Canapes for a children's birthday: ideas and options, the best recipes

On any holiday, be it New Year or Birthday, you want to beautifully decorate the festive table. Of course, salads and various cold appetizers will give a festive look and whet your appetite. But if, in addition to this, you have patience and a variety of fruits, then you can make truly beautiful masterpieces on the holiday table. And the main thing that will attract the attention of guests and quickly go for drinks is, of course, fruit canapés.

This simple dish consists of small sandwiches made from various ingredients, which are placed on toothpicks or food skewers. You can put them whole in your mouth. The remarkable thing is that you can use almost any product to create a beautiful composition. And thanks to its small size, you can use delicacies.

So, if you are making canapes for a children's birthday , then the main ingredient can be fruit. And if you’re just decorating a holiday table, then you can use all sorts of options and your imagination. Combining fruit and vegetable snacks, neatly arranged on a saucer, with bacon bits. As an example, we can get an option like in the photo below...

Photo 1. A simple version of canapés for the festive table

The most important thing is the combination of products. Various sauces and pastes are made for sandwiches to achieve an original taste. If you have the ingredients, making canapés is quite simple. It does not take a lot of time.

Below, in the photographs you can see how to colorfully decorate a table using such mini sandwiches. The design of the skewers is of no small importance, especially if the canapés are intended for a children's party. They can be purchased at almost any grocery store. They are of different shapes, and even in the form of figures. This will whet the children's appetite and excitement. The holiday will become more interesting!

Canapes with jamon

Noble jamon in combination with soft pear gives a sweetish taste to this appetizer, which makes it sophisticated and refined.

Ingredients:

Jamon – 7 slices
Large pear – 1 pc.
Goat cheese – 120 gr.
Butter – 20 gr.
Wine vinegar - 2.5 tbsp. l.
Cognac – 2.5 tbsp. l.
Dijon mustard – 2.5 tbsp.
Arugula – 1 bunch
Vegetable oil – 1.5 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

Peel the pears, cut into portions lengthwise, fry for a minute in vegetable oil. Then simmer with oil, vinegar and cognac for about five minutes, adding mustard at the very end. Cut the cheese into slices. For each piece of meat, place a pear, cheese, a few leaves of arugula, roll into a roll, and pierce with a skewer.

Canapes with prosciutto and melon

The delicate taste of melon will make any snack delicious and appetizing.

Ingredients:

Melon – 400 gr.
Prosciutto – 90 gr.
Royal cheese – 90 gr.
Kiwi – 90 gr.
Olive oil – 1 tbsp.
Lime - half the fruit
Arugula – 50 gr.
Basil – 50 gr.
Salt - a pinch
Pepper - a pinch

Preparation:

Mix oil, lime juice, pepper, salt. The peeled melon is cut into cubes and marinated in a mixture of lime and oil for about ten minutes. The kiwi is peeled, cut into cubes, and the cheese is also cut into cubes. A folded leaf of arugula, cheese, arugula, and melon can be placed on a skewer and can be alternated. Another type of canapé is made - put on a skewer and then prosciutto, melon, kiwi, and basil can be alternated.

Mini sandwiches for those with a sweet tooth

Sweet canapes are prepared as simply as other sandwiches. The cooking principle is the same - a sweet layer is applied to croutons, toast or cookies. It is recommended to make canapés on skewers and serve on a flat dish.

The most common options:

Chocolate spread (Nutella, Bureshka, Nestle), press nuts on top.
Peanut butter + grape jam.
Melt marshmallows (“sweet snow”) in the microwave (50 seconds at maximum power), mix the mixture and spread. You need to work quickly, the mass thickens in 2-3 minutes. It tastes like marshmallows.
Pass cottage cheese, condensed milk, banana in a blender.
Spread with apricot jam and sprinkle with nuts.

Photos of the festive table and satisfied little guests prove the indispensability of canapés for children on their birthdays as a quick and tasty treat.

Author: Kashavkina N.P.

Article design: Vladimir the Great

Unusual options

Canapés for children's birthdays (photos and recipe descriptions in the article will help you prepare interesting sandwiches and please little guests) can be prepared in an unusual design.

1. Unusual canapes are made from rye bread, spread with butter, on which is placed a piece of salted mackerel and a piece of kiwi. You can decorate with cranberries.

