We might be in the middle of a heat wave and its too hot to cook but there are still reasons to get in the kitchen. Here are some simple recipes that the whole family will love.
These recipes are quite easy and you can get your kids involved in helping you make them too. Perfect for a fun family activity during the summer holidays. My nieces and nephews loved their baking lessons, especially their first batch of chocolate chip cookies. They all sat in front of the oven watching the cookies bake.
The trick is to choose recipes with simple steps and seasonal ingredients so children can measure, mix and decorate while you prepare these treats at home, everyone can enjoy together.
Ice cream sandwiches
Ice cream sandwiches offer an easy introduction to dessert-making because the little ones can help put them together all by themselves. Let them scoop vanilla ice cream onto chocolate chunk shortbread biscuits or homemade chocolate chip cookies before gently pressing the other cookies to make the sandwich.
To finish each sandwich, roll the edges through chopped roasted hazelnuts, freeze-dried raspberries or colourful sprinkles. They can eat them immediately or place the sandwiches on a tray lined with baking paper and freeze them for at least an hour.
Homemade ice lollies
Homemade ice lollies give you more control over the ingredients than many shop-bought versions and they are a great way to use ripe summer fruit. Blend strawberries, raspberries, mango or your favourite fruit with Greek yoghurt, fruit juice or a little honey, then pour the mixture into ice lolly moulds.
Children can choose their favourite fruit and layer the different flavours and colours to create their own ice lollies. Using reusable moulds to freeze your homemade lollies reduces single-use plastic waste and allows you to make endless batches all summer.
No-bake cheesecake
No-bake cheesecake suits warmer days because you don’t need to switch on the oven. Start by crushing biscuits for the biscuit base and mixing them with melted butter before pressing the mixture into small serving glasses or jars. Next, whisk together your favourite brand of cream cheese
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with double cream, icing sugar and lemon zest until smooth.
Your kids can spoon the cheesecake mixture over the biscuit base before decorating with fresh summer berries. For the grown-ups, you can dress them up with mint leaves or a drizzle of fruit coulis. You can make individual servings in pretty martini glasses for a fancy summer dinner party or picnic.
These are simple recipes that often become the ones you return to because they are easy to make and treats that everyone loves. If you have a Ninja Creami, you can make these delish frozen desserts too. Do you have any go-to summer recipes that you keep making? Do share below in the comments.
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