School holiday snacks

Make healthy eating fun by cooking and making tasty treats with your children.

We have picked our top 9 kid friendly recipes.

1. Rice paper rolls

Shopping list:

• 1 cup shredded barbecued chicken
• 1/8 Finely sliced Wombok (Chinese cabbage)
• 1/2 cup beansprouts, trimmed
• 1 small red capsicum, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup fresh Vietnamese mint leaves
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves
• 1 lime, juicee
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 12 x 22cm rice paper rounds
• sweet chilli sauce, to serve

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2. Sweet damper

Shopping list:

• 450 grams self-raising flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 180ml milk
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 80grams butter

Optional:

• Desiccated coconut
• Sultanas
• Choc chips

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3. Sushi

Shopping list:

• 250 grams sushi rice
• 100 mls rice vinegar
• 200 mls water
• 1 tablespoon pickled ginger
• 1 small fillet fresh Tasmanian Salmon, skin off, de-boned and sliced into batons
• 1 carrot, cut into batons
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh herbs
• Sea salt & cracked black pepper
• 1 avocado, sliced into batons
• 1 tube wasabi
• 1 packet nori sheets

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4. Snowballs

Shopping list:

• 1 ¾ cups unsweetened shredded coconut
• 100ml melted butter
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 cup pitted dates
• 1 cup dried apricots1 ½ cups blitzed toasted pecan nuts
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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5. Dino nuggets

Shopping list:

• 1kg chicken breast mince
• 1 large sweet potato
• 1 carrot finely diced
• 1 bunch asparagus
• 1 onion finely diced
• 1 capsicum finely diced
• Zest of 2 lemons & 2 limes
• 4 whole eggs
• 1 bunch chopped fresh thyme
• 300grams breadcrumbs
• 1 whole egg
• 200ml milk
• Salt & pepper

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6. Home made ice cream

Shopping list:

• 1kg frozen raspberries
• 300 ml Indian style yoghurt
• Zest & juice of 2 lemons
• ½ bunch finely chopped basil or mint

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7. Egg noodles

Shopping list:

• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup tapioca flour
• 1-2 tablespoons water

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8. Crunchy croquettes

Shopping list:

• 500g lamb mince
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped fine
• 2 red chillies, de-seeded and chopped
• 2 tablespoons coriander leaves
• 6 spring onions chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander seed
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• Salt, pepper to taste

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9. Allergy-free cup cakes

Shopping list:

• 1 ½ cups gluten-free self-raising flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
• 3 tablespoons diced apple (optional)
• 5  tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

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