Yummy Summer Treats for Kids!

We know the mercury has been soaring & there isn't much respite from the heat in the coming months. Mommies worry about keeping their children hydrated as well as excited about the thirst-quenchers & heat-beaters that are offered to them.

Momsters found some exciting fun recipes online which are perfect for the summer. Your child will absolutely love them.

Aamras Lollies

Ingredients:

• 2-3 ripe mangoes
• 2-3 tsp sugar ( omit if the mangoes are very sweet & juicy)
• chopped dry fruits (optional)
• 2-3 tbsp water
• Ice Lollie Moulds

Directions:

• Peel & roughly dice the mangoes.
• Blend with sugar & water till smooth.
• Cool the Aamras and add nuts
• Pour the Aamras in moulds for homemade popsicles
• Recipe Credit Little Food Junction

Recipe Credit Little Food Junction

Lemon Dessert Bowls

For Raspberry Sorbet

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 ¾ cups plus 4 teaspoons water
• 6 cups Raspberries

Directions

• Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a large saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Let syrup cool.
• Mix raspberries and remaining 3/4 cup plus 4 teaspoons water in a food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve set in a deep bowl or a large glass measuring cup.
• Transfer raspberry puree to a deep bowl or airtight container. Add syrup, and stir until well combined. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturers' instructions. Transfer sorbet to a large airtight container, and freeze for at least 2 hours.
• Serve in hollowed out lemons-they make excellent dishes for serving sorbet!

Recipe credit Proper Pinwheel & Martha Stewart

Banana Cream Pie-sicles

Ingredients

• 8 digestive biscuits 
• 4 tbspn butter 
• Instant Banana Pudding
• Instant Vanilla Pudding 
• Disposable paper cups 
• Popsicle sticks 
• Sliced fruit (optional)

Directions

•  Crush the digestive biscuits.
• Melt the butter and add it to the digestive biscuits crumble 
• Cook the puddings separately according to the box directions.  Start by adding a few spoonfuls of vanilla to the bottom of the cup. 
• Add a layer of digestive biscuits crumble.
• Add thin sliced strawberries around the cup. 
• Add a large layer of banana.
• Add another layer of graham cracker 
• Finish off with a small layer of vanilla 
• Insert a Popsicle stick into the center and place in your freezer for several hours or overnight 
• Tear the paper cup away

Recipe credit Momtastic

Fish Bowl Gelatin

Ingredients

• 1 two-liter bottle lemon-lime soda, flat
• 4 ¼ ounce packaged unflavored gelatin
• 2 drops blue food coloring
• 2 ounces gummy fish

Directions

• Place 1 cup soda in a large bowl. Sprinkle gelatin evenly over soda, and let stand to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Place 2 cups soda in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat until just before a boil. Add the softened gelatin, stirring to dissolve the gelatin completely over the heat, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Add the remaining soda and food coloring, and stir to combine. Pour the liquid into the fish bowl. Using a damp paper towel, carefully remove any bubbles that have formed on the surface. Transfer to the refrigerator to chill overnight.
• When ready to serve, use a sharp knife to make vertical slits in the gelatin; insert the fish in a random pattern to make it look as though they are swimming in the bowl. Keep refrigerated until serving. Serve within 6 hours.

Recipe Credit Martha Stewart

Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie

Ingredients

• ½ cup Frozen Blueberries  
• 1/4  cup Pineapple
• 1 cup Yogurt 
• 1/4 cup Milk 
• 1/4 cup Crushed Ice

Blend together, garnish & serve.

For other fun smoothie combinations visit Ziggity Zoom

Flowering Garden 

Ingredients

• 1 Oblong seeded watermelon
• 1 Small yellow melon (or substitute mini red watermelon or pineapple)
• Flower shape cookie cutters
• Melon baller
• 15-20 Skewers for flower stems
• 40-50 Popsicle or jumbo craft sticks for picket fence
• Toothpicks
• Hot glue gun
• Green food coloring and pipe cleaners (optional)

Directions

• Wash the watermelons. Cut a ¼ inch slice off the bottom of the oblong watermelon to provide a stable base. Cut the top 1/3 off the watermelon lengthwise to provide the flower bed.
• Cut out flat pieces from the flesh of the slice and from flesh from the flower bed piece. Use cookie cutters (or free hand cut) for the desired shapes for flowers. Be sure to cut shapes from the yellow watermelon as well. (Shown are daisies and tulips.)
• Soak skewers in green food coloring, and set on paper towel to dry.
• Use a small melon baller to create flower centers from both the yellow and red watermelons. Assemble the flowers by attaching the center balls with toothpicks. Place entire flower head on tinted green skewers. Insert skewer flower stems into base flower bed. Be sure to alternate colors and feel free to experiment with other colorful fruits like cantaloupe or blueberries.
• Fill the basket flower bed with the rest of the fruit in flower shapes and balls. Shape a couple pipe cleaners into leaves and carefully attach to the skewer stems.
• Using extreme caution use a hot glue gun to attach the Popsicle sticks around the flower bed as shown to create a fence for the garden. Garnish with other fun shapes such as butterflies or honeybees.

Recipe Credit Watermelon

Frozen Flower Pops

Ingredients

• Fresh pineapple 
• Watermelon 
• Green apple

Directions

• Make the petals by cutting notches in a 1/2-inch-thick fresh pineapple ring, and then place a watermelon ball in the centre.
• For a leaf, skewer a slice of green apple, then push the skewer stem into the pineapple. Place the flower on a wax-paper-covered tray, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze for about 1 hour 

Recipe Credit Spoonful

Sparkling Blueberry Summer Spritzer 

Ingredients

• 2 liter of lemon-lime soda
• 1 pint of Blueberries or any fresh fruit
• Shaped ice cube trays

Directions

• Place 3-4 blueberries (or your fruit of choice) in each compartment of the ice-tray.
• Fill each cube area with your favorite lemon-lime soda or Ginger Ale.
• Pop them in the freezer over night.
• Fill a clear glass with the ice cubes.
• Pour your lemon-lime drink over the fruity ice cubes.

Recipe Credit Crystal and Comp

Rubik's Cube Fruit Salad

Ingredients

• Kiwi 
• Watermelon 
• Mozzarella

Cut all ingredients into ¼ inch cubes. Arrange them as shown in the picture.

Recipe Credit Babble