This morning while we were eating breakfast my oldest announced that she wanted to try to make the recipe on the back of her cereal box. She was eating Honey Nut Chex, and we’ve all had Chex mix throughout the years so I had faith that whatever was back there would be delicious! (The recipe is posted at the end, I won’t be too offended if you skip ahead…but you might miss something) Those Chex people know some things. She was ready to go, I needed caffeine before we started this little adventure, she told me she didn’t need my help! I still convinced her to wait a little while until we could clean up from breakfast and I could operate without falling over. Then off we went…or should I say she!
She was kind enough to allow her younger sister to help along the way, but I was strictly there to photograph, and was reminded as such multiple times. (I think I’ve mentioned before that releasing control isn’t something I’m very good at…a work in progress.) She got out all of the ingredients, just like I taught her. Got out all of the tools she would need for the recipe, and she got to it!
While this wasn’t a difficult recipe it is a recipe that she could do entirely on her own, from start to finish. It doesn’t require an oven, the measurements are not complex, and the directions are written clearly using basic cooking skills. Maybe your child isn’t here yet, and that’s ok! The beauty of baking with kids is that we all start somewhere, and if you’re not an experienced baker you can learn along the way together! This is a recipe that even the most newbie baker can make and make well.
Once the kids had made the bars and put them in the fridge to chill it was time to clean up. Since they were the ones to bake, they needed to be the ones to clean up, no matter how much whining and complaining there was about it. (Ordinarily we all clean up together, but since they made it clear I was not involved in this baking process it only seemed fair that I not be involved in the cleaning process.) The bars are chilling in the fridge and will be cut into later for dessert! I’m sure they will be delicious.
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100 days of baking with kids 