Step away from the junk food and sweets! Parties don’t have to revolve around the usual fattening and sugary food, although it’s okay to have a little! But you don’t want kids bouncing off the walls because they’ve had 3 cupcakes, 4 scoops of ice cream and 2 cans of pop within the first 30 minutes of the party. There are so many healthy snacks and sweet treats you can make that for a child’s birthday party and they won’t even know the difference! The key to making kids eat healthy, is to make whatever they may be eating colorful and fun looking. Check out all the delicious and cool recipes we’ve compiled for you!
1) Rainbow Fruit Sticks
These are pleasing to eye and delicious! Feel free to switch up the fruits below to ones you may like better
Ingredients
- Purple grapes
- Blueberries
- Green Grapes
- Pineapple
- Cantaloupe
- Strawberries
- Wood skewers
Directions
- Wash and dry all your produce
- If needed, cut your fruit into small pieces that will fit onto your skewer
- Place your fruit onto the skewer in this order to create rainbow look (purple grapes, blueberries, green grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries)
- Arrange on a platter and cover. Place in fridge until ready to serve
2) Roasted Chickpeas
Roasted chickpeas are a great replacement for chips and pretzels and kids won’t even know the’re filled with protein. You can make chickpeas that are savory or sweet!
Parmesan Garlic Roasted
Ingredients
- Chickpeas (rinsed and drained)
- Olive oil
- Parmesan cheese
- Garlic salt
- Pepper
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
- If you’ve got a can of chickpeas, you’ll want to rinse them off and remove the skins
- Put your chickpeas into a medium sized bowl. In a medium sized bowl, toss the chickpeas in the olive oil
- Add parmesan, garlic salt, and pepper. Toss until fully coated
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper
- Pour a single layer of chickpeas onto the sheet
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden and crispy. Make sure halfway through you toss them so they get cooked evenly
Cinnamon and Maple Roasted
Ingredients
- Chickpeas
- Olive Oil
- Maple Syrup
- Brown Sugar
- Cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- If you’ve got a can of chickpeas, you’ll want to rinse them off and remove the skins
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Spread the chickpeas on the sheet
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, turning them over halfway through cooking (don’t throw your parchment paper away, it will be used again!)
- In a medium bowl, add the olive oil, maple syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon
- Now, you’ll add the chickpeas into the mixture you just made and toss until fully coated
- Place chickpeas back on the baking sheet and cook for another 10-15 minutes so they can caramelize.
- Let cool and serve!
3) Frozen Yogurt Magical Bark
This one will be so pretty, you’re guests won’t even care that it’s healthy!
Ingredients
- 1 container raspberry yogurt
- 1 container orange or orange cream yogurt
- 1 container lemon flavored yogurt
- 1 container key lime yogurt
- 1 container blueberry yogurt
- Sprinkles
Directions
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a small metal baking sheet
- With the different flavored yogurt, spoon about 1 tbsp. onto the sheet in a varied pattern (make sure all the yogurt is touching at the end)
- With the back of the spoon, spread the yogurt so it’s even and about 1/3 in. thick
- Take your sprinkles and sprinkle them all over the yogurt. You can put as much or as little as you want
- Put sheet in the freezer for at least 4 hours
- Once completely frozen, use a sharp knife to cut into pieces
4) Homemade Goldfish
I guarantee your kid won’t know the difference between your homemade goldfish crackers and ones that come in a box! This is super simple recipe that are delicious.
Ingredients
- Whole wheat flour
- Salt
- Butter
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Water
Directions
- Combine 1 cup and 1/2 tsp. salt in a food processor and pulse
- Add 4 tbs. butter to the food processor and pulse until you get a uniform mixture
- Add 1 cup. cheese a little at a time into the food processor
- Add 3 tbsp. water slowly until dough forms into a ball (if it doesn’t form into a ball on its own, feel it to see if it’s thick enough)
- Take your dough and flatten it between wax or parchment paper and chill in for 10-15 minutes
- Using a rolling pin roll the dough about 1/8 in. thick
- Using a goldfish shape cutter (which you can find online) and cut out your shapes
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-18 minutes
- These can now be stored in a airtight container for up to a week
5) Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bites
These are great for substituting cookies or cupcakes at a party and these little bites will fill you up!
Ingredients
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup ground flax seed
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips
- 3/4 honey
- 2 tsp. vanilla
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl
- Place the bowl in the fridge for at least an hour before forming the ball shape
- You can also include other things that you like. For example: almonds, dried cherries, cinnamon
6) Healthy Fruit Roll-Ups
I’m pretty sure the fruit roll-ups that you buy at the store don’t actually contain any fruit or very little. We have a recipe that uses real fruit to create a delicious fruit roll-up that’s much healthier.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 pound chopped fruit (peach, strawberry, raspberry, mango, apple)
- 3/4 cup sugar (if you don’t want to use sugar, you can substitute with honey)
- 1-2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 200 degree F.
- Combine your fruit of choice and sugar in a blender. Once combined add the lemon juice and puree until smooth
- Pour your pureed fruit to a saucepan and bring to simmer over medium-high heat and reduce to medium low, stirring occasionally
- As you get to the end of the cooking process you will need to stir more until almost all of the liquid evaporates and the mixture is thick
- Line your baking sheet with non-stick foil or silicone oven mat. Spread your fruit on the mat or foil with a spatula
- Bake until barely tacky which is 3 hours to 3.5 hours
- Move the sheet to a rack and let the fruit cool completely.
- Peel off the mat or foil and if the leather is is still moist, return to oven until dry (15-20 min)
- Once this is complete, lay the leather smooth-side down on wax paper and use clean scissors or kitchen shears to cut into strips while on the paper
7) Baked Apple Chips
Kids don’t always want to stop and eat a whole meal while they’re playing at a party. So we chose this easy and healthy treat that are great to grab-and-go!
Ingredients
- Apples (granny smith, pink lady or honey crisp)
- Ground cinnamon
- Granulated sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
- Line as many baking sheets as you need with silicone baking mats on non-stick foil
- Wash the apples and thinly slice them
- Spread the apple slices onto the sheets making sure they don’t overlap
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
- Bake for 60 minutes, flip over and bake for another 60 minutes to an hour and a half.
- Turn your oven off but keep the apples inside as the oven cools down
8) Sushi Sandwich Rolls
Don’t worry we’re not going to try to force your kids to try sushi with this recipe but it looks like sushi which is super fun!
Ingredients
- Turkey
- Cheese stick (any kind you like)
- Cucumber
- Whole Grain Bread
Directions
- Cut the crust of the slices of bread
- Using a rolling pin, flatten the bread
- Lay the turkey slices across the whole piece of bread filling it completely
- Close to one edge of the bread, place your cheese sticks down. You may have to use more than one to fill the width of the bread or you can cut in half longways
- Cut your cucumber lengthwise about four times
- Now, you’ll place the cucumber next to your cheese stick
- Roll up the bread making sure you’re keeping all the ingredients inside!
- Cut into quarters (like sushi is cut)
- Serve on a plate! And you can also change up the sandwich ingredients as you’d like
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