Imagine that it is between 3 and 4 in the afternoon, your child has returned from school and the many extracurricular activities and is hungry. While you want to keep them satisfied until dinner, stop and think for a minute before grabbing that conveniently packaged snack from the counter. Do you really want to give your child a snack of artificial food with additives? Certainly not!
Wouldn’t it be great if you could find some quick and interesting recipes to make for your kids, while making sure you’re giving them something they love to eat and yet nutritious?
The simple solution is: add almonds!
Not only are these nuts a great snack option, they are also convenient and provide a host of nutrients like vitamin E, riboflavin, fiber, protein, and many others. In other words, almonds are a healthy alternative to a variety of readily available unhealthy snacks. Plus, since these nuts are tasty and crunchy, they can also satisfy your child’s sensory cravings.
Here are some super delicious yet nutritious recipes you can try for your kids:
badam custard
Custard has always been a favorite of little humans. With the addition of almonds, you can add this to the list of healthy snack recipes for kids!
Serves 2
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15min
Ingredients
Almonds (roasted) – 200gms
Milk -500ml
Sugar -100gms
Egg yolk – 6th
Vanilla essence – 3ml
Corn flour – 25gms
method
Blanch the almonds and make a smooth paste, set aside. Mix the egg yolk and cornmeal in a bowl, set aside.
Boil sugar and milk. Then add a little warm milk to the egg yolks and whisk, set aside. Keep the milk on a low heat, add the warm yolk mixture and cook for 5 minutes.
Continue stirring and pouring in the almond paste and place in a refrigerator. Serve cold.
Nutrient Analysis
calories
2530
protein
76.8 grams
total fat
174.7 grams
Crowded
28.6 grams
monounsaturated
81.2 grams
Polyunsaturated
29.3 grams
carbohydrates
163 grams
Fiber
21.4g
Cholesterol
1674mg
Sodium
138.2mg
Calcium
1216mg
Magnesium
805.4mg
Potassium
2255mg
Vitamin E
53.1mg
almond cookies
This quick and easy recipe not only gives you delicious cookies, but will leave your kids begging for more.
Serves 2
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15min
Ingredients
Flour – 1kg
baking powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Lemon zest -2 tablespoons
Salt – a pinch
Butter (without salt) -700 gms
Powdered sugar – 300 g
Almonds (finely crushed) – 200gms
method
Mix the cream, butter and icing sugar well. Add all the dry ingredients.
Form balls and roll in crushed almonds.
On a greased baking sheet, bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Attend.
Nutrient Analysis
calories
11093
protein
151.6 grams
total fat
693.8 grams
Crowded
252.2 grams
monounsaturated
179.7 grams
Polyunsaturated
44.7 grams
carbohydrates
1060 grams
Fiber
24 grams
Cholesterol
756mg
Sodium
822mg
Calcium
690mg
Magnesium
1286mg
Potassium
2700mg
Vitamin E
49.8mg
Badam Elaichi Smoothie
This is one of the easy to make recipes that gives you loads of goodness from ingredients like elaichi, badam, honey, and cardamom.
Serves 2
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15min
Ingredients
Milk – 3 cups
Almonds (peeled and chopped) – 1/2 cup
Honey – 1 tablespoon
Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Saffron – 5 strands.
Vanilla ice cream – 2 scoops (optional)
method
Mix all the ingredients and puree in a blender. Foam and serve cold, garnished with almond flakes.
Nutrient Analysis
calories
1216
protein
38.8 grams
total fat
82.8 grams
Crowded
22.7 grams
monounsaturated
35.6 grams
Polyunsaturated
7.5g
carbohydrates
78.1 grams
Fiber
1.25g
Cholesterol
108.4mg
Sodium
317mg
Calcium
1062mg
Magnesium
355.9mg
Potassium
1447mg
Vitamin E
13.1mg
Paneer Badam Ka Cheela
This Indian recipe, which almost every Indian household is familiar with, can be a great snack recipe for kids to eat mid-meal.
for 4 people
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
Kiss – 2 cups
Baking powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – ½ teaspoon
Ajwain – 1/4 teaspoon
Red chili powder – ½ teaspoon
Oil – 3 tablespoons
for the filling
Paneer (mashed) – ½ cup
Badam (chopped) – 1/4 cup
Roasted Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Salt – ½ teaspoon
Green chili chop – 1 no
Ginger cutlet – 2 teaspoons
Green coriander cutlet – 1 tablespoon
method
Make a thick dough with besan, salt, ajwain, red chili powder, baking powder, and water. Stand aside.
