I firmly believe there is some foods that are “kid foods”. For me jelly is one of those “kid foods”. As an adult I just can’t eat it, but it is still a hot favourite with my kids. This kid snack is an old school favourite which I loved as a kid. I hope your kids enjoy as it it is a great recipe to get kids into the kitchen.
Jelly Oranges
Ingredients:
- Approx 5 oranges
- 1 packet jelly crystals
- Boiling and cold water as per jelly instructions
Method:
Cut oranges in half. Make sure that you cut from top to bottom. If you cut against this you may have holes in the oranges that leak jelly.
Cut around the edge of the orange with a paring knife. Make sure you don’t cut through the skin of the orange or else the jelly will leak through. Then use a spoon to scoop out the orange.
Once the orange is emptied of its fruit, place it on a tray ready to fill.
Pour jelly into each empty orange. Fill until a few milllimetres until the top.
Allow jelly to set. This takes a couple of hours.
Once jelly is set, cut orange halves into quarters.
Serve on a platter and even as an adult if you think these look inedible, sit back and watch the kids love them!
- Approx 5 oranges
- 1 packet jelly crystals
- Boiling and cold water as per jelly instructions
- Cut oranges in half. Make sure that you cut from top to bottom. If you cut against this you may have holes in the oranges that leak jelly.
- Cut around the edge of the orange with a paring knife. Make sure you don't cut through the skin of the orange or else the jelly will leak through. Then use a spoon to scoop out the orange.
- Once the orange is emptied of its fruit, place it on a tray ready to fill.
- Pour jelly into each empty orange. Fill until a few milllimetres until the top.
- Allow jelly to set. This takes a couple of hours.
- Once jelly is set, cut orange halves into quarters.
- Serve on a platter and even as an adult if you think these look inedible, sit back and watch the kids love them!
The Family Menu Plan For This Week
Baking: Rice Bubble Slice
Monday: Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
Tuesday: Family Gnocchi Bake
Wednesday: Left Overs
Thursday: Porcupine Meatballs
Friday: Pan Fried Fish With Salad
Saturday: Marinated Chicken Sticks With Salad
Sunday: Roast Beef
If you are looking for further recipe inspiration, check out my complete list of Family Friendly Recipes. All of these recipes are in the database of the Planning With Kids Free Menu Planner. You can use the menu planner to plan a week of meals for your family and then print out the associated shopping list.