Dessert and baking recipes for kids

We all know children love a sweet treat or two. With our fun and creative baking recipes for kids they'll enjoy making them as well as eating them! From beautiful fairy cakes and delicious strawberry sundaes to sweet madeleines and creamy rice pudding – lots of simple ideas to entertain the kids.

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Adding malted milk powder gives these moreish chocolate chip cookies a natural sweetness and a distinctive rich, nutty flavour

Chocolate chip malted-milk cookies

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Bee cupcakes

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Little ones will love making these frozen yogurt bites. Not only are they colourful, fun and delicious, but they are also healthy, relying on the natural sweetness of fresh fruit so you don't need to add any additional sugar!

Fruity frozen yogurt bites

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Add chunks of chocolate-coated honeycomb and salted caramel fudge to vanilla ice cream to make this delightfully indulgent dessert

Honeycomb ice cream

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Your children will love creating these bright, colourful and fun biscuits, with cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla extract. Talk about tasty!

Unicorn drops

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A wonderfully colourful dessert that the kids are sure to love making and eating

Rainbow fruit pizza

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Gorgeous pinwheel bakes packed with not one, not two, but three different types of cheese

Three-cheese pinwheel bake

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Little ones will love helping to make this giant version of the classic jaffa cake. A light and springy sponge base is topped with chilled orange jelly, which is then covered in a layer of melted dark chocolate and set to create the crunchy outer layer

Giant jaffa cake

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William Drabble’s tropical fruit rockets

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These fruity lollies are really easy to put together and are perfect for hot summer days

Serves 12
5mins to prepare and 3hrs to freeze
27 calories

Giant jaffa cake

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Little ones will love helping to make this giant version of the classic jaffa cake. A light and springy sponge base is topped with chilled orange jelly, which is then covered in a layer of melted dark chocolate and set to create the crunchy outer layer

Serves 12
30 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook, plus cooling and chilling to set
233 calories

Dominic Chapman’s speckled chocolate cornflakes

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Dominic Chapman’s speckled chocolate cornflakes is bound to be a winner with the kids needing to help out with the chocolate and sprinkling.

Serves 12
15mins to prepare, plus 20mins for chilling
125 calories

William Drabble’s victoria sponge cupcakes

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William Drabble’s victoria sponge cupcakes is perfect for getting the kids involved with cake mix and calling on their creative side in decorating the cakes

Serves 12
15mins to prepare, 10-15mins to cook, 10mins to cool and 10mins to decorate.
245 calories

Dominic Chapman’s jam doughnuts

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These light and delicious jam-filled doughnuts are so fun to make, with lots of opportunities for children to practice their kneading, rolling and piping skills.

Serves 18
150 mins
220 calories

Matthew Tomkinson's yogurt and vanilla Eton mess

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Kids will love this tasty Eton mess. Raspberries and strawberries are classic Eton mess berries, but feel free to substitute for your family’s favourite fruits.

Serves 6
30mins to prepare, 2hrs to cook and 1hr to cool
190 calories

Vivek Singh's hot chocolate biscuits

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Vivek Singh infuses these chocolate biscuits with a hint of Indian spice to make an exciting snack that both kids and adults will enjoy making and eating.

Serves 50
50 mins
60 calories

Adam Byatt's mini mincemeat puffs

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These mini mincemeat puffs by Adam Byatt are a quick, easy alternative to mince pies, and are just as delicious and pretty.

Serves 20
30mins to prepare, 15mins to cook, plus freezing time
91 calories

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