9 Desserts to Delight Your Inner Child
There’s a good chance your kids will like them, too
If you’ve got kids at home, you’re likely juggling between helping them with schoolwork and staying focused on your own responsibilities. So this may not be the time for bigger-than-bread projects, like dialing in your laminated dough skills or teaching yourself to make canelés.
These desserts are light lifts: They don’t take much time or concentration — and if your child wants to help, all the better. There’s the nostalgia factor, too, since many of them could fall under an unofficial Kid Canon of Desserts.
Did we miss one of your childhood favorites? Leave requests in the comments for the next round.
1. Chocolate Pudding
Makes: 4–6 servings
Time: 10 minutes, plus time for chilling
OK, so Mexican Chocolate Tofu Pudding may not have been in your childhood repertoire, but you can easily swap out the chile powder and it’s as close to the stuff your mother might have made (or that you’re making for your kids now). And in this case, it’s dairy-free, thanks to tofu…
