Weekends are only for good food and happy family time. It can be a great activity to involve your kids in preparing and having brunch together or going out on a picnic. But you’re worried about what could be easy to make, easy to carry, and appetizing for your kids. Colorful, small bite-sized recipes with all your child’s favorite ingredients would be the best thing to make and take for an outdoor brunch.
Here are a few interesting and easy-to-make healthy recipes and some of them are also good as healthy vegan breakfast recipes. You can substitute eggs for applesauce if you want to go for a vegan option. Your children will enjoy and eat these starters without thinking twice;
French Toast Finger
Once you try it, you are definitely going to love it. This recipe is going to be your new favorite easy breakfast. All you need is a few simple ingredients listed below:
- Any type of bread
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cups milk
- 3 tbsp of sugar
- ¼ tsp Vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- Butter for toasting
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Simply combine all the ingredients and make a mixture to dip the bread in. Now cut the loaves of bread into thin vertical slices or sticks. Heat your pan and spread butter on it. Dip the sticks or fingers of bread into the mixture and put it on the pan. Fry each side until golden brown. Now serve with honey, maple syrup, and even whipping cream.
Pancake Bites with Fruit
Pancakes are an all time favorite in every household. Baking them into bite-sized circles would be fascinating for the children. These tiny pancakes can be even eaten as cereal with milk. Following are the ingredients required for pancakes;
- 1 cup flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup sugar
- 6 tbs milk
- 1 egg
- 6 tbs oil
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
Mix the wet ingredients and sieve in the dry ingredients into the wet. Now mix until combined. Grease the pan with a oil. Here’s a fun trick, you can add the mixture into a piping bag to make the pancakes pouring easier and of smaller size. Or you can use a small spoon to scoop out a mixture and add small circles of it to the pan.
You can serve these with honey, berries, bananas, and even nuts.
Egg and Veggie Sandwich triangles
These sandwiches are healthy, and filling, and your kids would enjoy them. You can also sneak in the vegetables they avoid in this super fun and easy sandwich. The ingredients are given below;
- Sandwich bread
- Eggs
- Spinach
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Mustard/may/ketchup for spreading
Season the egg with salt and pepper and fry it. Cut the vegetables to fit your sandwich as you like. Now spread ketchup or any sauce you prefer on the bread slices and layer the egg and veggies. Out the top layer of bread on your sandwich. Now cut diagonally twice so you get 4 triangles. Your sandwiches are ready.
Chocolate Chip Muffins
This recipe is for when you have extra time and want to go all in and make a delicious treat for your children. These muffins are going to be loved by your family and especially the kids. You can use a smaller mold and small liner to make mini muffins as well. The ingredients are given below;
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
All you have to do is t to mix the dry and wet ingredients separately and then combine the two together. Add in the chocolate chips and out the batter in molds. Now place the tray in a preheated oven at 180 degrees. Bake these for approximately 30 minutes or until a toothpick is clean.
We hope you liked the recipes in this article and that you would definitely try them out when you plan to go on a brunch picnic. Your kids would surely love these treats!