Mix all the ingredients for the filling well.
Heat a non-stick frying pan and spray a little oil. To batter a little and spread finely. Let cook on one side and then turn gently. Cook quickly on this side and flip immediately.
Now scoop out the filling with a spoon and place it in the center horizontally. Fold the cheela like a dosa or cigar.
Remove and serve hot.
Nutrient Analysis
calories
1966
protein
83.9g
total fat
99.5g
Crowded
3.7g
monounsaturated
13.7g
Polyunsaturated
10.9g
carbohydrates
184.2g
Fiber
6.7g
Cholesterol
4.2
Sodium
263.4mg
Calcium
410mg
Magnesium
462.9mg
Potassium
2470mg
Vitamin E
8.6mg
Toasted Almond Tomato Uttapam Pizza
A Western spin on a popular South Indian recipe can be all the excitement your kids can ask for, before or after their playtime.
Serves: 1 person
Preparation time: 8 – 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 – 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Uttapam dough – 75 ml
Almonds cut in half (unpeeled) – 15g
Tomato without seeds and chopped – 10 g
Chopped onion – 10g
Minced ginger – 2g
Chopped coriander – 2g
Pizza sauce – 5g
Grated Parmesan cheese – 3g
Salt to taste
Refined oil – 5ml
method
Pour the uttapam batter into the center of a hot nonstick skillet. Sprinkle chopped tomato, onion, ginger, and cilantro evenly on top. Flip the uttapam upside down to cook from the top for about a minute. Then flip it over and spread with pizza sauce. Add the almond halves and flip once more.
Then, remove it from the pan and sprinkle it with grated Parmesan. Cut it into 4 pieces like a pizza. Serve hot.
Nutrient Analysis
calories
393
protein
12g
total fat
14.7g
Crowded
1.6g
monounsaturated
6.2g
Polyunsaturated
5.1g
carbohydrates
56.5g
Fiber
0.5g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
967mg
Calcium
76mg
Magnesium
63mg
Potassium
252mg
Vitamin E
3.9mg
Badam ki Kheer
This popular desert accompanies most Indian food preparations at home during festivals. However, since it is made so infrequently, children love it much more.
Feel free to make your children happy from time to time by preparing some kheeron regular days.
for 4 people
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
Desi ghee – 2 tablespoons
almonds – 1 cup
Green cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Rice – 3 tablespoons
Milk – 1lt
Grapes – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 150g
Almond chunks – 1 and 1/2 tablespoons
method
Soak the rice for half an hour. Soak the grapes in water for 15 minutes. Blanch the almonds, remove the skin and grind them to a paste, adding a little water.
Heat a pan and add desi ghee. Now lightly sauté the almond paste over low heat for 1 minute. Add the milk and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and add the rice. Cook for 15 minutes or until the rice is overcooked and the kheer thickens. Add sugar and raisins. Decorate with almond slices.
Nutrient Analysis
calories
3000
protein
70.6 grams
total fat
169.4 grams
Crowded
34 grams
monounsaturated
52.3 grams
Polyunsaturated
16.7g
carbohydrates
298.7 grams
fiber
3.5g
Cholesterol
99mg
Sodium
173.3mg
Calcium
1748mg
Magnesium
778.9mg
Potassium
2847mg
Vitamin E
31.9mg
Almond and Soy Milk Smoothie
A healthy recipe to serve your kids, anytime of the day, a glass of this smoothie can provide them with the goodness of soy milk and almonds that can provide essential nutrients like protein, calcium, and plenty of vitamins and minerals.
for 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: no cooking time
Ingredients:
Almond Flakes – 100g
Soy milk – 750 ml
Honey – 150g
Whole almonds – 350g
Banana – 200g
Method:
In a mixing glass, take the whole almonds without skin, add soy milk, honey and banana. Crush and decorate with toasted almond flakes.
Advice: Add a berry flavor as available to enhance flavor.
Nutrient Analysis
calories
3588
protein
122g
total fat
240.6g
Crowded
17.4g
monounsaturated
144g
Polyunsaturated
56.6g
carbohydrates
267.6g
Fiber
40.8g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
440.7mg
Calcium
2154mg
Magnesium
1407.6mg
Potassium
4351mg
Vitamin E
118.5mg