Firework cookies, chocolate apples and S'mores!
Have fun with these Bonfire Night recipes for kids that grown-ups will love too!
- 5-10 minutes
- 3+
We may be celebrating Firework Night differently this year, but that doesn’t mean it can’t go with a bang! Create these treats to enjoy at home, we’ve included recipes for firework cookies, bonfire cupcakes and a perfect Smores recipe from our friends at BBC Good Food. They’re so easy, kids will be able to whizz them up with a little bit of help from you. Even toddlers will be able to help!
1. Choc-dipped apples
Bonfire Night wouldn’t be complete without these traditional treats.
You’ll need
- apples
- lolly sticks
- chocolate
- toppings (sprinkles, candy eyes, chopped nuts, crumbled biscuits or edible glitter)
Method
- Ask your kids to break the chocolate into a microwaveable bowl.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave. Blast for 15 seconds at a time, stirring in between. Stop just before it’s all melted and carry on stirring until smooth.
- Meanwhile, ask your kids to help push lolly sticks into the apples. Try to push them into the middle of the apple.
- Dip the apples into the melted chocolate. Let the excess drip off (this requires a teeny bit of patience!)
- Decorate with their chosen topping and place on a baking tray until set.
2. Chocolate sparklers
Super speedy and delicious – they taste just like a Choc Dip!
You’ll need
- breadsticks
- chocolate
- sprinkles
Method
- Ask your kids to break the chocolate into a microwaveable bowl.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave. Blast it for 15 seconds at a time, stirring in between. Stop just before it’s all melted and carry on stirring until smooth.
- Dip each breadstick into the chocolate, and drip off the excess.
- Lie the breadsticks on a baking sheet and sprinkle over the edible star sprinkles. Leave until set (if you can!)
3. Firework cookies
A fun way to top biscuits.
What you need
- biscuits
- icing sugar
- water
- food colouring (3 colours)
- sprinkles
Method
- Ask your child to lay the biscuits on a plate.
- Make up some icing with 225g of icing sugar and 2-3 tablespoons of boiling water. Add the water a bit at a time, you want the icing to be runny.
- Divide the icing into three bowls. Add a couple of drops of food colouring to each bowl to create three different coloured icings.
- Now for the fun part. Let your child drizzle and splat the icing onto the biscuits. Finish with the sprinkles.
4. Bonfire Cakes
You’ll need
- shop-bought cupcakes – or follow this recipe
- shop-bought frosting – or you can make your own
- orange food colouring
- chocolate flakes
- jelly tots (optional)
- piping bag or a food bag & scissors
Method
- Spread out the cupcakes on a plate.
- Add a few drops of food colouring to the frosting and stir.
- Spoon the frosting into the piping bag. If you’re using a food bag, push the frosting down into one corner and then trim off the tip of the corner.
- Squeeze a spiral of frosting to cover each cupcake.
- Break the Flake bars into pieces and build the fires. Add red and orange jelly tots for a fiery glow, if using them.
5. S'mores
You’ll need
- 16 chocolate chip cookies
- marshmallows
- chocolate spread
Method
- Preheat your grill to high. Lay out half of the cookies on a baking sheet.
- Ask your child to top each cookie with a marshmallow.
- Grill until the marshmallow begins to brown and melt.
- Meanwhile, ask your child to help you spread chocolate spread onto the other eight cookies.
- Sandwich the cookies together to make a sandwich filled with chocolate spread and melted marshmallow.
Thank you to BBC Good Food for this recipe and image.
