18 kid friendly recipes

Crunchy homemade granola with dates, coconut, almonds, and cashews baked in honey butter with allspice and cinnamon. Makes ahead and stores for two weeks. Kid-friendly breakfast or snacking.

Frank and vegetable casserole with sliced hot dogs, broccoli, cauliflower, corn, potatoes, and melted cheddar. A kid-friendly easy baked weeknight dinner.

Gumdrop fruitcake with white raisins, chopped nuts, and colorful gumdrops in a spiced applesauce batter. A festive, kid-friendly alternative to traditional fruitcake.

Montessori muffins made with whole wheat flour, molasses, and chopped prunes. No refined sugar, just earthy sweetness from molasses and fruit. A wholesome, kid-friendly muffin with real ingredients.

Soft rolled molasses cookies with gentle ginger and cinnamon, topped with a simple egg white icing. Kid-friendly spice level and great for cookie cutters.

Rollerblade cookies: boot-shaped honey-ginger cookies with toasted oats pressed on as skate wheels. A fun, low-sugar kid-friendly cookie cutout project.

Browned hot dogs and onions stirred into pork and beans with ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire. A nostalgic, kid-friendly one-skillet dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Frozen chocolate peanut butter graham cracker sandwiches made with sugar-free pudding and nonfat milk. A diabetic-friendly frozen treat that kids and adults both love.

Fudgy cocoa cookie balls loaded with chocolate chips, dipped in melted white chocolate, and rolled in festive sprinkles. Kid-friendly, bite-sized, and gone in seconds.

Kid-friendly curried vegetables with potatoes, carrots, and cauliflower in a mild tomato-spice sauce. A simple Indian-style vegetable curry that teaches real cooking skills.

Boiled baby potatoes dipped in a green broccoli cheese sauce made from blended broccoli and melted cheese spread. A fun, kid-friendly side dish ready in 30 minutes.

Rainbow chocolate oatmeal cake topped with M&M's, made with brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts. A colorful, kid-friendly bake that doubles as a giant cookie bar.

Slow cooker alphabet beef soup with stew meat, stewed tomatoes, frozen mixed vegetables, and alphabet noodles. A kid-friendly crockpot soup with just 5 minutes of prep.

A wholesome white bean soup with carrots, celery, green beans, garlic, and basil, brightened with lemon juice. Vegan, high fiber, and kid-friendly comfort food from dried beans.

Peanut butter apple turtles made with apple halves, grapes, and carrot shavings shaped into fun turtle snacks. A no-cook kid-friendly snack that takes 10 minutes to make.

Chili meatloaf muffins made in a muffin tin with ground beef, salsa, kidney beans, and melted cheese. A kid-friendly dinner ready in 30 minutes with just 5 ingredients.