Refreshing Virgin Mojito DIY Recipe

 

 My husband and I love having mojitos whenever we are out for drinks. But these days we hardly even have the time to go out on our own. So, I decided to concoct my own home version of the virgin mojito. My version is also suitable for the kids to drink as I excluded the rum. If you like, you can also add Barcardi for the added alcohol flavour.



Ingredients Needed (Makes 3 cups):
- 10 mint leaves
- 8 limes
- 1 bottle of 7-Up (600 ml)
- Sugar (4 tablespoons)
- Ice cubes



1. Cut the limes into halves then squeeze out the juice and sieve for the unwanted seeds.



2. Add the mint leaves, 7-Up, sugar and lime juice into the food processor to blend. This will break up the mint leaves and release the refreshing minty smell.



3. Pour the concoction into a cup and add ice. Now you are all ready to enjoy the cup of refreshing virgin mojito in the comfort of your own home.
As mentioned earlier, please feel free to add Barcardi if you want the alcoholic version of the mojito.
Now sit back and enjoy your cup of homemade drink!




Fruit Kebabs

Hello guys, It can be quite a challenge getting the kids to eat more fruits. So we decided to make the fruits look more attractive and also get them all involved in the kebab making process.
All you need are satay sticks and what else...but fruits? It's that simple! Anyone can make them.
This activity turned out to be a real hit and the kids really loved their fruit kebabs and ate up all the fruits!

Materials Needed:
1. Satay sticks
2. Cut-out fruits (e.g. strawberries, bananas, kiwis, oranges, apples, mangoes, grapes, starfruits etc)



1. Cut out the fruits into small pieces.
2. Wash the satay sticks and then let the children assemble the fruits one by one onto the sticks. 
Precaution: Pls check that there are no splinters sticking out of the satay sticks before letting the children handle them. Also ensure that the children do not poke their eyes with the sharp end of the satay sticks. Adult supervision is essential when young children are handling satay sticks.

And ta-da... you have made your very own Fruit Kebab!
How easy was that?
Best thing is the fruits look so attractive and appetizing on the satay sticks.
And my kids really enjoyed eating the fruit kebabs as they looked so pretty and colourful.


These are the kebabs made by the kids.

 

I think these kebabs can also make very nice centerpieces for birthday parties, don't you think?
Hope this activity gives you some ideas for your next recipe with your kids.

Ribena Popsicle Recipe

Hello guys, Little Mini Makers are back again with a new recipe for little kids.
Since the weather in Singapore has been so hot lately, we decided to try our hands at making popsicles to cool ourselves down. 
We bought ourselves this really cute snowman Popsicle Maker at Tokutokuya (#02-18/19, Bedokpoint) for only $2.
This place sells most of their stuff at just $2, similar to Daiso.
We like shopping there as it's less crowded than Daiso and they stock a lot of Made in Japan products for $2 flat.
Once we bought our Popsicle Maker, we rushed back to make our Ribena popsicles. 
This recipe is so simple that anyone who can't cook, can make this!

Ingredients:
- Ribena (2 tablespoons)
- Water (one cup)

POPSICLE MAKER




These are what's inside the Popsicle set.

1. First mix the Ribena cordial with one cup of water.
2. Then pour the mixture slowly into the Popsicle Maker using a spoon.

 This is how the Ribena popsicle looks like.

This is Gwen enjoying the remainder of the Ribena after filling up the Popsicle Maker.

3. Put the Popsicle Maker into the freezer for at least 4 hours.
4. Take the frozen popsicles out of the freezer and Enjoy!

Our Ribena popsicles!

Yummy... Yum... Yum.... Lick.... Lick....

We hope you enjoyed making popsicles with us and it helped you to beat the heat!
Till next time, Adios!

