e all enjoy food, but there are some who enjoy making it, just as much as they enjoy eating it. If your kids are interested in cooking, then you’ve come to right place.

With AFRA’s selection of kitchen electronics, cooking just got a lot more fun. Here, we have some quick and easy recipes you and your kids can try out in the kitchen. They’re simple and short and are perfect starter recipes for kids who want to express themselves with food.

  1.   Pumpkin Pie Smoothies

Prep Time: 10 min. Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

w  1 can (15 ounces) of chilled pumpkin

w  1-1/3 cups chilled evaporated milk (about 10 ounces)

w  1 cup of orange juice

w  1/3 cup packed brown sugar

w  1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

w  1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

w  1 small ripe banana, cut into thirds

Make sure an adult supervises while cutting the banana. Combine all ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth, then pour into a glass.

Best enjoyed with a straw.

     2.   Key Lime Pie Cookie Balls

Prep Time: 25 min + chilling. Makes 3 dozen.

Ingredients:

w  1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

w  1 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers)

w  1 cup graham cracker crumbs

w  2/3 cup plus 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, divided

w  2 tablespoons lime juice

w  2 teaspoons grated lime zest

w  1/4 teaspoon salt

w  1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, wafers, cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar, lime juice and zest, salt, and cinnamon until they are all blended.

Shape the mixture into 1-in. balls, then place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate them for about 1 hour until they become firm.

After refrigeration, roll the cookie balls in the remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Store cookies between pieces of parchment in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

3. 3.       Strawberry Lime Smoothies

Prep Time: 5 min. Makes 3 servings.

Ingredients:

w  1 cup of strawberry yogurt

w  1/2 cup of 2% milk

w  2 to 4 tablespoons lime juice

w  2 tablespoons honey

w  1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

w  2 cups fresh strawberries, stems removed.

If you are removing the strawberry stems manually, make sure there is adult supervision. Combine all ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth, then pour into a glass. Best enjoyed with a straw.

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4.  Chicken & Bacon Roll-Ups

      Prep Time: 20 min + chilling. Makes 4 dozen.

Ingredients:

w  1 can (9-3/4 ounces) chunk white chicken, drained

w  1 carton (8 ounces) spreadable garden vegetable cream cheese

w  1 cup salsa, divided

w  4 pieces ready-to-serve fully cooked bacon, crumbled

w  6 flour tortillas (8 inches), room temperature

Mix chicken, cream cheese, 1/2 cup salsa and bacon and spread over tortillas. Roll them up tightly, wrap them in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, unwrap and cut tortillas into 1-in. slices, and serve with remaining salsa.