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This collection of easy dessert recipes for kids is full of fun and easy recipes your whole family will enjoy! Best of all they only require a few ingredients and can be whipped up in no time!
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Baking With Kids!
My kids love to be in the kitchen! They love to get their hands dirty and be involved and I love to let them.
Cooking and baking are such great skills for kids to have. We have a great collection of easy kid recipes, I thought it would be fun to make one with just desserts!
I’ve hardly ever met a kid who doesn’t like dessert, so really with any of the choices on this list you can’t go wrong and I’m sure your kids will find several recipes that will become their new favorites!
Favorite Kid Desserts
What kinds of desserts do kids like best? Kids especially love desserts with fun colors and fun textures.
Colorful desserts like Birthday Cake Popcorn, Fruity Pebble Treats, and Cake Batter Milkshakes grab kids’ attention right away.
Fun textures like our crunchy Haystack Cookies are also a big hit with kids. Just like most of their food choices kids tend to like simple desserts and if they are finger foods all the better!
Dipping is also always fun for kids and our Fruit Dip Recipe can be made in just a few minutes and enjoyed right away. This is also a good opportunity to make a healthier dessert by serving apple slices, strawberries, and sliced bananas to dip. Caramel Apple Nachos is another fun kid-friendly recipe that couldn’t be easier for kids to make.
Best Age for Baking
Every child is different and you know your kids best, but once kids learn to read and can start practicing some basic measuring skills, they are ready to learn how to bake on their own.
Toddlers. Having said that, even little toddlers can help with simple tasks such as:
- adding in pre-measured ingredients
- stirring a bowl of batter
- shaking sprinkles of cinnamon on top of a treat
We also recommend using a kitchen helper stool to help your little ones work safely beside you as they learn to bake. A regular step stool also comes in handy for older kids who can’t quite reach the counter yet.
Safety for all ages. No matter the age it is important to teach kids kitchen safety:
- the proper handling and use of knives
- good handwashing practices
- oven safety measures
These are skills that will really serve them well as they grow into more mature bakers.
Kids really love being involved in the baking process and even tasks as simple as cracking eggs, turning on a mixer, and scooping cookie dough onto a baking pan are fun and rewarding for them.
No-bake treats are often some of the best for kids to start out with and they usually only require a few ingredients to put together.
Fun Desserts for Kids
It’s fun for kids to make treats that have only a few ingredients and are ready to enjoy right away like Rice Krispie Treats and Butterscotch Cornflake Cookies.
Kids also love to get involved with hands-on activities like crushing up cookies for our Sand Pudding Cups or adding sprinkles to top cookies or milkshakes.
Even some of the littlest chefs can help put the strawberries and cake pieces on the skewers to make Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs and older kids can help drizzle the melted vanilla candy coating over the top.
Adding the gummy worms to our Dirt Cake With Worms treat would be such a fun task for toddlers to help out with. One-bowl recipes like our Avalanche Cookies are some of the very best to begin with when kids are making a dessert on their own. Not only are they usually pretty easy, but there is also a lot less to clean up after!
Starting out with simple, uncomplicated recipes like the ones in this collection are your best bet for having fun in the kitchen with your kids and you will see their confidence grow with each recipe they make!
Easy Baking Recipes for Kids
These simple recipes are perfect for getting little hands involved! Kids of all ages will love baking up these easy dessert recipes.
Rice Krispie Treats
Gooey Rice Krispie Treats are made in minutes. This classic recipe is so scrumptious you can’t eat just one!!
1 Rice Krispie Treat Recipe
3 Ingredient Sugar Cookies
Quick, easy and delicious sugar cookies made with just 3 ingredients – butter, sugar and flour.
2 3 Ingredient Sugar Cookie Recipe
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Quick, easy and delicious 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies. They take just minutes to throw together and are so easy the kids can make them!
3 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Haystack Cookies
4 ingredient haystack cookies whip up in minutes for a quick and easy peanut butter no bake treat that will be gone in minutes!!
4 Haystack Cookies
Butterscotch CornFlake Cookies
The kids LOVE making these no bake butterscotch cookies – they’re simple, quick and yummy! Cornflakes mixed with melted peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips.
5 Butterscotch Cornflake Cookies
Apple Brickle Dip REcipe
This 5-Ingredient apple brickle dip recipe takes minutes to make and is so delicious! Plus, it uses common ingredients. The addition of Heath Toffee Bits makes it even better!
6 Apple Brickle Dip Recipe
Fruit Dip
This easy fruit dip is one of the best fruit dip recipes you will ever try. It whips up in no time, and ALWAYS vanishes in minutes!
7 Easy Fruit Dip
Puppy Chow
Whether you call it Puppy Chow or Muddy Buddies, you’ll love this recipe! It’s so easy to make and includes Chex cereal, powdered sugar, & yummy melted peanut butter and chocolate chips!!
8 Puppy Chow Recipe
Pumpkin Dump Cake
Simple and delicious pumpkin dump cake preps in minutes. With all of these earthy flavors, it’s perfect all fall long!
9 Pumpkin Dump Cake
Peach Dump Cake
Three ingredient peach dump cake is quick, simple, and utterly tasty. It is warm, gooey, and perfectly peachy!!
10 Peach Dump Cake Recipe
Easy Peach Cobbler
EASY homemade peach cobbler takes minutes to prep and is buttery and delicious. This is our FAVORITE peach dessert!
