DELICIOUS, NUTRITIOUS, & FUN FOODS FOR

celebrations AT SCHOOL!
 This recipe book was developed to provide children’s
services and schools with ideas to provide healthy foods for
celebrations that will be tasty and exciting for children, while
complying with the Fresh Taste @ School Criteria.
Compiled by Jessica Mitchell and Xinyi Li as part of UOW
Nutrition and Dietetics Community Placement November 2013.

Foods for Celebrations is full of healthy recipes to prepare.

We hope these ideas help you be creative and inspire your
celebration preparations.
All recipes are either stamped GREEN or AMBER and meet the
Fresh Tastes @ School criteria. We’ve tried to keep all recipes
GREEN, but a few AMBER ideas were included for variety.

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 But it’s just a bit
of chocolate...
Foods for celebrations often include cakes, chocolates, lollies, meat pies, sausage
rolls and soft drinks. There is nothing wrong with an occasional treat, but
unhealthy choices have become the norm rather than the exception.
Treats being used as classroom rewards, birthday celebrations, sausage sizzle
fundraisers, parties and vending machines, constantly expose children to high-fat,
high-sugar, low-nutrient choices.
This constant exposure to unhealthy foods makes it difficult for children to learn
how to make healthy food choices. Parties and celebrations provide a unique
opportunity to support healthy eating habits and help make healthy eating fun and
exciting for children. This provides children with a consistent message and practical
modelling ideas for parents and educators.

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Little tricks to
fun celebrations!
3 Use colourful disposable table cloths and utensils.
3 Prepare small portions of everything. Children can
always go back for more.
3 Make sandwiches in shapes by using biscuit cutters.
3 Open sandwiches are attention getters.
3 Use moulds for ices or frozen yoghurts.
3 Use fruit as food decoration.
3 Drinks taste better with a straw.
3 Have dried fruit, low fat Greek yoghurt or plain yoghurt
on hand to add fun detail on food.
3 Have plenty of tap water available for thirsty kids.

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Contents
Pinwheel sandwiches............................... 06
Tzatziki.................................................... 06
Hummus.................................................. 07
Ricotta and tuna dip................................ 07
Fruit stacks............................................... 08
Fruity cous cous....................................... 09
Prune mice............................................... 09

24 Starchy shapes......................................... 10
Minute mince.......................................... 10
Spinach rolls............................................ 11
Lamb and vegetable kebabs..................... 12
Salad yacht.............................................. 13
Egg faces................................................. 14
Egg characters......................................... 14
Traffic light sandwiches............................ 15
Strawberry elves....................................... 16
30 Edible wreaths......................................... 16
Christmas canes....................................... 17
Christmas bauble crackers........................ 17
Mini pizzas............................................... 18
Rice paper rolls........................................ 19
Chicken nuggets...................................... 20
Savoury fruit rolls..................................... 21
Burger kebabs.......................................... 22
Rewards................................................... 23
Potato wedges......................................... 24
Fish fingers.............................................. 25

18 Fruity muffins........................................... 26
Fruit salad ANZAC slice............................ 27
Watermelon cake..................................... 28
Pumpkin and prune cake......................... 29
Frozen fruit smoothies............................. 30
Strawberry yoghurt icy poles.................... 30
Parfaits.................................................... 31
Frozen fruit treats.................................... 31

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 Pinwheel
sandwiches
METHOD
1. Remove crusts from bread.
2. Use a rolling pin to flatten bread to
about 1cm thick.
3. Layer cream cheese, avocado,
Vegemite or cranberry sauce on the
slice of bread.
4. Roll up tightly and wrap in cling
wrap.
5. Leave in fridge overnight.
6. Cut into slices to serve.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Bread 2 slices 4 slices 10 slices
Reduced fat cream cheese 2 tbsp 4 tbsp 10 tbsp
Avocado ½ avocado 1 avocado 2½ avocado
Vegemite or cranberry sauce Spread lightly as needed

Tzatziki Ingredients 1 cup 3 cups 5 cups

Cucumber,
½ cup 1½ cup 2½ cup
METHOD finely diced
1. Mix all the ingredients together. Low fat natural
½ cup 1½ cup 2½ cup
2. Place in serving bowl. yoghurt
Black pepper Pinch / tsp
18 ¼ tsp
Tip: Serve dips with vegetable sticks
or Lebanese bread cut into triangles. Lemon, juiced ¼ ½ 1
Place in the oven until crispy. Mint, finely chopped ½ tbsp 1½ tbsp 2½ tbsp

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 Hummus
METHOD
1. Blend or mash all the ingredients
together.
2. Add more lemon juice if too thick.
3. Place in a bowl and sprinkle with
paprika.

