Calling all mom’s…if your looking for recipes kids like then might I suggest edible playdough. This is one of the easiest recipes to make and if your little one still likes eating dirt, rocks or the store bought playdough (like mine), then you have got to try it.
I was watching on of the local tv morning shows as they were preparing and demonstrating the edible playdough (recipe below) and I just thought that was the greatest thing I had seen on tv in weeks. This can serve as a great cooking idea the kids can make as well.
The recipe is simple just start by adding the ingredients in a bowl, blend for a few minutes and then beware, the fun part, you will have to use your hands to finish setting the dough. Before getting my hands dirty, so to speak, I added a few drops of red food coloring for some extra fun. Of course any color will do, red just happened to be the voted choice of the day at our house.
So here you go mom’s – let the kids have some fun:
Edible Playdough Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 box name brand white cake mix
- 1 stick of soften butter or margarine (not melted)
- Approx. 3 tablespoons of water (give or take a few drops)
- Food Coloring (optional)
- Flour – have some on hand just in case too much water is added
Directions:
- Mix dry cake mix and margarine/butter in a large bowl. Once it is well mix add water 1 teaspoon at a time until you get the desired consistency. Finally you can food coloring if wanted before handing it over to the kids.
Here are some more great Recipe Kids like including the regular playdough recipe – it’s just as fun but doesn’t taste as good: Recipes Kids Like
I always surf food blogs looking for cheap and easy
meal ideas that work well with my time and my budget. I also surf just to interact with the other mom’s out there and try to learn from them.
I ran across this site some time ago while searching for a simple cheap family dessert one night. The site is called CheapCooking.com and it offers a lot of great recipes and tips on saving money.
The recipe was microwave brownies. Sounds simple enough and as a mom of 4 hungry and inpatient children I immediately clicked on it. We tried it and the kids loved it. I was happy to add it to my collection of recipes for kids.
My oldest daughter now makes brownies all the time and I don’t have to worry about the oven not getting turned off after or the mess that gets left behind for me to clean up.
Go check out CheapCooking.com and tell Ellen HI from Cheap Family Meals.
Credit: Ellen at CheapCooking.com: “I got the recipe from Mom’s Big Book of Baking, suggested to me by one of my readers a long while back.”(click on her site for a link to view the cook book and purchase if interested)
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar
- 3/4 cups of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cups of flour
- 1/2 cups of butter (1 stick) melted and cooled a bit
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions:
- Spray the inside of an 8×8 glass baking dish.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the sugar, cocoa powder and flour.
- In a larger bowl, whisk together the cooled butter, eggs, and vanilla. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet with a wooden spoon.
- Scrape the batter into the baking dish. Microwave 4-7 minutes on high, just until the brownies are “done” in the middle.
- Let the brownies cook on a rack 5-10 minutes, then cut into squares and eat.
There you have it- simple and so YUMMY. Top with some vanilla ice-cream and your cheap family dessert is done!
Here are another simple dessert idea you might like: Crockpot Carrot Pudding and if your for more cooking ideas for kids here are some great ideas to keep those little ones busy:
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