Kids- Groovy Granola Bars

Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
1 cup all-purpose flour (or 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
2/3 cup butter (not margarine) softened
3/4 cup honey
1 cup dried raisins, cranberries, blueberries, or apples
1/2 cup sunflower seeds, almonds, or other nuts

Preheat oven to 325F. In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the dried fruit and nuts. Mix well with an electric mixer until all ingredients are incorporated. Get your muscles ready. This stuff is thick! Stir in the fruit and nuts until they are mixed into the oatmeal dough. Scoop out dough and press into a 9 x 13 inch baking pan, lined with foil and sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Lift foil on the sides to remove the entire batch from the pan. Cut into bars and cool another 10 minutes before removing cut bars from foil. Store in an air-tight container or individually wrap each one in plastic wrap so they're ready to go when you are! Eat plain with a glass milk or fresh juice, or for a festive snack or dessert serve with frozen yogurt topped with fresh fruit.
Makes 24 servings.

Kids- Fruit Salsa

Ingredients:
1 or 2 apples, cored and chopped
1 pint strawberries, chopped
3 kiwi or other seasonal fruit, chopped
1 heaping tablespoon apple jelly or carton of vanilla yogurt
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest

Method:

Mix the apples, strawberries and kiwi in a bowl. Stir in jelly, orange juice & orange zest gently. Chill covered until ready to serve. Makes 8 servings.

Kids- Cinnamon & Sugar Chips

Ingredients

10 flour tortillas

Cinnamon sugar to taste

Method:

Brush each tortilla lightly with water. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Cut into chip-size pieces. Place on baking sheet sprayed lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until crisp. Serve with Fruit Salsa. Makes 8 servings.

Kids- Monkey Sandwich

Ingredients
4 slices whole wheat bread, crusts removed
2 bananas, peeled and ends trimmed
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter, apple butter or Nutella, whichever you prefer or have on hand

Preparation

Lay two slices of bread on the counter next to each other, slightly overlapping one over the other to create one big, rectangular piece. Press the slices together at the seam and use a rolling pin to gently flatten them.

Gently spread your favorite spread evenly over both of the bread pieces and lay a whole banana in the middle. Carefully roll up the bread around the banana.

Slice each log into six pieces that are 1-1 1/2-inches thick. Repeat with the remaining bread slices, spread and banana and serve.

S’More Brownies

Ingredients:
14 graham crackers
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
5 cups mini marshmallows
Chocolate syrup
Vanilla ice cream

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Spray 9x13 pan with non-stick spray. Carefully break crackers into fourths and arrange 30 quarters on bottom of pan (3 across by 9 down).
Stir together butter and sugar; add beaten eggs and vanilla, stir.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; stir into brownie mix; stir in chocolate chips. Batter will be thick.
Spread batter over crackers in prepared pan by dropping spoonfuls on each cracker then gently spreading to cover all crackers. Sprinkle with marshmallows. Top with 30 more cracker quarters. Bake 17-20 minutes (do not over bake).
Allow brownies to cool before attempting to cut. Reheat individual servings in microwave, serve with a scoop of ice cream and drizzle of chocolate syrup.