Ingredients 1 cup 3 cups 5 cups

Chickpeas 420g 1.26kg 2.1kgs
Tahini 3 tbsp 9 tbsp 1 cup
Olive oil (optional) 1 tbsp 3 tbsp 5 tbsp
Lemon, juiced 2 6 10
Garlic cloves, crushed 2 6 10
Paprika As needed

Ricotta &
tuna dip Ingredients 1 cup 3 cups 5 cups
Ricotta cheese 250g 750g 1.25kg
METHOD
Tomato, diced 1 3 5
1. Mash the ricotta cheese in a bowl.
Tuna in spring water,
2. Add tomato, tuna and parsley. 90g 270g 1.4kg
drained
Stir lightly.
Parsley, chopped 1 tbsp 3 tbsp 5 tbsp
3. Place in a serving bowl and sprinkle
with paprika. Paprika A pinch / tsp
18 ¼ tsp

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 Fruit
stacks
METHOD
1. Slice the fruit into round slices.
2. Arrange the slices so the widest is
at the bottom and the smallest at
the top.
3. Top with slices of kiwifruit and
banana.
4. Serve with a spoon of yoghurt.

Tips: Stack the orange and pineapple

between the apple and pear to stop
them from discolouring. A squeeze of
lemon juice over the fruit also stops
discolouration.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Apples 1 2 5
Oranges 1 2 5
Pineapple rings 400g 800g 1.2kg
Kiwifruit 1 2 5
Bananas 1 2 5
Pears 1 2 5
Low fat natural yoghurt or Greek yoghurt 300g 600g 1.5kg

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 Fruity
cous cous
METHOD
1. Run cold water over cous cous until
it is wet, then spread in sieve in a
thin layer to allow to swell.
2. Meanwhile, chop apricots, dates and
parsley.
3. Combine cous cous with all other
ingredients, and microwave on high
for 2 minutes.
4. Serve in bowl.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Cous cous 2 cups 4 cups 10 cups
Dried apricots, soaked and cut into small 6 12 30
pieces
Fresh dates, deseeded and cut into small 3 6 15
pieces
Currants / cup
13 / cup
23 12/3 cup
Lemon, juiced 1 2 5
Fresh parsley leaves 1 cup 2 cups 5 cups

Prune mice Ingredients Makes 10 Makes 20 Makes 50

Large prunes 10 20 50
METHOD
Reduced fat cheese,
1. Make tails from cheese slices. 3 slices 6 slices 15 slices
cut into shapes
2. Use pieces of sultanas for eyes. Almond flakes
20 flakes 40 flakes 100 flakes
3. Use almond flakes for ears. (optional)
If there is a nut allergy concern, Sultanas, chopped 10 20 50
make ears from cheese slices.
Tip: If the ‘eyes’ and ‘ears’ don’t stick, use low fat yoghurt for glue!

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 Starchy
shapes
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Cut the sweet potatoes, potatoes,
and pumpkin into 1cm thick slices.
3. Use a shaped cookie cutter to cut
out potato shapes.
4. Lightly spray the tray and stars with
olive oil spray.
5. Bake for 15 minutes or until stars
soft and cooked through.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Sweet potatoes 1 2 5
Potatoes 2 4 10
Pumpkin ¼ ½ 1¼
Olive oil spray As needed

Minute mince
METHOD
1. Brown the mince in a hot pan.
2. Add remaining ingredients and stir
well to combine.
3. Simmer over low heat until needed.
Tip: Serve mince in tacos or in burritos
with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes,
grated cheese, cucumber and avocado
slices.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Lean beef mince 250g 500g 1.25kgs
Canned diced tomatoes 420g 840g 2.5kgs
Tomato paste 1 tbsp 2 tbsp 5 tbsp
Canned corn kernels 420g 840g 2.5kgs
Canned 4 bean mix 420g 840g 2.5kgs

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 Spinach
rolls
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 170°C.
2. In a bowl, mix the ricotta, feta,
spring onion, parsley, lemon juice,
eggs and seasoning. Stir until
combined well.
3. Place a tablespoon of the mixture
in the corner of the spring roll
wrapper. Roll wrapper towards the
centre.
4. When you are halfway, fold over
each end into the centre, and
continue to roll tightly. Wet the
tip of the wrapper to secure so it
doesn’t unroll.
5. Spray oven tray and rolls lightly with
olive oil spray.
6. Place rolls in oven to bake for 20
minutes or until golden and crisp.

