Expert recommends: Try out these fun, healthy Christmas recipes for your kids this holiday season!

1. Coconut Snow Balls

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons – coconut oil
• 1 3/4 cup – coconut flakes
• 3 tablespoons – honey
• 2 tablespoons –  Unsweetened coconut milk
• 1/2 teaspoon – vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon – cinnamon Powder
• 1/8 teaspoon –  salt

Directions

• Melt the coconut oil and place it with 1 cup of the shredded coconut in a food processor. Process on high speed, scraping down the sides periodically until it reaches a paste-like consistency.
• Add the honey, coconut milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt and process until well combined. Add 1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons of shredded coconut and pulse until just combined.
• Shape the mixture into 1-inch balls and coat with the remaining of shredded coconut.
• You can make around 12 number with the above quantity of ingredient. Refrigerate for at least an hour and can be stored up to 5 days.

 

2. Chocolate Dipped Apple Slices topped with Nuts

Ingredients

• 2 large Red apples
• 3 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 cup caramel Sauce
• Chopped pecans
• Popsicle sticks

How to Make it:

• Slice apples into 1/2" pieces. Remove seeds, if any. With a knife make a little slit in the bottom of each apple slice to make it easier to insert a popsicle stick.
• Melt chips in the microwave on high for about 2 minutes. Stir in coconut oil until smooth. Dip apple slices in chocolate and place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Drizzle melted caramel over chocolate and sprinkle with nuts.
• Refrigerate for about 1 hour. Serve and enjoy immediately.

3. Banana, strawberry n pineapple stick

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 Bananas
• 200gm Cored Pineapple
• 6 Strawberries
• 1 cup Dipping Chocolate
• 1/4 cup Chopped Peanuts
• 12 skewers

DIRECTIONS:

• Cut strawberries in half.
  For each strawberry half, cut an equal size piece of banana and pineapple.
• Place pineapple on first, then banana and lastly strawberry.
  Place in freezer for 10 minutes.
• Line a tray with parchment paper.
  Put chopped nuts in small plate to use for dipping.
• Melt chocolate by heating in microwave for 30 seconds, stirring and repeating until melted and smooth.
• Dip cold fruit in chocolate, then into nuts, then place on prepared tray.
• Arrange on Plate and serve. Best consumed immediately.

4. Pumpkin pie smoothie

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 large ripe banana
• 1 cup unsweetened soymilk
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 5 ice cubes

 

How to make it

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into  glasses and serve

5. Christmas tree shaped frozen yoghurt

Ingredient:

• 500 gm Greek Yogurt
• 3 Kiwi
• 5 Strawberries
• 1 tbsp. Dried Cranberries

 

How to Make it:

 

• Thinly slice the kiwis and then, using a tree shaped cookie cutter, cut a tree from each slice.
• Line a rimmed baking tray with baking paper.
• Pour the yogurt into the centre of the tray and spread evenly.
• Place the kiwi trees, strawberries and cranberries as desired onto the yogurt.
• Freeze until completely solid
• Cut into sections and serve.
• Place sections into a zip lock bag and store in the freezer, to serve later.