Easy Apple Recipes For Kindergarten

Put those fresh apples to good use with my best healthy apple recipes for kids—and the rest of the family too! You’ll find pancakes, muffins, cookies, baked apples, oatmeal, applesauce and more. Each is nutritious, easy to make, and so yummy.

This time of the year is perfect for cooking and baking with apples—though I almost always have an apple or two in my fridge, so I tend to use apples all year long. I love to pull together these lists to help you come up with new ideas for produce, especially when you might have an abundance from a trip to an orchard or farmer’s market. (Or just the grocery store!)

Whether you’re in the mood for breakfast, snacks, dessert, or you just want to make a few treats to stash into the freezer, this list has your apple recipe needs covered!

Easy Apple Muffins Recipe

TIP: Each of these is suitable for babies eating finger foods on up. (If a recipe calls for honey, omit it or swap in maple syrup for kids under age 1.)

Whether you’re looking for oatmeal, overnight oats, or granola, these recipes all feature apples and oats so you can take your pick!

You can make this overnight the and enjoy it for breakfast the following day, or make a whole batch ahead and eat it throughout the week. *To do this overnight, choose the LOW heat option and cook time.

Apple Bread Recipe

You can easily double (or triple!) the recipe to make more servings. It uses a 1 to 1 ratio of yogurt to applesauce so you can easily scale it up. Mix these up the night before you plan to serve them.

This healthy granola recipe uses applesauce for sweetness and bakes at a lower temperature to lower the risk of burning around the edges. Plus, find an option to make it without added sugar id desired.

These hearty apple cookies are plenty sweet, yet low in added sugars. You can also serve them as breakfast cookies (you may just want to leave the icing off!)

Apple Recipes For Kids

For a first birthday or a family celebration, this Apple Cake is easy and delicious. (Note: You'll want to start the frosting the night before you plan to make the cake so it has time to thicken.)

This Apple Baked Oatmeal is delicious and hearty. It's delicate when warm, so let it cool fully before you slice it with a serrated knife. Serve it in slices like you would apple bread, or in a bowl to eat with a spoon or a fork.

We like to have these granola bars as a snack or toddler breakfast with milk or a smoothie—and they're an excellent lunch box component too. You can make them plain or choose a flavor to add!

Apple Recipes For Kids Seasonal Cooking Activities

We like these on their own, topped with nut or seed butter, or even with a smear of cream cheese. See what your littles like!

Made with a base of applesauce and whole grain flour, these easy mini muffins are sweet enough to taste like a treat!

We like these pancakes topped with a little maple syrup, peanut butter, or additional applesauce. Leftovers make really yummy sandwiches with nut butter or cream cheese in between! 

Easy Dessert Recipes For Kids {simple Treats!}

These apple pancakes are hearty and filled with freshly shredded apples and oats, so expect them to have a lot of texture!

Here are a few of my go-to applesauce recipes that are great to preserve excess apples or to just make a quick fruit sauce.

With just a few basic ingredients and fresh apples, your crock pot can do the rest of the work of making applesauce!

Apple Cinnamon Snack Cake

There’s no one right serving size for every child, so start with a smaller amount and offer more as indicated by baby. When they turn their head or close their mouth, end the meal—it’s usually pretty obvious when they want to be done!

Transform fresh apples into the most delicious snack or side dish to share with the whole family—babies and toddlers on up. Check out all three flavor options.

Baked apple slices are so good for babies doing BLW-style of feeding. And my sauteed apples are a favorite finger food for 9+ months.

A Is For Apple Muffins, Cooking With Kids

You can use any type of apple you have or like, though generally tart cooking apples (like Granny Smith or Pink Lady) soften nicely without falling apart too quickly.These easy apple pie bites taste just like the real deal but without all the homemade pie fuss! A few store-bought shortcuts and Michigan apples make all the difference.