Ingredients Serves 6 Serves 12 Serves 24

Frozen spinach 250g 500g 1kg
Ricotta cheese 1 cup 2 cups 4 cups
Feta cheese, crumbled ½ cup 1 cup 2 cups
Spring onions 3 6 12
Parsley, chopped 1 tbsp 2 tbsp 4 tbsp
Lemon juice 1½ tsp 3 tsp 6 tsp
Eggs 1 2 4
Nutmeg Sprinkle to taste
Spring roll wrappers 6 12 24
Olive oil or canola spray As needed

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 Lamb &
vegetable
kebabs
METHOD
1. Preheat barbecue or grill to
moderate heat.
2. Thread lamb and vegetables onto
stick.
3. Mix marinade ingredients together
and microwave for 40 seconds to
combine.
4. With a pastry brush, coat meat and
vegetables with marinade.
5. Cook kebabs for 5 to 10 minutes,
turning frequently and brushing
regularly with marinade.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Lean lamb, cut into cubes 500g 1kg 2.5kg
Zucchini, chopped 1 2 3
Green capsicum, cut into large pieces 1 2 5
Cherry tomatoes, halved 10 20 50

Marinade
Wholegrain mustard 2 tsp 1 tbsp 2.5 tbsp
Mint jelly 2 tsp 1 tbsp 2.5 tbsp
Reduced salt soy sauce 2 tsp 1 tbsp 2.5 tbsp

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 Salad
yacht
METHOD
1. Spread ricotta cheese or spread on
halved bread roll.
2. Top with lettuce and tomato.
3. Roll ham and secure with a wooden
stirrer.
4. Secure cheese triangle on wooden
stirrer for sail.
5. Arrange carrot shavings and parsley
to form bow of the yacht.

Tip: You could also make a fruit yacht.

Use papaya wedges as the base, a
banana sliced lengthwise and orange
slices for the deck, cheese triangles
for the sail, and strawberries and
blueberries for the bow.

Ingredients Serves 6 Serves 12 Serves 24

Reduced fat cheese, cut into triangles 3 slices 6 slices 12 slices
Lettuce leaves 12 leaves 24 leaves 48 leaves
Ham 6 slices 12 slices 24 slices
Tomatoes, sliced 3 6 12
Ricotta cheese or cheese spread As needed, spread thinly on each roll
Carrots, shaved As needed for decorations
Fresh parsley As needed for decorations

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 Egg faces
METHOD
1. Cut egg length-wise and place on
plate.
2. Use vegetables to make facial
features such as hair, eyes, nose,
mouth.
3. Use cheese to stick on features.

Ingredients
Eggs, hard boiled
Tip: Let children design their own egg Vegetables, for decoration
faces. Use vegetables such as grated
carrot or shredded lettuce. Ricotta cheese or cheese spread

Egg characters
METHOD
1. Cut top off eggs and carefully scoop
Ingredients Makes 5 Makes 10 Makes 25
out yolks
Eggs, hard boiled 5 10 25
2. Mix yolks, tuna, celery, margarine
and lemon juice together. Tuna ½ cup 1 cup 2½ cups
3. Pile filling into eggs leaving some Celery, finely diced ½ stick 1 stick 2½ sticks
protruding.
Margarine 1 tsp 2 tsp 1¼ tbsp
4. Place tops of eggs on top as hats.
Lemon juice 3 tsp 1½ tbsp 3¾ tbsp
5. Cut tiny eyes, nose and mouth from
red capsicum and place on the egg Red capsicum or 1 2 5
to make a face. tomato

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 Traffic light
sandwiches
METHOD
1. Spread bread lightly with margarine.
2. Trim crusts.
3. Using a small round cutter, make 6
holes into half of the slices of bread
(e.g. if making 12 sandwiches, cut
holes in 6 slices).
4. On slices without holes, arrange
tomato slice, cheese and lettuce like
a traffic light.
5. Top with cut out slices of bread.
6. Cut each sandwich in half.

