Kids Can Help Make a Mother’s Day Breakfast

Start Mother’s Day off right by treating Mom to breakfast. Kids can help Dad make some yummy treats with these simple recipes.

Banana-Orange Cups

• Slice the tops of large oranges and trim the bottoms so the oranges sit level.
• Scoop out the fruit and put in a bowl.
• Save the orange shells.
• Add bite-size pieces of banana to the bowl and stir the fruit together.
• Spoon the fruit back into the orange shells.

Cinnamon Toast

• Place pieces of bread on a cookie sheet.
• Put in the oven until brown.
• Remove the cookie sheet, turn the bread over and spread butter on the unbrowned sides.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Sprinkle the mixture on the buttered sides of the bread.
• Return to the oven for a few minutes.

Microwave Applesauce

• Peel and slice four large apples into chunks.
• Place in a microwave-safe bowl and add 1/4 cup of water, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons of honey.
• Cover the bowl and cook in the microwave for about four minutes, or until mushy.
• Use a potato masher to smash the apples into a puree. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Strawberry-Yogurt Shake

• Pour 1 cup of milk into a blender.
• Add 1 cup of fresh or frozen strawberries.
• Blend until the mixture is smooth.
• Add 1 cup of strawberry yogurt and blend again.

Recipes from “Mommy’s Little Helper Cookbook” by Karen Brown (Meadowbrook Press).

Author: FeatureSource Staff