Chocolate Ice-cream Recipe

Hello guys,

After our very first Mini Donuts recipe http://littleminimakers.blogspot.sg/2013/09/mini-donut-recipe-no-frying-is-required.html, the Little Mini Makers are now brave enough to attempt a more challenging recipe - Chocolate Ice-Cream!
The whole process of preparing the ingredients is actually not that difficult.
It's just the time needed to make the ice-cream and freezing it that is really time-consuming.
But it's all worth it when you see the little ones enjoying their little cups of ice-cream treat.

Ingredients:
- 80g Hershey's chocolate chips
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 cup white milk
- 1 1/2 cup cream
- 1/3 cup Hershey's cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract


1. Melt the chocolate chips on a heatproof bowl with a saucepan of simmering water below.
Alternatively, you may simply microwave the chocolate chips for 5 minutes to melt them.


2. Next use a hand mixer to beat the white sugar into the egg yolks.

3. In a separate saucepan, mix the fresh milk with the cream, followed by the sifted cocoa powder. Remove the saucepan when you start to see bubbles forming.
Let it cool.

4. Then slowly pour the milk and cream mixture (3) into the egg yolk mixture (2). Whisk constantly, ensuring there are no lumps.

Let the kids help with the whisking as this can help in the development of their motor skills.

5. Lastly, stir in the melted chocolate.

6. Place the mixture into a saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until the custard thickens.

7. Transfer the custard into a bowl and allow it to cool down, adding the vanilla extract.


8. After the custard has cooled down, transfer it into the refrigerator to chill for at least 8 hours.

9. Make sure that you have chilled the container of your ice-cream maker for at least 24 hours before transferring the chilled custard into the container.


10. Turn on the ice-cream maker with the chilled custard for 30 minutes.

11. Then remove the custard and pour it into clean containers or cups to be frozen.

12. The ice-cream will harden and is ready for consumption after at least 8 hours in the freezer.

The Little Mini Makers were really pleased that our ice-cream turned out so well. The texture was so creamy and thick, and it felt like we were having Haagan Daaz ice-cream! Yes you heard it right. This recipe really produced "Haagan Daaz" tasting ice-cream. We tried making it twice and both times it turned out consistently good.

We hope that you will give this recipe a try. It is definitely well worth the effort.
Till next time, thanks for dropping by! :)

Mini Donut Recipe (No frying is required)

Hi guys,
It is the very first time the Little Mini Makers are posting a recipe, so we are going to introduce something very simple and well loved by kids - Mini donuts!
No frying is required for this recipe.
We used Mayer's Mini Cup Cake & Donut Maker to make the donuts.
Below are some photos of the machine in case you are interested to buy one.
I think it costs SGD89 for one but Mayer is currently having a promotion in their Singapore stores.
I paid SGD99 for two machines, one Mayer Mini Cup Cake & Donut Maker and another Mistral Ice-Cream maker.
I haven't had the time to try out the ice-cream maker yet, but I will be sure to post it once I find the time to make some ice-cream. :)

Mayer's Mini Cup Cake & Donut Maker:








Donut mould.

Cupcake mould.

Recipe:
1 cup milk
1/2 cup water
3 cups plain flour
3 tablespoon vanilla essence
1 teaspoon coffee powder
4 eggs
1/3 cup cocoa powder
5 tablespoon butter


1. Mix all the ingredients above into the plain flour, stirring until there are no more lumps.


Look at our Little Mini Makers hard at work. :)



This is the batter mixture.

2. Next, heat up the donut maker until the green light appears. This would mean that the machine is hot enough for you to start making your donuts.

CAUTION: DO NOT LET THE KIDS GO NEAR THE DONUT MAKER AS IT IS VERY HOT.

3. Use a spoon to pour the batter into the donut maker.



4. After 5-7 minutes, the mini donuts should be done.


4. We have also added some sprinkles and chocolate chips into our donuts.

This was how the mini donuts turned out.
They were absolutely crispy, crunchy and most importantly oh so yummy.
Our Little Mini Makers loved them so much that each had 6 mini donuts at one go!

We hope you have enjoyed our very first recipe - Mini Donuts.
Till next time. Adios!