fun in the sunshine face recipe
Foodie fun
Finger food

Brighten up your day with this easy peasy recipe! Perfect for keeping little fingers busy dipping!

  • Serves

    1
  • Prep

    10
  • Cook

    5
    • Vegetarian
    • Soya free
    • Nut free
    • Dairy free

    Ingredients

    • 70g diced butternut squash
    • 1 x hardboiled egg (for protein as to be suitable for a complete meal)
    • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
    • 1/4 steamed/roasted yellow pepper
    • 1/4 wholemeal wrap
    • steamed/roasted red pepper / olives for eyes and smile

    Method

    1. Steam butternut squash until soft.
    2. Boil a medium egg for 5 minutes.
    3. Blend both together with paprika until smooth.
    4. Lightly toast wrap and cut into triangles.
    5. Cut yellow pepper into triangles.
    6. Assemble face
    Fun for little ones

    Fun For Little Ones

    Show little ones how different the egg looks in and out of its shell!

    Egg - Smell me when I am being peeled

    Paprika – Smell me to tingle your nose

    Swap this for that

    Swap this for that

    For an orange sun, swap the squash for sweet potato and the yellow pepper for orange

    Fun for little ones

    For older little ones

    Older little ones can help spread out the squash mixture and assemble the sun face

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