Youth sports are in full swing! Whether your child is a part of a sports team or is active at home, knowing how to properly fuel your little athlete can be tricky.

At Itty Bitty Bakers, we believe every recipe is a chance to learn. In this series, you’ll find simple ways to explain the “magic” of baking to your kids—so they can see that every cupcake, cookie, and loaf of bread is a little science experiment in disguise.

Inviting your kids to help you in the kitchen can be daunting. Here are some tips to help you get started along with some easy recipes to try.

Have you ever noticed how math problems always pop up when baking?⁠ From measuring ingredients to adjusting batches, every step in the process can involve some form of math. When you have kids in the kitchen, they get to practice the math they are learning in school, sometimes without even knowing it! So often kids say, "I'll never use this in life!" Baking shows them just how important math skills can be.

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.

When I think about foods that are always a hit with the men in my life, BACON comes to mind. What dad doesn’t love this salty breakfast staple? I came across a recipe for Maple Bacon Cupcakes and I knew my kids and I needed to make them for my husband as a special Father’s Day dessert.

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

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.

Many parents have children who eat both raw and cooked vegetables with ease. As a Registered Dietitian, I'd like to say I am one of them. But my child has been on the slow train to Veggietown and it has required a lot of time and patience just to get to the outskirts of town. To work on getting my son to eat more vegetables, I decided to let him play with them. I don't mean a free-for-all with them, though I'm sure he'd love to drop-kick a head of lettuce like a soccer bal

Last week, I asked my 5 year old son Wyatt if there was anything he really wanted me to cook for dinner soon. After suggesting “Pizza Hut” and “cookies,” he caught me in a weak moment and said “cheesecake!” I can’t resist cheesecake. So, I decided to make mini cheesecakes (for dessert, not dinner, of course). Mini cheesecakes are great because they can be made in a muffin tin using cupcake liners. My daughter Mia wanted "marshmallow cheesecakes," so I went with it.

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).

Reading and baking are two of my favorite things to do with my kids. I absolutely love seeing their wonder and excitement with both. Whether they're lost in a great story or watching their baking turn out just right, these activities are two of my favorite ways to make memories with them. It's even better when we find a storybook that contains a recipe. My kids love finishing the book and shouting, "Let's make the recipe!"

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!"

A simple snack, activity, craft, and treat all-in-one using graham crackers, conversation hearts, and cookie icing.

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.

Let’s be honest — baking with kids doesn’t always look like the smiling stock photos. Sometimes it’s sugar on the floor, a measuring cup mess, and a timer going off at the worst possible moment. But in between the messes and the meltdowns, there’s something sweet and real about the whole experience. It’s not about the perfect bake — it’s about the memories and time you spend with your kids.

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!

As an adult in my thirties, it dawned on me one day that I didn't know how to make Southern-style sweet tea. I was sitting at the dinner table at my friend Rachel's house and she had just made a batch for our gathering as a special treat. At that point in life, I had ditched sugary drinks altogether. But, I could get behind drinking one in place of a dessert, if it tasted good and wasn't too syrupy. I took one sip of Rachel's sweet tea and begged her to teach me how to make i

During a year when many kids didn't get to celebrate their usual Christmas traditions, this bake off gave them the chance to work on a creative project and pass the time in a new and fun way.

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.

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