The long summer vacation can take the most out of your kids and, thereby, you. Due to the lack of their usual routine, the kids would need something interesting to do and eat every once in a while. Even though you might have already cooked their favourites, the “back to school” days are still afar.
So, apart from the cool drinks and icy popsicles, what other things can you make them? Well, chocolate might be one of their favourite ingredients but don’t forget the good old cotton candy. Apart from eating the bright-coloured cotton candies as is, there are many desserts you can make with them. Here are a few ideas that your kids love relishing during the summer break.
Cotton Candy Cake Pops
Cake pops are one of the kids’ favourite desserts. You can easily make cake pops by taking a freshly baked cake and crumbling it. Then, mix in some whipped cream and form bite-sized balls from the mixture. Add a stick and coat them with melted chocolate. After the coating sets, decorate it with cotton candy and surprise your kids.
Cotton Candy Shake
Cool shakes are the summer essentials that your child will need throughout the need. To add a twist to their regular milkshakes, you can make a cotton candy shake by blending chilled milk, an ice cream scoop, and lots of cotton candy. Once you get a smooth shake, pour it into a tall glass and garnish it with bits of cotton candy.
Cotton Candy Cupcakes
The cute little cupcakes are the desserts every kid gobbles up. If you want to make cotton candy cupcakes, you can start by baking a batch of vanilla cupcakes following your usual recipe. Once the cupcakes are cool, you can ice them with whipped cream and then call your kids to help you decorate with different colours of cotton candy. This way, they will have fun both making and eating the cupcakes.
Cotton Candy Macarons
If you want to try something entirely unique, you can give a chance to the French delicacy, macarons. To prepare cotton candy macrons, the process of making the crunchy exterior would be the same as classic macarons. But instead of having the usual vanilla filling, you can add cotton candy filling, giving your kids a surprise in every bite.
Cotton Candy Sundae
When it comes to the summer season, ice cream is something everyone keeps going back to. To add some fun to the usual ice cream bowls, you can make a cotton candy sundae with your kids. All you need to do is put different flavours of ice cream, preferably of different colours, in a bowl. Then, add chopped dry fruits, chocolate sauce, and bits of cotton candy to celebrate their summer vacation.