These options will liven up the children’s dessert and afternoon snack. And there’s no need to worry, they’re healthy for the little ones.
A sweet is always good to make the day more enjoyable! However, for children and babies, not all recipes (especially sugary ones) can be included in the menu and at dessert time.
To put an end to the “problem”, we part ways 7 ideas for homemade and healthy recipes so that even the little ones can enjoy delicacies – and who knows, even replace products purchased on the market. Look down!
1. Date jam
Age range: from 9 months
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup almond flour (or other oil seeds)
- 1 cup (tea) of dates
- 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons of coconut oil
Method of preparation:
Start by moisturizing the dates. There are two ways to do this: the first is to put them in a pot with boiling water and let them cook over low heat for about 15 minutes; the second option is to leave them immersed in water for 8 hours.
Put the hydrated dates, coconut oil, cocoa powder and almond flour in a blender. To help beat, add boiling water. Start beating in pulsed mode until the dates are mashed. Then beat for another 2 minutes on medium speed.
Transfer the mixture to a container. Grease your hands with water or coconut oil, take small portions and form balls. Then pass in the cocoa powder or grated coconut to decorate.
* Recipe provided by maternal and child nutritionist Júnia Queiroz (@meuladojujuba)
2. Guava Ice Cream
Age range: from 6 months
Ingredients:
- 200 ml of mineral water
- 100 ml of coconut milk
- 3 guavas, chopped and sieved (can be mixed with water)
- 1 chopped frozen banana
Method of preparation:
Blend all the ingredients. Pour the mixture into the ice cream molds (they can be plastic cups) and put them in the freezer for 4-6 hours.
Note: Guava can be substituted with prunes (10 chopped prunes) or just bananas (4 chopped and frozen bananas).
* Recipe provided by nutritionist Makya Lidyane (@markyalidyanenutri)
3. Orange muffins
Age range: from 2 years old
Ingredients:
Muffin:
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of milk
- 80 g of butter at room temperature
- 1 and 1/2 cup of demerara sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon of chemical yeast
- 1 and 1/4 teaspoons of salt
- Zest of 1 orange
- 50 g of rolled oats
- 1 large apple, peeled and seeded, cut into cubes
Whipped cream with yogurt:
- 1 cup of fresh cream
- 1/2 cup of plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons of honey
Method of preparation:
In a bowl, combine the eggs and milk. Blend to mix and set aside. In another bowl combine the butter, sugar, flour, yeast and zest of 1 orange. Beat with the help of a mixer until it forms a farofinha. Gradually add the egg mixture until smooth. Add the apple and oatmeal and mix a little more to get a homogeneous mixture.
Pour the mixture into muffin tins and bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for about 25 minutes. When the muffins are cold, finish with the yogurt whipped cream and a little orange zest.
* Recipe provided by the Tastemade brand
4. Kiss to milk
Age range: from 1 year
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of sifted whole milk powder
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- Powdered milk or oat bran for rolling
Method of preparation:
In a container, mix the sifted milk powder and add the milk until a homogeneous mixture is obtained (if necessary you can add more milk). When the dough has reached the point, grease your hands with a little coconut oil or butter and make balls. Then pass them in powdered milk or oat bran and leave them in the fridge for 30 minutes. It’s ready!
* Recipe provided by maternal and child nutritionist Júnia Queiroz (@meuladojujuba)
5. Coconut bars
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup of honey
- 1/3 cup of coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons of peanut butter
- 4 cups of grated coconut flakes
- 200 g of melted dark chocolate
- mixed chestnuts
- toasted coconut flakes
Method of preparation:
In a pan add the honey, coconut milk and heat for about 10 minutes (or until you get a caramel). Turn off the heat, add the peanut butter and mix well. Add the grated coconut and mix well.
In a form covered with parchment paper, roll out the coconut mixture and press well to make it smooth. Put in the freezer for 1 hour. Then unmold and cut into rectangles.
Dip each bar in melted chocolate, place it on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and finish as desired: with chestnuts, dried fruit, coconut flakes or cocoa nibs.
* Recipe provided by the Tastemade brand
6. Sweet potato brigadeiro
Age range: from 2 years old
Ingredients:
- 500 g of boiled sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons of 100% cocoa.
- 2 tablespoons of demerara sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted coconut butter
- 2 tablespoons of powdered milk
- Chocolate chips to decorate (optional)
Method of preparation:
Cook the sweet potato. When it is still hot, knead and pass through a sieve twice. Add the rest of the ingredients to the dough and mix well. Put on low heat just to melt the butter (less than 5 minutes) and then put in the freezer to cool. With the mixture already cold, make the balls and pass the chocolate sprinkles to decorate.
* Recipe provided by nutritionist Makya Lidyane (@markyalidyanenutri)
7. Frozen yogurt
Ingredients:
- 300 g of frozen strawberries + 1/2 cup of sliced strawberries
- 2 strawberry yogurt
- 3 tablespoons of honey
- 1/4 cup mixed chestnuts
Method of preparation:
In a blender, blend the frozen strawberries, strawberry yogurt and honey until smooth and compact. Put in the freezer for 2 hours. Serve in jars and finish with sliced strawberries and chestnuts on top.
* Recipe provided by the Tastemade brand
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