The children love eating this and they just lap up the praise that comes from the grownups around the table. Children of all ages from 2 years onwards can enjoy making it.
Melon Shapes with Jam Sauce
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Ingredients:
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1x Fresh, Ripe and Soft Honey Dew Melon
300g fresh or frozen raspberries
1-2 tbsp Icing Sugar
Tools:
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2 x Mixing Bowls
Sieve
Colander
Food Blender (or potato masher)
Small Shape Cutters (perfect sized cutters available at
http://www.izziwizzikids.co.uk/products/1221)
Food for Thought
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Children can get involved in counting spoons of icing sugar and cutting out the shapes. Young children can learn abstract concepts in maths by counting out the melon shapes and making sure everyone has the same, or for example adding 2 to a plate. They are naturally developing language skills as you talk them through what to do. They will love the satisfaction from completing a job.
Method
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Grownup to do this bit…
Peel and slice the melon into rings. Remove all the seeds.
Child
Take a small pastry cutter and cut the melon into shapes. Put the shapes onto individual serving plates.
Child
Wash the raspberries in a colander. Put them in a mixing bowl and add the icing sugar using a sieve.
Grownup
Blend (or mash) the raspberries and icing sugar together.
Child
Take a second mixing bowl and a sieve and put the raspberry sauce into the seive to filter out the pips. Child can use a spoon to stir the sauce in the sieve to encourage the sauce through.
Child
Spoon the mix (in swirls if possible) around the melon on the plates.
Tip…
My children love to eat this starter using an egg cup. They put the raspberry jam sauce in the centre egg holder and put the melon around the dish part on the outerside.
Have Fun!
Raspberry jam sauce is better named coulis. Sorry had to comment I’m a chef. But sounds a good idea for kids.
Good point. I didn’t mention that this was the menu name given by my little boy. He may be a budding chef, but probably not a menu writer
I think is the tastiest fruit. It always helps satisfy my sweet tooth and quench my throat…I guess cause it has just enough suger and a lot of water in it.