Kids Easter Recipes

Easter is just around the corner, but kids don?t have to wait for the Easter Bunny to bring them treats ? they can make their own with these egg-citing treats from children?s cooking eggs-pert Barbara Beery!
Children love the fun recipes and the whole family enjoys these tasty treats! Following are three holiday favorites that any child ? with a little help from Mom or Dad ? can make. They?re perfect for appetizers, classroom snacks, party platters, decoration or even the main course.
 
CONFETTI EASTER EGG MUFFINS
Makes 10 -12 muffins
 Check Out The Ingredients List:
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup stone ground cornmeal
1/2 cup light brown or turbinado sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups chopped fresh strawberries or whole raspberries
1- 8 ounce container low fat strawberry or raspberry yogurt
1/4 cup melted butter
1 egg
 Get It Together:
 1-12 count muffin pan or egg shaped muffin pan
1 9×13 inch sheet pan
12 muffin liners (for regular shaped muffin tin only) sprayed inside with non-stick spray
Small Ladle or circular ice cream scoop
Whisk
Wooden spoon
Large mixing bowl
Hot pad
Let?s Get Cooking!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Place muffin pan filled with prepared muffin cup liners on sheet pan.
2. In a large bowl combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
3. Add yogurt, melted butter, egg and vanilla to dry ingredients. Mix well with wooden spoon, making sure to incorporate all of the wet and dry ingredients together. Fold in chopped strawberries or whole raspberries and spoon batter equally between 12 muffin cups, filling each cup about 3/4 full.
4. Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan.
HAM AND EGG BASKETS
Serves 6
 Check Out The Ingredients List:
 6 large eggs
6 slices deli ham, thinly sliced
Pinch of nutmeg
Salt and pepper, to taste
 Get It Together:
1 6- cup muffin pan or 6  2-3 inch ramekins or custard cups sprayed  with non stick spray
Scissors
Sheet pan
 Let?s Get Cooking!
Pre heat oven to 425 degrees
1. Take each piece of ham and cut it into a circle slightly larger than the size of the baking dish being used for the ham basket. Place one circular cut piece of ham into each muffin cup or baking dish making sure to push it down in the center to fit inside the space.  Place muffin pan or baking dishes on sheet pan.
2. Break one egg into the middle of each ham basket and lightly sprinkle with salt, pepper, and pinch of nutmeg. Bake for 7-9 minutes. Take out of oven and cool 2-3 minutes before removing the ham baskets from the muffin cups or baking dishes. Serve immediately.
 You may use pipe cleaners or non-poisonous strips of decorative grass to form handles for each ?ham basket?.

HOPPING DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL MIX
Check Out The Ingredients List:
Any combination of:
Shelled sunflower seeds
Cashews
Peanuts
Pecans
Almonds
Soy nuts
Dried cranberries
Dried blueberries
Dried apples
Dried peaches
Flaked coconut
Mini white or pastel marshmallows
Mini chocolate chips
Mini pretzels
 Get It Together:
 1 very large bowl
1 set of measuring cups
Storage container for trail mix
 Let?s Get Cooking!
1. Combine 1/4 -1/2 cup of any combination of nuts, fruits, and salty or sweet ingredients in large bowl. Toss to blend. Store trail mix in an airtight container or large zip close plastic bag.
 Get hopping and fill plastic Easter eggs with trail mix for a healthy hunt on Easter morning!