Can you smell it in the air? The crispy leaves? The earth? Celebrate the fall scents and tastes in your kitchen. It’s fun to do with these autumn food crafts for kids! They’re perfect snacks for autumn gatherings with your loved ones.
Ask a grown-up for help preparing these recipes.
Pumpkin Spice Pears
Get into pumpkin spice season with these spiced pears! Decorate them with an autumn aesthetic.
Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 30 minutes | Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- 3 Bosc pears, halved and without the core
- ½ cup honey
- 1 wheel Brie cheese
- ¾ cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 ½ tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
Materials:
- Oven
- Parchment paper
- Baking tray
- 6 small plates
- Cheese knife
Decorations (optional):
- Autumn leaves
- Mini pumpkins
- Acorns
- Cinnamon sticks
- Star anise
- Anything else you would like
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Place parchment paper over a baking tray. Place the halved pears onto the tray. The side with the skin should face up.
- Place the tray into the oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until the pears become soft.
- Remove the tray from the oven. Place each pear half onto a small plate. The cut side should face up.
- Put honey, brie cheese, and pumpkin seeds over the pears.
- Add pumpkin pie spice. Shake it over the pears and the plate for an artistic touch.
- Around the plate, add any decorations listed above. This will show off your plate’s pumpkin spice aesthetic!
Cherry Acorns
Squirrels aren’t the only ones collecting acorns. You can too! Craft these simple acorn snacks made from cherries and chocolate.
Prep time: 20 minutes | Fridge time: 10 minutes | Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ pounds cherries, rinsed and dried
- 8 ounces dark chocolate
Materials:
- Baking tray
- Parchment paper
- Scissors
- Refrigerator
- Bowl
- Stirring spoon
- Microwave
Directions:
- Place parchment paper over a baking tray.
- Break small chocolate chunks into a bowl.
- Microwave the chocolate bowl for 30 seconds. Stir, then microwave for another 30 seconds. Repeat until the chocolate turns into a melt.
- Shorten the cherry stems by cutting off a section of the stem. These are the short acorn stems.
- Dunk the top of each cherry into the chocolate bowl. The chocolate should cover only a third of the cherry. The chocolate represents the brown cupule (acorn cap) of the cherry.
- After each cherry dunk, put the cherry onto the baking tray.
- Once the tray has enough cherries, put the tray into the fridge. Let it chill for 10 minutes or until the chocolate gets solid.
Pumpkin Face Soup
You might have carved out a pumpkin face before. But there’s another way to make a face. Try this soup recipe featuring a face! Not only can you decorate, but you can enjoy the yummy result!
Prep and cook time: 30 minutes | Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 sugar pumpkin, chopped into pieces
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 basil leaf
Materials:
- Pot
- Stovetop
- Stirring spoon
- Blender
- Wide bowl
Directions:
- Pour the olive oil into a pot. Turn on the stovetop heat to medium-low.
- Pour the onion slices into the pot. Stir the slices every minute or so. Cook for 10 minutes or until the slices become slightly brown.
- Toss in the garlic clove. Stir for 2 minutes or until there’s a garlic scent.
- Pour in the chopped pumpkin pieces and vegetable stock. Cook for 10 minutes or until the pumpkin softens.
- Pour the entire pot mixture into a blender. Blend the mixture until it becomes gooey.
- Pour the blend into a wide bowl.
- Make a face for the pumpkin using pumpkin seeds. Scatter the seeds on top of the soup. Be sure to give it eyes, a nose, and a mouth!
- Place the basil leaf at the top of the pumpkin’s face. This is the leafy stalk.
Roasted Fruity Donuts
Enjoy the roasted flavors of autumn with these donuts! They have fresh fruit and roasted nuts, the quintessential fall foods.
Prep time: 10 minutes | Servings: 4 donuts
Ingredients:
- 4 apples
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- ½ cup roasted mixed nuts, crushed
- ½ cup blueberries
Materials:
- Knife
Directions:
- Cut off the apple’s bottom and top. The middle portion (the donut) should be ½ inches long.
- Carve out the apple’s core.
- Spread the yogurt over one side of the donut.
- Scatter the roasted mixed nuts and blueberries over the yogurt.
- Repeat steps 1-4 for the other apples.
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