Earth Day Kid Made Fruit Snack with Rice Cake, Blueberries and Grapes
4th of July Snack for Kids with Fruit

HOLIDAY THEMED COOKING WITH KIDS 

  • Hot Chocolate Cookies
  • Christmas Sugar Roll Cookies
  • Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cheesecake
  • Snowman Pizza
  • Xmas Tree Pizza
  • Christmas Salad Bar
  • Gingerbread Heart Pancakes
  • Heart-Shaped Pretzel Candy
  • Heart-Shaped Cake Balls
  • Healthy Easter Egg Treat (Fruit Pizza)
  • 15 Easy 4th of July Treats
  • Witched Themed Recipes
  • Kid Friendly Vegan Halloween Recipes
  • Turkey Casserole
  • Spider Meatballs 
  • Bunny Bread
  • Easy Heart Shaped Pancakes
  • Heart Bread
  • Valentine Snack Ideas for Kids
  • Dr. Seuss Inspired Snack Ideas
  • Earth Day Snack
  • 4th of July Star Recipe
  • Edible America Flag Snack 
Snowman Pizza Recipe - snowman books and snowman pizza, the perfect combination for kids to read, make and eat.
Kale Pizza Christmas Tree Recipe: Read a Christmas Tree Book with your kids, then head to the kitchen to make this healthy dinner together! Kids that cook with books.

 FOOD GROUP UNITS 

  • Fruit: Princess Tea Party Menu
  • Dairy: Fruit Yogurt Parfaits 
  • Grains: Heart Healthy Energy Bars 
  • Protein and Meats: Bean Soup
  • Vegetables: Veggie Pizza Snack
  • Heart Healthy Fun

COOKING AROUND THE WORLD DISHES

  • French Crepes from France
  • Celtic Knot Cookies from Ireland
  • Baklava from Greece
  • Fish Empanadas from Mexico
  • Coconut Bread from French Polynesia
  • Samoan Panikeke from Australia
  • Making Sushi with Kids from Japan
  • Making Samosas & Mint Chutney from India
  • Rosenmunner from Sweden
  • Bangers and Mash from United Kingdom
Indian Samosas on plate

 NUTRITION AND EDUCATION 

  • Let’s Talk Nutrition 
  • 10 Ways to Cook with Books
  • How Do You Get Kids to Try New Foods
  • The Best Kids Homemade Snacks Recipes
  • 75 Prep Ahead Lunches and Breakfast Recipes
  • You can find additional ideas on our Cooking with Kids Pinterest Board! 

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Many of these ideas can be used for your cooking with kids classes at home or school!

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