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Family cooking with no-cook Berry Dessert Burritos

24 September 2021 - by Renuka Malhotra

What’s cooking? It's a fundamental question that has a funny way of haunting every household. We've all been there. This question prompts your brain to flash back to all the meals and dishes you can recall in recent memory as you seek the right recipe to tackle next. And when kids are involved, simply coming up with a quick recipe idea that pleases everyone can be even more challenging.


That's why we're bringing you this quick, fun, easy dessert recipe that you and your little ones can make together and enjoy from the comfort of your home. This recipe is ideal to introduce your kids to having fun preparing food while spending quality time together. It’s a delicious dessert to devour together.

Berry Dessert Burritos Recipe


Ingredients


  • 4 Tortillas
  • Hazelnut-chocolate spread (like ®Nutella)
  • 1-2 Tablespoons honey
  • 10 Strawberries
  • 16 Raspberries or Blueberries
  • 1 Kiwi


A flatlay shot of blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, nutella, honey and tortillas kept on a table.


Materials

  • Teaspoon/Tablespoons
  • Plate
  • Bowl
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board


Flatlay of a plate, bowl, spoons, knife and cutting board.


Preparation

  1. Lay out 4 tortillas and spread a thin layer of hazelnut-chocolate spread all over.
  2. Wash and cut strawberries into quarters.
  3. Peel kiwi, cut into ¼” slices and then cut into quarters.
  4. Place all fruit into a bowl. Add a teaspoon of honey and then mix.
  5. Evenly distribute fruit onto all tortillas, placed towards one side.
  6. Roll tortilla from one side and fold the bottom to keep fruit inside.


Modifications

  • Sprinkle a light dusting of cinnamon and icing sugar and add a dollop of whipped cream on top.


For more quick and easy, kid-friendly recipes, join Zoom Cooking with PlayON this fall starting on October 6, 2021. It's a weekly virtual program from 7 pm8 pm that delivers FREE and tasty fun for families with kids 6 and older. PlayON staff lead mini-chefs through no-cook recipes, teaching basic kitchen skills such as cutting, mixing, and measuring. To register, please send us your email address and child’s name to playon.programs@ymcagta.org. Registered families will receive ingredients lists via email in advance. Let’s get yummy!


**Recipe Credit: YMCA PlayON Recipe Book & YMCAGTA PlayON Team

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