Kid Friendly Recipes

Light and fluffy Strawberry Jello Fluff Salad is a sweet strawberry-flavored gelatin salad perfect for a backyard barbecue. With strawberry Jello and vanilla pudding mixed together with Cool Whip, hidden marshmallows, and fresh strawberries you’ll be in a state of summer bliss with every bite. Why This Recipe Works A southern backyard barbecue or potluck […]

There’s nothing quite as nostalgic as a jello fluff salad, especially on a holiday table. Just like Cranberry Fluff Salad, this Lime Jello Salad is a chilled dessert-like side that’s perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Unlike fluff salads such as Pistachio Pudding Salad, this gelatin salad has a firm texture that can be sliced into […]

This light and fluffy Mandarin Orange Jello Salad has a sweet creamsicle flavor and can be made in 5 minutes. It’s made with only 5 ingredients, but without cottage cheese. This side salad can be served as a sweet side dish or even a dessert. Why This Recipe Works Sweet gelatin salads, also known as […]

Nostalgic and sweet, Fruit Cocktail is bursting with a rainbow mixture of fruits combined in a sweet and tangy syrup. Make it easily using fresh or canned fruits for a delicious side dish. Canned fruit cocktail will also remind me of elementary school lunch, but in adulthood I still love it, but now prefer to […]

This Gluten-Free Strawberry Pretzel Salad is a delicious sweet and salty, southern dessert-like salad without gluten. Fresh strawberries mixed with strawberry Jell-O on top of a velvety smooth sweetened cream cheese layer over a bed of crushed sugary pretzels.

A buttery brown sugar center with a slightly crunchy outer layer is what makes these chewy and gooey Charleston Chewies an irresistible dessert bar. Many Lowcountry picnics, potlucks, bake sales, and family gatherings aren’t complete without these Gullah-inspired delicacies. When it comes to dessert I never know whether to go for brownies or cookies, but […]

Enjoy the same tender chicken with a crispy and crunchy outer coating as the classic southern fried chicken, but without the frying mess. This easy-to-make Oven-Fried Chicken recipe is baked to perfection and no frying oil is needed. I’ve got both a boneless, which is perfect for sandwiches, or chicken and waffles and bone-in versions […]

These 5-ingredient Devil’s Food Cookies are the fluffiest and fudgiest cookies that combine devil’s food cake mix, oil, vanilla, eggs, and sugar for the easiest cookies ever. They’re soft and chewy and full of chocolate flavor. When I first stumbled across recipes that use cake mix as the main ingredient I was skeptical, but after […]