Ingredients Makes 12 Makes 24 Makes 60

Multigrain bread 24 slices 48 slices 120 slices
Margarine As needed
Reduced fat cheese, sliced 12 slices 24 slices 60 slices
Tomatoes, sliced 4 tomatoes 8 tomatoes 20 tomatoes
Lettuce, shredded 1½cups 3 cups 7½ cups

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 Strawberry elves
METHOD
Ingredients Makes 10 Makes 20 Makes 50
1. Remove tops from strawberries.
2. Cut tips from strawberries. Strawberries 10 20 50

3. Use a spoon to make a small well Cream cheese or

200g 400g 1kg
in strawberries and fill with cream ricotta cheese
cheese. Raisins or
4. Place tips of strawberries on top of cranberries, 5 10 25
filling to form hats. chopped
5. Use raisins on filling to make eyes Mint leaves
As needed for decoration
and mint leaves to decorate. (optional)

Edible wreaths
METHOD
1. Cut cucumber into 5cm lengths and
hollow centre with a spoon or knife.
2. Fill with cream cheese.
3. Decorate with grated vegetables.

Ingredients Makes 10 Makes 20 Makes 50

Cucumber 3 6 15
Cream cheese 200g 400g 1kg
Grated cucumber or carrots As needed for decorations

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 Christmas
canes
METHOD
1. Arrange banana and strawberry
slices to form a candy cane shape.

Ingredients Makes 10 Makes 20 Makes 50

Banana, sliced 10 20 50
Strawberries, sliced 20 40 100

Christmas bauble crackers

METHOD
1. Cut capsicums into desired shapes
Ingredients Makes 10 Makes 20 Makes 50
such as triangles, squares or strips.
Water crackers 10 20 50
2. Spread cream cheese on crackers.
3. Decorate with vegetables. Cream cheese or
For light spreading
ricotta cheese
Tips: Let children decorate their own Red capsicum As need for decorations
Christmas baubles as a party activity.
In addition to capsicums, use other Green capsicum As need for decorations
colourful vegetables such as carrots, Yellow capsicum As need for decorations
peas and celery.

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 Mini pizzas
METHOD
1. Half the English muffin, and spread
both halves with pizza sauce.
2. Put pineapple, mushrooms,
capsicum, corn, olives and onions on
muffin.
3. Cover with chicken pieces and
cheese.
4. Place muffins in griller or pie warmer
until cheese melts.

Tip: Popular toppings include:

• lean ham and pineapple
• lean ham, baby spinach and red
capsicum
• olives, onions, mushrooms and
chicken breast.

Ingredients Serves 6 Serves 12 Serves 24

English muffins 3 6 12
Pizza sauce or tomato sauce 1 tsp per pizza
Assorted toppings As needed
Chicken, shredded or cubed 100g 200g 500g
Reduced fat cheese, grated 150g 300g 750g

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 Rice
paper rolls
METHOD
1. Soak the rice vermicelli in hot water
for 15 minutes until soft, drain and
lay on absorbent paper.
2. Soak one rice paper at a time in
warm water until soft then remove
from water and lay on bench.
3. Place a small quantity of each
ingredient at the end of the paper,
finishing with a mint leaf.
4. Take the edge of the paper folding
over the ingredients, roll towards
centre. When you are halfway, fold
over each end into the centre, and
continue to roll tightly.
5. Cover with damp tea towel until
ready to eat.
Serve with Vietnamese dipping sauce,
sweet chilli sauce or soy sauce.

Ingredients Makes 12 Makes 24 Makes 60

Rice vermicelli 1 packet 2 packets 5 packets
Carrot, grated 1 2 5
Iceberg lettuce, shredded ½ 1 2½
Vietnamese mint 1 bunch 2 bunches 5 bunches
Red capsicum, cut into thin strips ½ 1 2½
Chicken, shredded 1 cup 2 cups 5 cups
Rice paper sheets 12 24 60

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 Chicken
nuggets
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Lightly spray baking tray with olive oil
spray.
3. Cut the chicken into bite-sized
pieces.
4. Dip the chicken into the beaten egg.
5. Toss to coat in the breadcrumbs.
6. Place on prepared baking tray.
7. Lightly spray chicken nuggets with
olive oil spray.
8. Bake for 25 minutes or until nuggets
are tender.

Tip: Add paprika or other herb spice

to the breadcrumbs for added flavour.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Chicken breast, small 600g 1.2kg 3kg
Eggs 2 4 10
Breadcrumbs 2 cups 4 cups 10 cups
Olive oil spray As needed

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 Savoury
fruit rolls
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 200°C
2. Cut pastry into quarters.
3. Combine chicken mince, fruit,
parsley, seasoning mix, onion and
sauce mixing thoroughly.
4. Divide chicken mixture into 12 equal
portions and roll into sausages the
length of the pastry squares.
5. Place mince on top of pastry and
moisten edges with water.
6. Fold the pastry over the rolled
mixture, joining the edges
underneath.
7. Place rolls on a lightly sprayed oven
tray.
8. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden
brown.

