Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip WalnuteasyCleanup score 3 of 5
Cooking with kids
104 recipes where a child can do real steps: measuring, stirring in a bowl, mashing, rolling, sprinkling. The kid steps never use a knife, a sharp tool or heat, and every recipe marks the grown-up steps.
New to cooking yourself? The first-time cook path is 10 easy recipes, in order, with the skills each one teaches.
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Recipes
Kid steps: 4 of 8
Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes with Fudge Frosting
Cocoa with Fudge FrostingeasyCleanup score 2 of 5
Kid steps: 5 of 10
Pumpkin Bread
Spiced Pumpkin Bread
SpicedeasyCleanup score 3 of 5
Kid steps: 4 of 8
Christmas Cut-Out Cookies
Spiced Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies
GingerbreadmediumCleanup score 3 of 5
Kid steps: 4 of 8
Focaccia
Overnight Cherry Tomato and Olive Focaccia
Overnight Cherry Tomato & OlivemediumCleanup score 4 of 5
Kid steps: 6 of 13
Fruit Crumble Bars
Raspberry Oat Crumble Bars
Raspberry OateasyCleanup score 4 of 5
Kid steps: 5 of 11
Pound Cake
Lemon Cream Cheese Bundt Pound Cake
Lemon Bundt with GlazemediumCleanup score 2 of 5
Kid steps: 5 of 11
Quesadillas
Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas
Chicken and Black BeaneasyCleanup score 3 of 5
Kid steps: 4 of 9
Meatloaf
Classic Glazed Meatloaf
Classic GlazedeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
Kid steps: 4 of 9
Pancakes
Fluffy Gluten-Free Buttermilk Pancakes
Gluten-FreeeasyCleanup score 3 of 5
Kid steps: 3 of 7
Meatballs
Baked Turkey Meatballs
Baked TurkeyeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
Kid steps: 3 of 7
Potato Salad
Classic Creamy Potato Salad with Eggs
Classic CreamyeasyCleanup score 2 of 5
Kid steps: 5 of 12
Grilled Cheese
Tomato Basil Mozzarella Grilled Cheese
Tomato Basil MozzarellaeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
Kid steps: 2 of 5
French Toast
Freezer French Toast Sticks for Kids
Sticks (Freezer-Friendly)easyCleanup score 5 of 5
Kid steps: 4 of 10
Lemonade
Fresh-Squeezed Classic Lemonade
ClassiceasyCleanup score 3 of 5
Kid steps: 2 of 5
Blondies
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies
Brown ButtereasyCleanup score 3 of 5
Kid steps: 4 of 10
Brownies
Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
Cream Cheese SwirlmediumCleanup score 2 of 5
Kid steps: 5 of 13
Chocolate Sheet Cake
One-Bowl Chocolate Sheet Cake with Fudgy Frosting
One-BowleasyCleanup score 3 of 5
Kid steps: 3 of 8
Pecan Pie
Classic Pecan Pie
ClassicmediumCleanup score 3 of 5
Kid steps: 4 of 11
How a recipe gets in
We read every step. A step is a grown-up step when it uses a knife or another sharp tool (grater, peeler, blender, food processor), anything hot (oven, stove, a hot pan or pot, the microwave), or raw meat or fish. A step that comes right after cooking stays a grown-up step until the food has cooled or the work moves to a cold bowl.
A recipe is a kid helper when it isn't a hard recipe, doesn't deep-fry, and at least 2 of its steps, and at least a third of them, are kid steps. On the recipe page each step says “Kid step” or “Grown-up” and why.
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