Kid Friendly Desserts Made From Indian River Citrus Fruit

Getting your kids to eat healthy can be tough, but using premium Indian River citrus fruits makes it easier. You can create delicious and sweet desserts that will taste great but will secretly be very healthy so your kids won’t know they’re eating healthy. The natural sweetness of Indian River oranges and specialty fruits can be used to make desserts that are always popular with kids but also are low in calories. The natural sugars in the fruit will eliminate any sugar highs so that your kids won’t get over excited after eating these desserts. The next time that you have to make treats for a birthday party, sleepover, or even just for a rainy afternoon try some of these naturally sweet and healthy Indian River citrus desserts that have been kid approved:

Make Your Own Orange Cupcakes – These treats are easy to make and they are a huge hit with kids at parties. You can even make these instead of having a traditional cake. Get a white cake mix, or a chocolate one if you want to create a really flavorful dessert. Instead of preparing the cake mix with water use fresh squeezed Indian River orange juice. Then pour the cake mix into individual flat bottomed ice cream cones and place on a baking sheet. In order to keep the ice cream cones standing up straight you can use a disposable muffin tin with the bottoms of each individual cup cut out. Place the ice cream cones in the tin and the tin should keep them upright during baking.

After they cook take them out and let them cool completely. Set up a “decoration bar” for the kids with candied orange and grapefruit peel, light cream cheese frosting, sprinkles, fresh berries, and other toppings. Let the kids design and create their own orange cupcakes.

Grapefruit slush- This great dessert can be served in a glass of juice or in a bowl with bits of fruit or crunch nuts. Boil together Indian River grapefruit juice and sugar to make a simple syrup. When the syrup is cool pour it into individual serving dishes and let it chill until it forms a slush consistency. Top it with fresh Indian River citrus fruit segments, candied peel, or other toppings and serve. This is an easy but refreshing dessert to make for summer get togethers, and it’s easy to clean up which most parents love.

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