There’s something about the holiday season that gets me in the mood to turn on the oven, put on an apron, and bring out the sugar! Because I’m always trying to find ways to mix something

With that sweet, sweet sugar, I put on my baker’s hat and came up with this kid-friendly pie recipe for the Michigan Apple Committee: easy apple pie bites!

Fun Fall Snack Ideas For Kids To Make

If there’s one food that reminds me of my childhood, it’s Michigan apples. From school lunch to an after soccer practice snack with a little bit of peanut butter, Michigan apples were my go-to. And they are becoming a fan favorite in with my toddlers now! I love passing on food traditions to my young children, especially when they are healthy ones! Oh and let’s not forget the little hand-held indulgences too, like these apple pie bites!

The best part is that these easy apple pie bites are made with minimal ingredients and taste JUST like the classic holiday dessert without all the fuss. You know I’m not about the fuss, especially when it comes to baking. I even considered having the kids help me roll-up the apple pie bites, but then I caught Joey dipping his fingers in the cinnamon-sugar mixture and decided they were better off hanging with Dad while I made them. Because both of the boys are Michigan apple fans and LOVE when we have rolls with dinner, I figured this combination would make them pretty happy… and Momma didn’t disappoint!

Are you an apple pie fan? Then you have to try this easy apple pie bites recipe! Perfect for any holiday celebration or heck, if you’re ever in the mood for a slice of pie. Which for me happens to be quite often. Lucky for those cinnamon-sugar loving boys of mine. Note: I chose Michigan Braeburn apples for this recipe because not only are they crisp and firm for snacking [my favorite kind of apple], but their heartiness makes them ideal for baking!

Healthy Apple Recipes To Cook With Kids

  I am proud to partner with the Michigan Apples Committee to bring you healthy recipes and science-based nutrition advice.  Because of these great partnerships I am able to share delicious and nutritious family-friendly recipes. As always all opinion and ideas are 100% my own.

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I share special behind-the-scenes snapshots from our life, plus Mom to Mom tips, nutritional advice and much more. Plus, be the first to find out about upcoming events, new products and much more.Apples are nutritious and wholesome fruits and are a must in your child’s diet. But the little one may not be impressed by the same version of sliced apples every time. So, here we bring you some yummy apple recipes for kids, which even the picky eaters would love.

Easy Baking Recipes For Kids

An apple is a storehouse of goodness. It has carbohydrates to keep your child’s energy up, minerals such as boron for healthy bones, and vitamin C to build immunity. In addition, it contains the plant-based fiber, pectin, which helps with digestion and regular bowel movements.

However, children may fuss over eating fruits or get bored if the recipes are repeated. So, keep reading this post to discover some healthy and tasty apple recipes and try them out to add variety to your child’s palate.

This apple recipe for kids is actually a storehouse of energy for your little one and it comes with a good taste also.

Easy Apple Pie Bites

This can serve as an excellent and easy apple dessert for kids or even the best sweet dish for a kid’s party.

Apples are a rich source of vitamins and dietary fibers for children. However, children can sometimes be fussy regarding eating fruits or vegetables. Therefore, we have compiled this list of easy apple recipes for kids that you can make at home. These recipes utilize this versatile fruit in many ways, including as a main component of sandwiches, pancakes, desserts, and shakes. In addition, these recipes include other fruits and vegetables for a more nutritious meal. These recipes will intrigue your child’s tastebuds while aiding in fulfilling their daily nutritional requirements.

Vegan apple pie made with rolled oats, plant-based milk, whole wheat flour, chopped apple-veggie salad, baked apples with cinnamon, and baked raspberry-apple crisp with oats flour are some vegan apple dishes for children. You may substitute milk or milk products with plant-based alternatives to make a vegan variant.

Mini Apple Pie Recipe: Little Hands That Cook With Books

Make your gluten-free flour blend by mixing two cups of white rice flour, one cup of tapioca flour, and one cup of potato starch, or b) two cups of white rice flour, one cup of millet flour,