Kid friendly recipes can be fun to make. Fruits and vegetables can be used in recipes for kids. These ingredients can add a fun element to kid's meals. Finding kid recipes that children can create for themselves gives them a feeling of independence. Let the little ones choose the fruits and vegetables that you use for the kid recipes listed below.

Getting kids to eat fruit can be easy when we make it fun and entertaining. Since fruit should be a staple in every family's menu, let the kids choose which fruits they use to make a cool and exciting fruit pizza work of art. You may be surprised by the fruits they select at the farmer's market. Let the little ones choose which fruits and vegetables they want for their at home project.

Choose exciting or colorful fruits at the store or farmers' market, then set the little ones loose making interesting faces on this yummy fruit pizza. Chances are, they'll snack as they go - and love what they taste. Choose fruits in a variety of hues and sizes. Let the little ones adorn the pizza with fun faces or create other shapes on this colorful and fun pizza.

Ingredients

- Ready to bake pie crust

Filling:

- 1/2 cup fat free or low fat cream cheese
- 1tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon 1% milk

Toppings:

Choose strawberries for the nose, kiwi fruit or seedless grapes for the eyes, a banana for the mouth. The options for making shapes are only limited by their imaginations. The kids can choose pineapples, mandarin oranges or any fruit they want.

Instructions

1. Let the pie crust come to room temperature per the package instructions.

2. Unfold it onto a large cookie sheet or pizza pan.

3. Roll up edges of the crust, crimping them slightly so that they'll stay rolled up.

4. Prick the crust lightly with a fork in about 20 places (allowing air to escape).

5. Bake the crust in a preheated 450 degree oven for about 9 minutes or until it's lightly browned.

6. Remove from the crust from the oven.

To Prepare the Filling:

1. Whisk together cream cheese ,sugar, and vanilla extract, lemon juice.

2. Add just enough milk to the mix to make it spreadable onto the crust.

- Allow the crust to cool.
- Smooth the cream-cheese mixture with a rubber spatula.
- Smooth to the edge of the crust.

Now it's time for the little ones to get to work. Allow the little ones to arrange the fruit onto the cream cheese mixture. Don't worry if it is not exact. It is perfectly nutritious and fun. Little ones may opt to add sprinkles. Let their imaginations go wild.

- Refrigerate the pizza for at least 1 hour.
- Slice with a sharp knife and serve.

The children will be impatient and want to consume the pizza immediately. This pizza cream cheese mixture is almost set but will cut easier after refrigerated. Let the little ones help you with the cleanup. They will be anxious to consume their creation.

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