We grew up with books that told us that giants could exist and that lands of fairies were real. There’s nothing quite as magical as a children’s book. While I can’t bring you to a land of giants and fairies and monsters, I can bring a little bit of the magic. Check out these recipes from your favorite children’s stories.
1. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Meatball Sliders
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While the movie was about all types of food, the focus of the book was always the meatballs falling from the sky. Try a meatball slider for a snack that invokes all the magic of “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.”
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2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Toasted Marshmallow S’mores Milkshake
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Taste the flavors of a Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight (or so we imagine) with this scrumptious s’mores milkshake.
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3. Green Eggs and Ham – Ham and Egg in a Nest
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Unfortunately, green eggs aren’t really found in nature. Check out this recipe for a ham and egg. All you need is a little green food coloring to be just like Sam.
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4. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Cookie Dough Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
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If that little mouse loved a regular chocolate chip cookie, just imagine how much he would love a cookie overflowing with cookie dough.
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5. James and the Giant Peach – Bacon-Wrapped Peaches
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Sure, peaches are delicious and a great summer snack on their own. But bacon makes everything better. Try these grilled bacon-wrapped peaches for a unique treat.
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6. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Coconut Macaroons
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“Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” taught us the alphabet as it climbed the coconut tree. Get your own little taste of the coconut tree with these macaroons.
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7. Curious George – Banana Oreo Milkshake
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Curious George is no typical monkey and this is no typical milkshake. George would love a new take on the classic banana milkshake.
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8. If You Give a Pig a Pancake – Funfetti Pancakes
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All the deliciousness of pancakes and Funfetti cake in one simple breakfast treat. If the little pig was crazy for regular pancakes, imagine how he’d be for these beauties.
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9. Chocolatina – Chocolate Lava Cakes
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I can completely relate to Chocolatina, a girl that loved chocolate so much she turned into it. An ooey, gooey, chocolate lava cake would be her absolute favorite cake.
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10. The BFG – Maple Glazed Stuffed Squash
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This meal is all vegan, just like the BFG. Because he refused to eat like the other giants, he lived off of only snozzcumbers. I think he’d appreciate the taste of this vegan dinner a bit more, though.
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11. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs – Piñata Cake
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In this story, we get the wolf’s perspective, who claims that the mean little pigs wouldn’t give him a cup of sugar to make his granny’s birthday cake. Well don’t worry, Wolf, we’ve got you’re back. I bet granny would love a fun cake like this piñata cake to celebrate her day.
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12. Bread and Jam for Frances – Brie and Jam Roll-Ups
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Frances may love her bread and jam, but these brie and jam roll-ups may help her expand her horizons a bit.
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