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Baking with kids is so much fun, but using the same recipes over and over can get a little stale (no pun intended!). If you’re looking for a great way to add some pizzazz to your dessert creations, try incorporating Welch’s® Fruit Snacks! These delicious, kid-friendly treats add an unexpected twist to any dessert, whether you use them as a recipe ingredient or get creative with them as a decorative touch.
Ready to take your desserts to the next level for any holiday or occasion? Read on! And be sure to stock up on Welch’s® Fruit Snacks at a store near you!
A bunny cake is one of our favorite fun baking recipes for spring. Bake two 9-inch round cakes—one for your bunny’s head and the other for your bunny’s ears and bowtie. Use a knife to cut out a curved ear on both the right and left side of the second cake. The center piece that’s left over should be shaped like a bowtie. Assemble and frost your bunny, then decorate with candy. Try shredded coconut for fur, licorice for the mouth, and Welch’s® Fruit Snacks for the eyes and nose.
What to bake on a rainy day? We all know that April showers bring May flowers, so manifest spring with these flower cookies. Roll out some sugar cookie dough and use a flower-shaped cookie cutter to shape your cookies. Bake according to directions and let the cookies cool. Tint white icing with food coloring to make different pastels, like pink and yellow. Frost your cookies and press a Welch’s® Fruit ‘n Yogurt™ Snack in the center of the petals while the icing is still a bit sticky.
If you’re looking for creative baking ideas for beginners, it doesn’t get much easier than spring-themed cupcakes. To make these Easter snacks, use vanilla cake mix and add a few drops of food coloring to tint your batter a pastel color. Next, set up a cupcake decorating station with little bowls of white frosting and different food coloring tubes so kids can tint each frosting cup a different pastel color, such as yellow, pink, or light green. Include toppings like sprinkles, jellybeans, and Welch’s® Fruit Snacks for a yummy and decorative touch.
These creative desserts are so fun to make and a true showstopper. Place a sugar cone face down on a plate so that it looks like a Christmas tree. Take a can of vanilla frosting and tint it green with a few drops of food coloring. Using a butter knife or small spatula, spread the frosting evenly on the outside of the cone. Dot with small colorful candies for ornaments and use a Welch’s® Fruit Snack for the tree topper. You can also try sugar crystals for shimmer or rainbow sprinkles to depict multicolored lights.
Homemade gingerbread houses are one of the most impressive things to bake, but they can also be tricky to master and time consuming. That’s why we’re all about premade gingerbread house kits that come with frosting, mini candy canes, gumdrops, chocolates, peppermints, and more. Think outside of the decorations that come with the kit, and get creative with Welch’s® Fruit Snacks. We love to sprinkle powdered sugar over the roof and add “snowballs” with Welch’s® Fruit ‘n Yogurt™ Snacks around the house.
Are you asking yourself: “What can I bake when bored?” These winter wonderland cupcakes are one of those perfect indoor winter activities to keep kids busy on a school snow day. Bake up a batch of cupcakes. Tint vanilla icing light blue, dust with powdered sugar, and add “snowballs” with Welch’s® Fruit ‘n Yogurt™ Snacks.
Let’s face it: Sometimes we just don’t feel like turning the oven on. If you’re asking yourself: How can I be creative in baking without actually baking? Try these no-bake pumpkin pie trifles! Simply layer pumpkin spice Greek yogurt with whipped cream and crumbled ginger snaps or graham crackers in individual glass jars. Top your creations with Welch’s® Fruit ‘n Yogurt™ Snacks for an extra dose of yogurt-y goodness!
Bake a sheet cake and use red food coloring to tint white frosting pink for Valentine’s Day. Use red Welch’s® Fruit Snacks to create a simple shape on top, such as a heart or XOXO. Slice up and serve on heart-shaped plates for extra flair. Looking for versatile baking ideas for kids that can be adapted for any holiday or occasion? Simply tint the frosting with different colors, such as green for St, Patrick’s Day, orange for Halloween, and so on.
Here’s one of our favorite Independence Day baking recipe ideas for kids. Start with a vanilla-frosted sheet cake and turn it into an American flag using delicious Welch’s® Fruit Snacks in Mixed Fruit. Create red horizontal stripes using strawberry or raspberry fruit snacks, then use blue chocolate coated candies to create the blue star portion of the flag in the upper left-hand corner. You’ve got to love easy baking ideas that kids can handle on their own.
If you’re looking for unique baking ideas, this is it! Turn a regular cake into a bright and cheery masterpiece by swirling different food-colored batters together before baking. Kids will love watching the magical patterns form inside the cake when they cut a slice. Add more color by adding a rainbow of Welch’s® Fruit Snacks on top!
What is the latest trend in baking? “Surprise-inside” cakes are a popular choice, but we like to add a twist by making surprise-inside cupcakes so they can be customized for each person. Pop a surprise into each cup of batter in your cupcake tin, such as a marshmallow, a dollop of hazelnut spread, or Welch’s® Fruit Snacks. The surprise center will delight kids when they take their first bite.
We hope our creative baking ideas inspired you to try baking as a hobby with your kids. Remember to pick up Welch’s® Fruit Snacks and Welch’s® Fruit ‘n Yogurt™ Snacks at a store near you! These delicious, kid-friendly snacks are sure to add an unexpected touch to any dessert creation. Happy baking!
