There’s so much to love about this chocolate cake recipe, because it’s the best: You need only one bowl and a handful of simple ingredients to get delicious results. But here’s the real selling point: The deep chocolate taste and texture is NOTHING like what you get in a box mix. It’s the best. That’s…
4-Ingredient Rainbow Meringue Cookies
These rainbow meringue cookies are basically the cutest things I’ve ever made. With only a few ingredients, rainbow meringues are actually so simple that kids can make them. For real. I love simple recipes like this that make a big impact. They’re confidence boosters for young (and not so young) cooks. Plus the end result…
Easy Blackberry Crisp
We’re blackberry farmers now. If you count two blackberry bushes. And I think we do. So… Ours are brimming with fruit and every morning when I shoo the rascals outside, their first stop is our awesome new blackberry crop. A few cups of fresh (or frozen) fruit later and it’s off to figure out what…
How to Make Mermaid Tail Cupcakes
These mermaid tail cupcakes are the cutest — and very close to easiest — cupcakes I’ve ever made. What you need to make mermaid tail cupcakes ll you need are three things: Silicone mold Candy melts Sugar pearls How to Make mermaid tail cupcakes Melt candy melts in a microwave safe dish. Fill silicone mold,…
Cane Syrup Pecan Pie from “The Farmhouse Chef”
(Excerpted from “The Farmhouse Chef” by Jamie DeMent.) Some people say that I live in the superlative. Everything is the very best or very worst. Well, this is the best pecan pie you will ever cook. I promise. No corn syrup needed. People from around the world will sit at your dinner table and tell…
The Most Colorful Cake Ever (Inside and Out!)
Making this colorful layer cake is not hard. But let’s just say that I watched 3 episodes of The Crown while making it. The results are adorable and the technique nearly foolproof, so if you have a few hours (and a hot British import on demand), I say go for it! How to make this…
Chocolate Avocado Cookies (AKA “Chocolate Mystery Cookies”)
Chocolatey, chewy and as decadent as a brownie, your kids will NEVER guess the mystery ingredient. It’s avocado. And these chocolate avocado cookies are total keepers. All you need to make them is a handful of common ingredients and a plain ol’ mixing bowl. In just a few minutes, you’ll have gorgeous cookies with an…
Star Wars Christmas Cookies
“Those. Are. AWESOME!” That’s the review from the rascals when they saw the finished Star Wars Christmas Cookies. Our Star Wars Christmas Cookies are a combination of two ideas: Our Homemade Star Wars Graham Crackers and the Christmas-camoflauge pattern from So Yummy (see it here on our Facebook page.). Kids can help but these Star Wars…
You’re Only 4 Ingredients Away from Chocolate Peppermint Truffles
If you’re looking for an easy recipe for chocolate truffles with a crunchy peppermint coating, these are the truffles for you! My six-year-old whipped up a batch for a holiday teachers’ gift this week. Almost entirely by herself. Yep, these chocolate truffles are that simple. And what are truffles doing on a site like…
Phoebe’s Fantastic Microwave Fudge (That Cooks in 5 Minutes Flat!)
This was such easy fudge recipe to make that my eight-year-old tackled the whole thing herself. That’s because it’s not just five-minute fudge. It’s microwave fudge! To make this simple fudge, all you do is assemble the ingredients in a glass bowl — and without even stirring — pop the whole thing in the microwave…
How to make chocolate acorns
If you’ve got bigger kids, this is the sweetest Thanksgiving treat you can make together. Bonus, a collection of these would be gorgeous on top of a frosted cake. What you need to make chocolate acorns Hershey’s Kisses Mini Vanilla Wafer cookies (or mini Nutter Butters) Mini Chocolate chips Chocolate chips, melted How to make…
3-Step Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pilgrim Hats for Thanksgiving
If there’s an easier Thanksgiving food craft to make, you’ll have to convince me because these 3-Step Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pilgrim Hats are the simplest treat we’ve ever done. Seriously. I made one, then went to check on our chickens outside (they’re new to the coop after spending a month in the garage.) When I came…
Chocolate Turkey Pretzel Sticks
What do your kids do on Thanksgiving day? I like to put mine to work with food crafts that keep them in the kitchen, but not quite under foot. I’ve been looking on Pinterest for inspiration and of all the Thanksgiving projects we’ve tried, these chocolate turkey pretzel sticks are the best combination of easy…
No-Sugar Strawberry Fudgsicles
These homemade popsicles have been the hit of our back-to-school week. And trust me, we kind of needed one. There are SO MANY FEELINGS about third grade, first grade and apparently kindergarten is no picnic either. When I see the rascals come home so stressed — and so very ready to rumble — I like…
Easy Little Lamb Cake
Decorating this little lamb cake was one of the easiest kids’ birthday cakes I’ve ever made. With just about the most adorable results. When I saw this lamb marshmallow cake I online, I had to wonder: Is it really as simple as it looks or am I going to end up with a whopper of a…
Lemon-Lime Pound Cake Parfaits with Rainbow Fruit
These lemon-lime yogurt pound cake parfaits have the perfect topping to make anyone’s St. Patrick’s Day extra special: Rainbow fruit! And best of all, this major splash of color comes without any artificial food coloring at all. First, comes the better-for-you pound cake. This one’s full of zesty lemons and limes, Greek yogurt and to get that sweet green…
The 2-ingredient chocolate frosting recipe that’ll become your new favorite
I love this 2-ingredient chocolate frosting recipe so much. It’s a variation of a recipe I saw in the New York Times but I gave it a Foodlets update (which always means it’s either faster, healthier or cuter and in this case, it’s the second one. #healthierfoodforkids) What you need to make 2-ingredient chocolate buttercream…
Look what happens when you change 1 thing About a Barefoot Contessa recipe: Bird’s Nest Macaroons!
Want an adorable dessert for your Easter table? How about one that’s actually a cinch to make–and the kids can even help? These coconut macaroons are adapted from one of my favorite Barefoot Contessa recipes, as part of our Barefoot for Babies series where we update the amazing Ina Garten’s ideas (along with a few…
Whole-Wheat Apple Cookies with Lemon Glaze
“It’s the lemon glaze that really makes them,” my mother-in-law told me. And she was right. These whole-wheat apple cookies with lemon glaze are amazing. She should know, she made them! They aren’t quite good for you (because of said icing) but man, are these cookies a great way to round out a tea party, any…
No-Cut Chocolate Bark with Dried Fruit & Nuts (Safe for Kids to Make!)
As our series of Easy Cookies Kids Can Make continues, we present the easiest one yet! Inspired by a batch we saw on 100 Days of Real Food, we wanted to know if these cookies were as easy AND as delicious as they seemed. Answers: yes and OH, yes. For today’s super simple cookies (which…