{"id":174,"date":"2022-03-19T21:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T21:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/fresh-berry-recipes-kids-love\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T21:04:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T21:04:05","slug":"fresh-berry-recipes-kids-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/fresh-berry-recipes-kids-love\/","title":{"rendered":"5 easy kid-friendly recipes to make with freshly picked berries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&rsquo;s nothing more satisfying than sinking your teeth into freshly picked berries. Buying berries at a local grocery store isn&rsquo;t the same as picking them from a farm. You actually work to get them!<\/p><p>June&nbsp;is the start of berry-picking season and this is a great activity kids will love to get their hands stained in. Click here to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickyourown.org\">find local berry farms in your area<\/a>.<\/p><p>ONE issue though &mdash; endless buckets of berries and not enough time or mouths to gobble them all up! Not BERRY good if you ask me!<\/p><p>Instead of letting those berries go to waste, have your kids help you transform ordinary berries into delectable&nbsp;healthy treats everyone will eat up! If you can&rsquo;t think of any Top Chef Junior challenges, here are 5 quick and easy recipes kids can make after a trip to the berry farm.<\/p><h2>1. Berry Smoothie<\/h2><p><strong>Ingredients: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>1\/2 cup Greek yogurt (or your any yogurt you prefer)<\/li><li>Handful of berries<\/li><li>Splash of water or orange juice<\/li><li>Handful of spinach<\/li><li>1 spoonful of Peanut butter or Sunbutter<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p><p>Blend ingredients and enjoy! Perfect for breakfast time or an&nbsp;afternoon snack break after&nbsp;playing in the hot sun.<\/p><h2><strong>2.&nbsp;Frozen Berry Yogurt Bites <\/strong><\/h2><p><strong>Ingredients: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Vanilla Greek yogurt (or any yogurt you prefer)<\/li><li>Berries<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Lay parchment paper over a baking sheet or dish.<\/li><li>Dip berries into yogurt. Make sure they are fully coated.<\/li><li>Keep in freezer till hard.<\/li><\/ul><h2><strong>3. Berry Coconut Water Popsicles<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Coconut water<\/li><li>1 cup fresh berries<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>&#8203;<\/strong>Add ingredients into a Popsicle molding dish. Add Popsicle sticks and set in the freezer until firm.<\/p><h2><strong>4. Strawberry Fruit Roll-ups<\/strong><\/h2><p><em>Bake Time: 5-7 hours<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Ingredients:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>1 pint fresh strawberries<\/li><li>1 granny smith, partly peeled<\/li><li>Zest of 1 lemon<\/li><li>Juice of &frac12; lemon<\/li><li>1-2 Tablespoon honey, optional<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Directions <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 170 degrees.<\/li><li>Wash fruit and cut the strawberries and apple into pieces. Place in a blender or food processor.<\/li><li>Zest the lemon into the blender, grating only the yellow outer layer and avoiding the bitter white layer underneath.<\/li><li>Juice half the lemon, eliminating any seeds. Add to the blender with the other ingredients.<\/li><li>Add&nbsp;honey.<\/li><li>Blend for 2 minutes or until everything is liquefied and there are no large chunks. &bull;<\/li><li>Pour mixture over the parchment and spread evenly 1\/8 in thick. &bull;<\/li><li>Place in oven for 3-5 hours depending on the thickness of your fruit. When the edges are done, use clean kitchen shears to cut strips about 1 inch wide and 12 inches long, making sure to cut through the paper and the fruit. &bull;<\/li><li>Place center back into the oven for another hour or two. Roll strips up and secure with a string or small piece of tape.<\/li><\/ul><h2><strong>5.&nbsp;Berry Chia Seed Pudding<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong>Ingredients:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Chai seeds (great source of nutrients and vitamin B)<\/li><li>Handful of berries<\/li><li>Unsweetened or sweetened Almond milk (or any milk of your choosing)<\/li><li>Tablespoon vanilla extract<\/li><li>Maple syrup<\/li><li>Sprinkle of cinnamon<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Directions: <\/strong><\/p><p>Combine&nbsp;all ingredients and leave over night for a delicious healthy pudding.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing more satisfying than sinking your teeth into freshly picked berries. Buying berries at a local grocery store isn\u2019t the same as picking them from a farm. You actually work to get them! June\u00a0is the start of berry-picking season and this is a great activity kids will love to get their hands stained in. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/fresh-berry-recipes-kids-love\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":713,"featured_media":6639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2022-03-19","view_count":4050,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member-type":[4],"vertical":[6,17,12,13],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","member-type-all","vertical-children","vertical-child-care-advice","vertical-holidays-seasons","vertical-kids-health-safety","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2016-06-01","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/713"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63653,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174\/revisions\/63653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=174"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=174"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}