Recipes

Build-Your-Own Lasagna Cups

A manageable layered lasagna experience where children can help sequence and assemble ingredients before adult cooking.

• Lunch
• Serves 8
• Prep 20 min
• Cook 30 min

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Easy Corn Fritters

A simple child-participation corn fritter recipe extending the corn investigation into measuring, mixing and cooking.

• Lunch or snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 15 min
• Cook 15 min

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Simple Banana Bread

A child-friendly banana bread recipe for measuring, mashing and mixing together.

• snack
• Serves 10
• Prep 15 min
• Cook 45 min

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Rainbow Hummus Dippers

A simple pulse-based snack using hummus and age-appropriate prepared vegetables.

• snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 15 min

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Easy Child-Friendly Pancakes

A simple pancake recipe designed to accompany The Great Pancake Investigation.

• snack
• Serves 10
• Prep 15 min
• Cook 15 min

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Christmas Morning Fruit Toast

A simple festive toast experience children can decorate with soft seasonal fruit.

• snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 15 min
• Cook 5 min

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Celebration Fruit Stars

A simple festive fruit platter that works for Christmas or an inclusive end-of-year celebration.

• snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 20 min

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Build Your Own Summer Wraps

A flexible lunch experience where children choose from safe prepared fillings.

• lunch
• Serves 8
• Prep 20 min

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No-Bake Oat Celebration Bites

Soft oat and banana bites for a simple child-participation cooking experience.

• snack
• Serves 10
• Prep 10 min

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Summer Watermelon Yoghurt Cups

A cool summer snack children can help assemble using watermelon and yoghurt.

• snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 15 min

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Hummus and Veggie Dippers

A simple protein-focused snack with soft age-appropriate vegetable options.

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Rainbow Crunch Cups

A colourful fruit and vegetable snack children can assemble with choice.

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Berry Water Cups

A simple fruit-infused water experience focused on hydration and sensory noticing.

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Build Your Own Yoghurt Bowl

A choice-based yoghurt bowl where children select from suitable toppings without pressure.

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Garden to Table Mini Wraps

Simple vegetable wraps that connect ingredients with gardens, farms and community food systems.

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Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

An easy wholegrain recipe children can help measure and mix.

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Pirate Treasure Fruit & Cereal Cups

A child-friendly treasure cup of soft fruit and cereal, designed as a safer alternative to popcorn-based snack mix.

• Snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Peace Garden Sandwiches

Simple open sandwiches children decorate with colourful vegetables to create their own edible peace garden.

• Snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Sunshine Fruit Cups

A bright, simple fruit cup using yellow and orange fruits that children can help prepare and serve.

• Snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Microphone Banana Pops

Soft banana pieces topped with yoghurt and crushed cereal to make playful microphone-inspired snacks without skewers.

• Snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Use-It-Up Banana & Carrot Mini Muffins

Soft mini muffins using ripe banana and carrot to start conversations about using food before it goes to waste.

• Snack
• Serves 12
• Prep 15 min
• Cook 15 min

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Garden Veggie Wraps

Colourful vegetable wraps children can assemble themselves while exploring food, health and the environment.

• Lunch
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Dreamy Yoghurt Parfaits

Children layer yoghurt, soft fruit and cereal to create an individual snack combination.

• Snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Helping Hands Sandwiches

A simple sandwich-making experience that connects food preparation with communication, helping and belonging.

• Snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Our Community Tasting Plate

A flexible tasting plate built around foods with genuine connections to the children, families and community in your setting.

• Snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Traffic Light Fruit Plates

Red, yellow and green soft fruits arranged like traffic lights without using skewers.

• Snack
• Serves 8
• Prep 10 min

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Hidden Veggie Pasta Bake

A gentle vegetable and tomato pasta bake that suits a mixed-age group and reheats well for a simple centre lunch.

• Lunch
• Serves 8
• Prep 20 min
• Cook 35 min

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Banana Oat Bites

A three-ingredient baked snack children can help mix and roll, using ripe bananas and rolled oats.

• Snack
• Serves 12
• Prep 15 min
• Cook 15 min

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