5 Recipes for Children's Birthdays

Due to time restrictions or lack of ideas, it can often be complex to prepare a birthday party for our children. With the recipes for children's birthdays that we'll present below, this task will be much more practical and simple. 
5 Recipes for Children's Birthdays

Last update: 20 November, 2019

Celebrating your children’s birthday and putting together a fun party should be a fun experience for everyone. But sometimes, it can be a bit stressful, due to lack of time or creativity. So, today, we’ll show you recipes for children’s birthdays that are easy to prepare.

5 recipes for children’s birthdays

There are many ideas for children’s birthdays, but they can sometimes be difficult to prepare due to time constraints. Thus, it’s best not to complicate things and organize our kitchen well, so that the task is effective.

These recipes for children’s birthdays that we’ll present right now will save you long hours of preparation:

1. Gratin bread cake

Ingredients

  • Bread slices
  • 200 grams of ham slices
  • 100 grams of bacon
  • Butter
  • 2 cups of milk
  • 2 eggs
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Grated cheese

Step by step

  1. Grease the tray a bit and then, place the bread slices with a bit of butter.
  2. Beat the eggs with milk and scatter a pinch of salt and pepper. Then, cover it with more bread. Don’t use all of it.
  3. Place the grated cheese on the bread followed by the ham slices, covering all the bread. After that, add more grated cheese, which will make everything stick together. Cover very well with more bread.
  4. Next, finish putting together the bread and the whipped egg and milk mixture. Then, mix the tray thoroughly so that everything is distributed well.
  5. Finally, spread the grated cheese and put it in the oven at about 180°C (about 350°F) for approximately 10 minutes, until it sets and browns.

2. Sandwiches

Sandwiches are great for children’s birthdays because they’re delicious and easy to make.

Recipes for Children's Birthdays

Ingredients

  • 200 grams of cheese
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce
  • 100 grams of tuna
  • 10 slices of bread
  • Some lemon juice
  • Lettuce
  • Tomato
  • Pickles
  • Vinegar
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs
  • Olives

Step by step

  1. Mix and crush the cheese with a fork along with the tuna; include the tomato sauce and lemon juice as well.
  2. Place the mixture on the slices of bread to form the sandwiches.
  3. Preferably, add pickles, hardboiled eggs, or olives to give them a better flavor.

3. Caramel chocolate cookies, great recipes for children’s birthdays

Ingredients

  • 200 grams of flour
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
  • a pinch of salt
  • 90 grams of butter
  • 100 grams of caramel chocolate

Step by step

  1. Mix the sugar with the beaten egg, vanilla, butter, and salt.
  2. Add flour and knead it with your hands.
  3. Place the caramel chocolate on top of the cookie dough. Then, place them on the tray, crushing it a little with your hands.
  4. Bake for 15 minutes at about 180°C (about 350°F), be mindful of the time.

4. Caramel popcorn

Ingredients

  • 200 grams of popcorn kernels
  • 80 grams of unsalted butter
  • 150  grams of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 3 tablespoons condensed milk
5 Recipes for Children's Birthdays

Step by step

  1. Make the popcorn in a pan with oil and put them in a container afterward.
  2. Put the sugar in a casserole at low heat until it begins to caramelize and then, add the butter.
  3. Next, stir slowly and add the milk until a golden cream is left.
  4. Once it’s out of the heat, add the baking soda and beat it vigorously for 2 minutes, until the cream becomes foamy.
  5. Pour the caramel on top of the popcorn, covering the entire surface well. Mix it afterwards.
  6. Place the popcorn on a tray with vegetable paper so that they don’t stick. Once you do that, bake them for 20 minutes with the temperature set between 120-140°C (250-280°F).
  7. When they’re ready, let them cool down and serve in a bowl.

5. Chocolate wafer cake

Ingredients

  • 15 wafers
  • 450  grams of Nutella
  • Almonds
  • Chocolate flakes

Step by step

  1. First, heat the Nutella in a microwave until it’s softer than normal.
  2. Spread some chocolate on the wafers with a spatula.
  3. Leave the last wafer without the chocolate and then squeeze well so that it’s all compact.
  4. Next, cover it with the Nutella, and if you prefer, add chopped almonds to decorate.
  5. Lastly, let it cool in the fridge and serve it later.

These recipes for children’s birthdays are spectacular and easy to make, so it won’t take too long to prepare a fun party for them and their friends to enjoy.


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