It’s summertime, which means it’s time for those icy cold treats to cool you down on a hot day! Here are some fun, easy recipes you can make with the kiddos at home to help everyone beat the heat!

Berry Frozen Fruit Pops

From Cool Sweets & Treats to Eat: Easy Recipes for Kids to Cook by Lisa Wagner

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups raspberry yogurt

2 Tbs. raspberry syrup

1 cup fresh raspberries

Mix the yogurt and syrup together until they are blended. Gently fold in the raspberries.

Distribute the mixture evenly into paper 4-5 ounce wax paper cups. Put a wooden craft stick in the middle of each cup.

Place the cups in the freezer for 6 to 8 hours.

Tear the paper cup away from the frozen pop and enjoy!

Banana Caramel Smoothie

From You Can Cook: A Step-by-Step Cookbook for Kids by Annabel Karmel

Ingredients:

2 ½ Tbs. caramel sauce

½ cup milk

1 large banana

¼ cup Greek yogurt

Put 1 teaspoon of the caramel into a small bowl and mix with 1 teaspoon of the milk. Set aside while you make the smoothie.

Put the remaining caramel, banana, and yogurt in a blender and whizz it all together (make sure a grown up helps with this part!) Add the rest of the milk and whizz again. Drizzle over the thinned caramel before serving.

Melon Fruit Bowl

From Kids’ Fun & Healthy Cookbook  by Nicola Graimes

Ingredients:

½ large cantaloupe melon

1-1 ½ cups fruit such as apricots, grapes (halved), plums, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, slices of nectarine, peach, orange, apple or kiwi

4 Tbs. fresh orange juice

Scoop the seeds out of the center of the melon and throw them away. Slice a sliver off the base of the melon so it stands up and place it on a serving plate (make sure a grown up helps with this part!)

Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out most of the melon flesh. Leave an even ½ inch border in your hollowed out bowl shape.

Prepare the rest of the fruit by washing, peeling, slicing, or de-seeding as appropriate (make sure a grown up helps with this part!) Mix the orange juice and melon balls in a large bowl.

Fill the melon bowl with the fruit salad and then pour over any juice. Serve immediately for the freshest taste and maximum amount of vitamins.