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Recipes to Make with Kids: Carrot Applesauce Lunchbox Muffins
These hearty, mildly-sweet muffins made with whole wheat flour are a muffin you can feel good about.

Jessica Hamby
1 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Baked Pancake Bowls
Some people call these baked pancakes, or pancake bowls, or Dutch babies. I'm calling them Baked Pancake Bowls because that fits well with our If You Give a Mouse a Cookie baking camp. No matter what you call it, the end product is simple and delicious. You can eat it as a breakfast, snack, or dessert.

Jessica Hamby
1 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Pineapple Upside Down Cake
My son Luke's favorite thing for him and I to make together is Pineapple Upside Down Cake. If your child isn't a big fan of frosting or if you don't want them to have the sugar load of frosting, this is a great option. Luke and I have made Pineapple Upside Down Cake in a 8-inch round cake pan, 12-cavity muffin pan, and a 6-cavity jumbo muffin pan. We've also made them with regular yellow cake mix, gluten-free yellow cake mix, and from scratch. Every time - delicious!

Jessica Hamby
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Earth Day Cookies
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd. It’s a day to celebrate our beautiful planet and the perfect time to teach kids about caring for the environment around them.
To celebrate the blue planet, we've rounded up three Earth Day Cookie recipes ranging from EASY, to EASIER, to EASIEST. Check them out below!

Jessica Hamby
1 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Strawberry Buttermilk Cake
Here's a list of U-Pick farms near Birmingham, AL and my favorite recipe for Strawberry Buttermilk Cake!

Celeste Ward
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Lemon Berry Cookie Cups
There are so many things you can do with sugar cookie dough. For this recipe, I recommend using a cookie dough mix and focus more on having kids shape it into cookie cups. Pressing the dough into mini muffin cups is a great motor skill challenge for little hands. This is the kind of recipe that works well with kids under age 10. For older kids, I think they can try to do it on their own, reaching out to parents, if needed.

Jessica Hamby
2 min read


Recipes to Make With Kids: Blueberry Crunch
There is something nostalgic about picking berries in the summer. Whenever I take my kids to a blueberry patch, I am transported to my own c

Melissa Carden
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Flower Brownie Bites
Get ready for summer outdoor celebrations, and let your kids contribute to the festivities! This recipe is a fun activity plus delicious recipe all rolled into one!
To get started, first decide how deep into the baking world you want to go.

Jessica Hamby
1 min read


Recipes to Make With Kids: Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
At Itty Bitty Bakers, we love strawberry season! Here's a recipe from summer camp 2020 that we absolutely love and it calls for fresh strawberries. We chose this recipe so kids could get the chance to use kid-safe knives and chop the strawberries themselves. We also chose it so we could talk during the baking and cooling time about the nutritional benefits of strawberries.

Melissa Carden
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Bird's Nest Coconut Macaroons
In 2019, the kids in our baking classes made Bird's Nest Coconut Macaroons. The toasted coconut, melted chocolate, and mini Cadbury eggs were a winning combination. This recipe is easy to do at home, and kids love it (even the ones who think they don't like coconut).

Jessica Hamby
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Mini White Chocolate Cherry Scones
If I ever start another business it's going to be a scones shop. The problem is that it's hard to convince people that scones are amazing and delicious - not dried out biscuits with a little bit of glaze on top. I have, however, convinced my son Luke and they are his favorite thing I bake. Out of all the flavors he's tasted, he deems these Mini White Chocolate Cherry Scones "the best scones EVER!"

Jessica Hamby
3 min read


Recipes to Make With Kids: Avocado Smoothies
Finding ways to incorporate more fruits and veggies into our children’s diets can often feel like an unachievable goal. I often wish my kids still had the voracious appetite for fruits and vegetables that they had when they were babies when they would gorge themselves on sweet potatoes and bananas.

Melissa Carden
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Valentine's Mini Naked Layer Cakes
Naked layer cakes are currently very popular, with various styles and versions appearing on Pinterest and Instagram. Over New Year's weekend, I did a test batch of mini naked layer cakes, which would be the ideal size for our kids' baking classes. I'm hoping we can teach these for Valentine's Day!

Jessica Hamby
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Japanese Sweet Potato Cakes
The Japanese sweet potato, called a satsumaimo, and the American sweet potato look and taste differently. Japanese sweet potatoes have a bright yellow colored flesh and a sweeter, nuttier flavor. Try one for yourself and see - Japanese sweet potatoes can be found at most Whole Foods, and here in Birmingham, AL, at Homewood Market. Nevertheless, universally, sweet potatoes are still sweet potatoes - they pair well with sugar and serve as a great source of nutrition.

Jessica Hamby
4 min read


Recipes to Make With Kids: Iron Skillet Cookie Cake
This is the easiest cookie cake you'll ever make, perfect for a rainy day or any day, really! It's got the comforting flavors of a classic cookie mixed with the fun vibe of a cake, making it a great dessert everyone will enjoy. You only need a few ingredients, and it comes together super fast, so anyone can make it, even kids!
So grab your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to enjoy a slice of happiness that’s sure to make you smile, no matter what the weather’s

Melissa Carden
1 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Heart-Shaped Hand Pies
Prepare for an exciting "snacktivity" filled with fun and creativity! This recipe for Heart-Shaped Hand Pies is great to make with kids of all ages. And there are endless possibilities when it comes to variations — try different pie filling flavors and various cookie cutter shapes. Today, my son Luke and I chose blueberry pie filling and heart-shapes.

Jessica Hamby
1 min read
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