Ingredients Makes 12 Makes 24 Makes 60

Ready rolled puff pastry 3 sheets 6 sheets 15 sheets
Chicken mince 500g 1000g 2.5kgs
Apricot halves, canned in natural juice,
420g 840g 2.1kgs
mashed
Breadcrumbs 1 cup 2 cups 5 cups
Onion, finely chopped 1 2 5
Sweet chilli sauce 5 tbsp 5 tbsp 5 tbsp
Parsley, chopped 1 tbsp 2 tbsp 5 tbsp

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 Burger
kebabs
METHOD
1. Cook the chicken and mushrooms
on a grill, in the oven, or in a pan
lightly sprayed with olive oil.
2. Thread several pieces of chicken,
and as much lettuce, cheese,
tomato, mushrooms as desired
between the two bun halves.
3. Serve with desired sauce.

Serves 5
Ingredients Serves 10 Serves 25
(2 kebabs per serve)
Mini rolls or buns, halved or
5 10 25
sliced bread cut into squares
Lean chicken, cut into chunks and cooked 500g 1kg 2.5kg
Cherry tomatoes ½ punnet 1 punnet 2½ punnets
Reduced fat cheese, sliced 5 10 25
Lettuce As needed
Mushrooms 10 20 50
Olive oil spray As needed

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Fun & engaging
activities & rewards

1. Recognition
• Certificates
• Exhibitions
• Photo recognition wall
• Commendation letter
• Stickers and stamps.

2. Privileges
• Going first
• Free time
• Audio time
• Pick the activity
• Helping in another room.

3. Whole class
rewards
• Extra art time
• Extra recess
• Picnic lunches
• Puzzles and games
• Free time.

4. Parties
• Scavenger hunt
• Music and dance
• Active games
• Have the children to teach
the families how to play.

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 Potato
wedges
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 220°C.
2. Lightly spray baking tray with olive oil
spray.
3. Place potato wedges and water in a
microwave safe dish and microwave
on high for 5 minutes or until
cooked.
4. Combine flour and spices in a bowl.
5. Add potatoes and toss until well
coated.
6. Place on prepared baking tray and
lightly spray with olive oil spray.
7. Bake for 25 minutes or until crisp.
8. Serve with sweet chilli sauce or
tomato sauce.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Potatoes, skin on and cut into wedges 5 10 25
Water ¼ cup ½ cup 1¼ cups
Plain flour ¼ cup ½ cup 1¼ cups
Ground paprika ½ tbsp 1 tbsp 2½ tbsp
Coriander 1 tsp 2 tsp 5 tsp
Ground cumin 1 tsp 2 tsp 5 tsp
Olive oil spray As needed

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 Fish
fingers
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 220°C.
2. Lightly spray baking tray with olive oil
spray.
3. Cut fish into thick fingers.
4. Dip fish into the beaten egg.
5. Toss in the breadcrumbs to coat.
6. Place on prepared baking tray.
7. Lightly spray fish fingers with olive
oil spray.
8. Bake for 40 minutes or until fish is
tender.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

White fish fillets, boneless 500g 1kg 2.5kg
Eggs, lightly beaten 4 8 20
Breadcrumbs 2 cups 4 cups 1 cups
Olive oil spray As needed

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 Fruity
muffins
METHOD
1. Preheat oven at 180°C.
2. Lightly grease a 24-hole mini
muffin tray.
3. Sift flour into large bowl and add
the sugar.
4. With a wooden spoon, stir in
currants, apple pieces and lemon
rind.
5. In a separate bowl, blend milk,
orange juice, oil, egg and banana.
6. Stir milk mixture lightly into flour
mixture until just combined.
7. Spoon mixture evenly into muffin
tray.
8. Place in oven and bake for 20
minutes or until skewer comes out
clean.