11 Peach Cobbler
Dirt Cake with Worms
Creepy crawly dirt cake with worms whips up in a flash and is always a big hit with the kids. It’s disgustingly delicious!
12 Dirt Cake with Worms Recipe
Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats
Chocolate Rice Krispie treats are a tasty twist on a beloved classic. Ready in 10 minutes, this dessert is perfect for any occasion!
13 Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
No Bake Cookies
Deliciously chewy no bake cookies are made in minutes! These simple, yummy cookies will become a go-to treat.
14 Easy No Bake Cookies
Churro Popcorn
Melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon + sugar churro popcorn is a simple and sweet treat that only takes 15 minutes to whip up!!
15 Churro Popcorn Recipe
Peanut Butter Balls
Simple peanut butter balls are perfect for every peanut butter-chocolate lover. These decadent bites are SO easy to whip up!
16 Peanut Butter Balls Recipe
Fruity Pebble Treats
Fruity Pebble treats are gooey and sweet. These rainbow goodies are a fun twist on the traditional marshmallow treats!
17 Fruity Pebble Treats Recipe
Oreo Fluff
Easy Oreo fluff is a creamy and tasty no-bake dessert filled with crushed Oreos and whipped topping. It only requires 5 ingredients and 10 minutes to make!
18 Oreo Fluff
Grey Stuff
Disney World’s “Grey Stuff” recipe!! It’s so easy to make and so delicious. Tastes just like the recipe from the Be Our Guest restaurant. So smooth and made with vanilla and chocolate instant pudding mix, milk, cool whip, and Oreos and topped with sprinkles!!
19 Grey Stuff Recipe
Easy Strawberry Shortcake
Easy strawberry shortcake is one of the easiest desserts you’ll ever make!! It’s light, refreshing and perfect for summer.
20 Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs
Strawberry shortcake kabobs are a simple version of a classic. Fluffy cake and strawberries are drizzled in melted vanilla candy coating!
21 Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs Recipe
Avalanche Cookies
Crispy crunchy cookies filled with peanut butter, marshmallows, and chocolate chips! These are no-bake and such a fun recipe to try with kids.
22 Avalanche Cookie Recipe
Sand Pudding Cups
Crumbly and creamy sand pudding cups are a tasty beach inspired treat. Enjoy a quick and easy sandy escape perfect for sharing!!
23 Sand Pudding Cups Recipe
Popcorn Bars
Popcorn bars are delicious bars made from popcorn, marshmallows, peanuts and M&Ms. Everybody loves this yummy treat!
24 Popcorn Bars Recipe
pudding milkshake
Thick and creamy pudding milkshake is rich, delicious and only takes 5 minutes to whip up. It is one of our favorite treats!
25 Pudding Milkshake Recipe
Cake Batter milkshake
This easy soda shop style cake batter milkshake is perfect for celebrations and enjoying on a hot summer day!
26 Cake Batter Milkshake Recipe
Watermelon Juice
Delicious and refreshing watermelon juice – a favorite drink in the summer time! Made with watermelon & strawberries!
27 Watermelon Juice Recipe
Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Strawberry cake mix cookies use 5 ingredients to make one chewy, delicious cookie! They are a favorite go-to cookie.
28 Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
3 Ingredient Banana Bread
Easy, quick and delicious banana bread made with only 3 ingredients – overripe bananas, eggs and yellow cake mix. Add a 4th ingredient – chocolate chips – if you love them!
29 3 Ingredient Banana Bread
Cherry CHeesecake Cupcakes
Cherry cheesecake cupcakes are a bite-sized cheesecake treat. They’re sweet, tart, and ultra simple to make!
30 Cheesecake Cupcakes
Birthday Cake Popcorn
Birthday cake popcorn – this sweet and salty gooey treat has a delicious cake batter flavor that is SO addicting! You can’t go wrong with white cake mix, vanilla extract, marshmallows, butter, and popcorn!!
31 Birthday Cake Popcorn Recipe
Cream Cheese Mints
Adorable cream cheese mints are the best little treat. They are melt-in-your-mouth sweet and incredibly delicious!
32 Cream Cheese Mints Recipe
Caramel Apple Nachos
Caramel apple nachos taste just like a caramel apple, but simpler to make! Topped with white chocolate, caramel sauce, mini chocolate chips and toffee bits they are irresistible! They are an easy treat perfect for movie nights and get togethers.
33 Caramel Apple Nachos Recipe
Chocolate Dipped Cookies
Simple chocolate dipped cookies are literally melt-in-your-mouth delicious! With only 3 ingredients, they’re perfect any time of the year.
34 Chocolate Dipped Cookies Recipe
Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies
Quick and easy Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies are festive and fun, perfect for a birthday party or celebration!
35 Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Desserts kids will love to make and eat!
We hope you enjoy this list of fun, easy, and delicious dessert recipes to make with your kids! Let us know which ones are your favorites!
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My kids love to bake with me so these are such great ideas. We tried making the cheesecake cupcakes recipe and they were sooo good. Even our carpet cleaners liked them!
We all like dessert and kids are no exception! I really like all the ideas here. I want to try them all. Thank you for the variety.
Love that these are super easy to make!! My son loves to help me in the kitchen & these are perfect for him!
One of the first recipes my daughter made on her own was the cream cheese mints. They’re sinfully good