Instead of reaching for the chips and sweets, spoil your little ones (and yourself) with a mix of fresh fruit and these fun, sweet dips.

SERVES 4 // COOKING TIME 10 min

INGREDIENTS
Fresh fruit of your choice
For the vanilla-yoghurt dip
1 cup milk
1 cup plain yoghurt
1 sachet vanilla pudding
¼ cup chocolate chips
For the creamy nut-butter dip
1 cup plain cream cheese
½ cup nut butter
¼ cup honey
For the cookie-dough dip
300 ml milk
1 cup plain cream cheese
1 sachet vanilla pudding
¼ cup chocolate chips

METHOD
Serve the fruit with these dips:
For the vanilla-yoghurt dip
1. Mix together the milk and yoghurt. Add the pudding and whisk until smooth.
2. Fold in the chocolate chips.
For the creamy nut-butter dip
1. Whisk together all ingredients.
For the cookie-dough dip
1. Whisk together milk, cream cheese and pudding.
2. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Juliette Bisset // HMimages.co.za

Little ones still not 100% convinced? They won’t be able to resist these emoji-inspired fruit snacks!

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Not only are these emoji-inspired fruit snacks quick and easy, they’re also healthy and so much fun to make with the kids!

MAKES 10 // COOKING TIME 5 min

INGREDIENTS
1 pineapple, peeled and cut into 1 cm slices
3 plums, sliced

METHOD
1. For half the pineapple rings, use a small heart cutter to cut out eyes and a small moon cutter to cut out mouths.
2. Peel the skin off the plum slices and set aside. Cut hearts from the plum slices and press them into the pineapple slices.
3. For the remaining pineapple slices, use a small round cutter to cut out mouths. Use the plum skins to make surprised eyes in the shape of Xs.
4. Wrap your emoji fruits in baking paper to keep fresh.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

For a dessert-type treat, you can whip up these butterscotch popcorn balls with the kids too!

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