Ingredients Serves 24
Self raising wholemeal flour 2 cups
Sugar 1 tbsp
Egg 1
Banana 1
Currant 1 cup
Granny smith apple, peeled and chopped 1
Lemon rind 1 lemon
Reduced fat milk ½ cup
Orange juice ½ cup
Safflower or canola oil ¼ cup

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 Fruit salad
ANZAC slice
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Lightly spray a 18cm slice pan with
cooking spray.
3. Combine flour, oats, sugar and
coconut in a large mixing bowl.
4. Separate fruit from juice, reserve
the juice.
5. Add the juice, margarine, syrup
and egg and mix well.
6. Spoon half the mixture into the
pan and press down flat.
7. Evenly spread the fruit salad over
the mixture.
8. Top the fruit salad with the
remaining slice mixture.
9. Bake 20 minutes or until golden
brown.
10. Leave to stand for 5 minutes
before turning out onto a cooling
rack.
11. When cool, slice into squares.

Ingredients Serves 16
Fruit salad in natural juice 400g
Self raising flour 1 cup
Rolled oats 1 cup
Raw sugar 100g
Desiccated coconut ½ cup
Margarine, melted 100g
Golden syrup 1 tbsp
Egg, lightly beaten 1

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 Watermelon
cake
METHOD
1. Peel watermelon.
2. Pat watermelon dry with paper
towels to soak up excess juice.
3. Decorate with grapes, strawberries,
blueberries and star fruit.

Ingredients Serves 12 - 15
Seedless watermelon 1
Tip: To add more colour, include a Grapes As needed
layer or more of other coloured melons
such as rock melons or honeydew. Blueberries As needed
You can pipe ricotta cheese like icing Strawberries As needed
then decorate with fruit pieces.
Star fruit As needed

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 Pumpkin
& prune cake
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Cream margarine, orange rind and
sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating
well after each one.
4. Stir in orange juice, pumpkin and
prunes.
5. Add sifted flour alternately with milk
to give a soft consistency.
6. Spread into greased deep 20cm
round cake tin. Bake for 45 minutes
or until skewer comes out clean.
7. Let cake cool in the pan 5 minutes
then remove and place on a wire Ingredients Serves 12 - 14
cake rack.
Self raising flour 2 cups
Margarine 200g
Castor sugar 1 cup
Eggs 3
Reduced fat milk 1/3 cup
Orange juice ¼ cup
Pumpkin, cold and mashed ¾ cup
Prunes or dates, chopped ½ cup

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 Frozen fruit
smoothies
METHOD
1. Blend frozen fruit and yoghurt in a
blender.
2. Add milk and ice cubes and blend.
Add more milk if mixture is too thick.
3. Serve in 150mL portions.

Tip: Use fruit pieces to make faces

or decorate to match the celebration
theme.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Frozen banana 2 4 10
Plain yoghurt ¼ cup ½ cup 1¼ cup
Ice cubes 7 14 35
Frozen fruit such as mango or berries 1½ cups 3 cups 7½ cups
Reduced fat milk 1½ cups 3 cups 7½ cups

Strawberry
yoghurt icy poles
METHOD
1. Puree strawberries and yoghurt in
blender or food processor.
2. Pour mixture into ice block moulds.
3. Place in freezer until set.

Tip: Try other combinations such as

canned fruit and yoghurt or other
fresh fruit and yoghurt.
For party fun size portions, pour into
30mL cups and freeze.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Strawberries, tops removed 1 punnet 2 punnets 5 punnets
Plain yoghurt 1 cup 2 cups 5 cups

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 Parfaits Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25
Granola or crushed 1½ cup 3 cups 7½ cups
METHOD wheatmeal biscuits
1. Layer starting with granola, then Greek yoghurt
fruit, then yoghurt, then granola, or low fat plain 1½ cup 3 cups 7½ cups
ending with yoghurt. yoghurt
2. Top with fruit pieces for decoration. Fruit 1 cup 2 cups 5 cups

Tip: Use fruit pieces to make faces Fruit pieces for As needed
decoration
or decorate to match the celebration
theme.

Frozen
fruit treats
METHOD
1. Peel the kiwifruit and cut into wedges.
2. Halve the strawberries.
3. Chop the rockmelon into chunks.
4. Thread the fruit onto 5 wooden
stirrers.
5. Put the sticks onto a tray lined with
baking paper.

Tip: For a variation, you can coat with

thick Greek yoghurt.
Place the yoghurt covered fruit onto
baking paper and leave in freezer for
2 hours or until yoghurt is frozen. Try
sprinkling toppings such as desiccated
coconut or dried fruit before freezing.

Ingredients Serves 5 Serves 10 Serves 25

Kiwifruit 1 2 5
Strawberries ½ punnet 1 punnet 2½ punnets
Rockmelon 1 cup 2 cups 5 cups
Grapes 10 20 30
Pineapple As needed

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