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With a preschooler home for summer break, parents can often slip into the habit of buying chocolate snack boxes for their children and calling it a day. However, with just a little thought and panache, you can prepare some sweet summer treats that don’t come in plastic wrap.
Ice Cream Bread
This item is first on the list because it’s not only super fun and super easy, but it’s also surprisingly original. All you need is 1 pint of your favorite ice cream (go basic with vanilla, chocolate or strawberry, or get adventurous with peanut butter cup, cookies and cream or rocky road) and 1.5 cups of self-rising flour. Stir the ice cream and flour together until the flour is moistened, then spoon the batter into a small, greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the bread comes out clean. The ice cream “bread” sometimes has more of the consistency of cake, depending on the type of ice cream you use, but who’s complaining about that?
Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
Plain yogurt’s more outrageous and funky cousin is the parfait. Layer a small bowl with vanilla yogurt, chopped fruit or banana slices, a few berries and a sprinkling of granola on top. It tastes sweet, but comes packed with fiber and nutrients!
Fruit, Cheese and Chocolate Kabobs
Lance some chopped fresh fruit or banana slices on a stick with your preschooler’s favorite cubed cheese. If that recipe isn’t enticing enough for the youngsters, drizzle the kabobs in chocolate syrup and freeze for a sweet treat they can’t ignore.
Brownie Cones
For a new take on two classic sweets, all you need is a package of brownie mix, one-half cup of vegetable oil, one-fourth cup of water, 2 eggs and 12 flat-bottomed wafer ice cream cones. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, then stir the brownie mix, water, eggs and vegetable oil into a bowl. Spoon the brownie batter into ice cream cones, filling them about 3/4 full. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for about 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the brownie comes out clean. Top with icing or any other fun goodies!
Wanna make it an extra special summer treat?! Turn it into a picnic!
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