Spending too much time inside and run out of ideas for how to keep your little ones entertained? Try making your morning food a creative activity!
Enjoy these colorful recipes that are not only fun, but made with all natural and dye-free ingredients. These recipes are easy to make and will bring smiles for days.
1. Rainbow Pancakes
MAKES: 12-16 PANCAKES
Making Rainbow Pancakes is easy with ColorKitchen’s naturally vibrant powder food colors. Our plant-based colors are made from nutrient rich turmeric, spirulina and beet.
You can use any pancake mix, or our Gluten-free Rainbow Pancake Mix with colors included.
INGREDIENTS
pancake mix
3-5 ColorKitchen Color packets
DIRECTIONS
Split batter equally into separate bowls. Add 1 color packet to each bowl and mix until the color is fully blended using a whisk or hand mixer. Put ¼ cup colored batter on skillet and cook on low heat. Watch for browning and do not overcook.
COLOR MIXING
For purple mix equal parts pink and blue batter
For green mix 1 ½ parts yellow to 1 part blue batter
For orange mix 2 parts yellow to 1 part pink batter
A simple way to brighten your day. Just add a little color to your cereal milk. No need for sugar or artificial ingredients to have your cereal pop with color!
INGREDIENTS
favorite cereal
milk
1-3 ColorKitchen Color packet (pink + blue + yellow shown here)
1 ColorKitchen Rainbow Sprinkles (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Mix ½ tsp color with ½ tsp milk in the bottom of your bowl to dissolve color. Add a little of the pink color to blue for purple.
Add milk and stir.
Add cereal and top with sprinkles (optional). Enjoy!
Transform your everyday toast into a magical unicorn surprise. What a fun way to start your day with your kiddos!
MAKES: ENOUGH CHEAM CHEESE FOR UP TO 10 SLICES
INGREDIENTS
1 block of cream cheese (or 8 oz whipped cream cheese)
1 Unicorn Color Set
6-10 slices of toast or English muffins
DIRECTIONS
Split cream cheese into 4 sections into separate bowls.
Leave one bowl white. Add 1 tsp color in remaining bowls. For purple at ½ blue and ½ pink. For aqua add ½ blue and ½ green. Blend with a spoon until all the color is mixed. Whipped cream cheese is easier to blend.
Spread onto toast with an array of fun colors. Top with sprinkles and enjoy!
4. GREEN EGGS AND HAM
A fun way to start your day!
Dr. Seuss reminds us to be willing to try new things, “You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you may, I say.”
INGREDIENTS
1 Green ColorKitchen Color packet
2-3 eggs
side of ham
1 tsp milk (optional)
DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl add 1 green packet and milk to your eggs and whisk.
Prepare eggs your favorite way. Serve with ham.
It’s that easy!
5. COLORFUL FUN BREAKFAST OATMEAL
MAKES: 3 BOWLS
INGREDIENTS
3 packets of your favorite instant oatmeal
hot water
2-3 ColorKitchen Color packets
dried cranberries, blueberries, bananas, nuts or any topping of your choice
DIRECTIONS
In three bowls, add packets of oatmeal.
Add color packets on top of oatmeal.
Pour hot water over oats and color and stir to combine.
Finish with your favorite toppings.