Hello Friends. Here is another Fast & Easy Recipe from jenny at dapperhouse! I wanted a fun and pretty food for the kids to celebrate Valentine’s Day without more sugar and sweets, so I came up with this. You only need two ingredients to make the spread and the kids can and even make it on their own. Party Time! Get ready for the secret recipe for pretty pink sandwich spread. You wont believe how easy it really is. And Healthy too!
You will need:
softened cream cheese
canned beets or cooled cooked beets
* To duplicate the color I made, use 1 part beets to 3 parts cream cheese.
1.) I took the beets and shredded them with a cheese grater. You could also do the food processor. TIP: You want the liquid drained off so it does not thin out the cream cheese. 2.) Stir the beets into softened cream cheese and mix well. TIP: add more or less beets to adjust color level.
Um. . . so. . . that’s it. Really. That is all you have to do.
One of the main reasons I love this idea for kids is because it is not sugary sweet and it is actually healthy! I eat beets often because they are high in potassium, fiber, folate and Vitamin C. They also have minerals such as iron. SO HEALTHY!
I also love this recipe because the kids can make it themselves! Even the youngest child can be a chef and create their own culinary masterpiece.
Children can learn important skills like measuring, mixing, stirring and spreading. Even if they use it as a dip, they can have developmental fun.
Have fun making this for Valentine’s Day, Baby Girl Baby Shower, Birthdays, Tea Party and most of all, just for fun to spend time with the kiddos you LOVE!
Christine Luken
What a cure – and sneaky – way to get kids to eat beets! 😉
Jen Voss
How fun! I love that pretty pink color. These would be perfect for a fun Valentine’s Day lunch.
Angela
This will be perfect for Valentine’s Day lunches!
Lisa
Those sandwiches are awesome!
Pam
This looks really good and is perfect for Valentine’s Day meals or for little girl parties!
Heather Lawrence
Those look so easy to make!
How strong is the beet flavoring?
I love beets but the kids might be a little turned off if it’s too strong.
Giveaways 4 Mom
This is such a cute Valentine’s Day recipe.
Debi@TheSpringMount6Pack
SO cool. My daughter would love that it is pink and I love that it is beets. Plus the heart shape is adorable.
Dee
Those are cute and I bet they taste great!
trisha
That turned out so cute too!
Elizabeth Towns
When I read that the spread was made of beets, I was surprised. How is the taste? If my kids will like the taste it would be a cool way to get them to eat beets, and me too! I would love that.
Tina Ashburn
This recipe is for me!! I’m about as pink as you can get (the carpeting in my house is called “Cotton Candy Pink”!!
Amy Desrosiers
Wow! At first I thought this was strawberry fluff LOL!! Looks so good, and it is pretty healthy! I would love to try this!
erica
What a cute dip idea for valentines day. I’m always looking for ways to sneak healthy food into my son!
Erica
Cynthia L
What a great idea! I think using a natural color to
“dye” something is so healthy and tasty too!
Robyn
Perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Debbie Denny
Oh my gosh. I never would have thought of that. Awesome
Brett
Looks adorable. I’ve never had a beet.
Amanda Love
If I change the color to brown it would also be great for boys as well. They’re a little more yucky and don’t like the pink colors. 🙂
jtemcio
I used canned and rinsed beets and it was not strong, but he is used to eating a lot of veggies. You could always just use the juice for natural color and skip the grated beets 🙂
Danielle @ We Have It All
That’s cute! I’m curious how it tastes, I’ll have to give it a shot!
Jessica Harlow
These adorable heart shaped sandwiches are the perfect way to get my girls to try beets! lol We’ll definitely be trying these for the next tea party!
Debbie
So Cute!!! Pinned!! Perfect for Valentine’s Day lunch!
Janeane Davis
This is a really cute idea for sandwiches. You are right, girls will adore it.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell
Totally tea party ready and girl-friendly. They’ll love it!
Danyelle
What a pretty spread! I would have never thought to use beets, I would have just used Wiltons food coloring!
Elizabeth @ Food Ramblings
yum- ehat a great Valentine’s Day lunch treat!
Chrishelle
That is a very cute party idea. I love that you used beets. This would make a very cute snack for the girls’ Valentine cheer party. Thanks for the tip.
Sally
This sounds really good and a way to get my kids to eat beets! Thanks for sharing!
Deborah Davis
Hi Jen,
What a great way get kids to eat their beets!
It’s so important to motivate our children eat healthy foods and pretty pink sandwiches like these are a great way to do this.
As always, I’m enjoying reading many of your other healthy living blog posts as well.
I’m just pinning, tweeting and sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us at the Healthy, Happy, Green & Natural Blog Hop! I appreciate it!
All the best, Deb