2. “For those with a sweet tooth”

100 g peanut butter;
½ cup chopped carrots;
1 tablespoon apricot jam;
2 tsp. raisins

Preparation:

Blend peanut butter, raisins, grated carrots and jam in a blender until creamy. Spread on bread, cut into pieces.

3. Fish canapé

You will need:

1 can of canned trout or saury;
2 pickled cucumbers (finely chopped)
greens (parsley, dill)
boiled egg;
1 tbsp. l. sour cream;
bread;
salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients, spread on bread, cut into squares.

4. Thread slices of apples, interspersed with cheese, onto a skewer. The cheese is sharp, with a pronounced taste.

5. Alternate pieces: chicken + dried apricots + pickled cucumber. The neutral flavor of the chicken is complemented by a hint of sweet dried apricots and the acidity and saltiness of the cucumber. A very harmonious combination.

Secrets of making canapés for children

General recommendations for preparing canapés for a children's party:

Canapés for children are made small - “one bite”. The recommended sandwich weight is 20-30 grams.
It’s better to make 3-4 types of canapés so that guests try all the options and there are enough sandwiches.
Canapés for children use crunchy ingredients.
It is not recommended to add onions, garlic or hot seasonings, spices with a pronounced aroma.
You can use unusual serving options. Canapés are usually stuck into a special ball cut out of polystyrene foam with the bottom cut off for stability. If you don't have it, you can use an ordinary head of cabbage. It also needs to be trimmed for stability and skewers stuck into it. After the holiday, cabbage will not be lost - it can be used on the farm.
You can keep the canapés in the refrigerator before serving so they don’t get soggy.

Sweet holiday sandwiches

Interestingly decorated mini-sandwiches at a children's party are much more beautiful and appetizing than store-bought sweets. They are easy to prepare and turn into real culinary masterpieces.

Fruit and nut happiness

Spread a slice of loaf with sweet jam. Place banana and pear cut into slices or slices on top. Decorate with a flower cut from a peach. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts or other nuts.

Strawberry heart

Cut the white loaf at right angles into one and a half centimeter slices. Use a special cookie cutter to make hearts out of these slices. Carefully apply boiled thick condensed milk along the edge using a pastry syringe. Place strawberry jelly inside. To harden, place in a cool place for 20 minutes.

Magic bread

Spread pieces of white bread with a thin or medium layer of sweet curd mass. Sprinkle colorful decorative food powder on top.

Makes a worthy holiday sandwich!

Mini meat sandwiches

Children really like sandwiches with different “edible” animals: sausage Luntik, cheese Smeshariki, a funny monkey or dog. To complete the color scheme, meat sandwiches should be supplemented with vegetables and herbs.

Sausage cartoon characters

All children love cartoons. The sandwich can be designed in the shape of your favorite character. For example, Nyusha from “Smeshariki” can be made like this: put a leaf of lettuce and a slice of cheese on toast, and recreate the look using boiled and smoked sausage with tomatoes.

Mini pizza on a loaf

Cut the slightly stale loaf into slices and dip in a mixture of ketchup and water. Place on a baking sheet. Place the filling on top: sweet peppers, tomatoes, boiled meat, grated cheese and herbs. Bake in the oven until done (or in the microwave).

Appetizing roses

Brush slices of crispy French baguette with butter. Roll the ham rosettes and place them on the prepared bread slices.

Garnish with a slice of boiled egg, asparagus stalks, cucumber and herbs.

What can be included in canapés?

This appetizer is entirely a flight of your imagination. You can make sweet canapés: with berries, fruits, marmalade, marshmallows, chocolate. Unsweetened canapés: shrimp, cheese, salami, ham. You can also create amazing flavor combinations by combining sweet fillings with meat ones.

For sticks, you can take either special skewers, which are sold in almost any supermarket, or regular toothpicks. But you definitely need to remember the status of the holiday, as well as your audience, that is, the people you invited. If this is a party for wealthy children, then, of course, it is better not to use toothpicks.

You can also beautifully roll meat ingredients, slices of cheese or cucumber. Use your imagination and you will enjoy preparing this wonderful appetizer yourself.

So, it's time to explore fruit canapé recipes. The photo of the dish will definitely inspire you to create your own masterpieces!

DIY canapes

Of course, there are a lot of canapé recipes, and they can easily be found on the Internet, in cookbooks, or even heard from friends and neighbors. But if you prepare canapés using your own imagination, the sandwiches will turn out even tastier and more interesting. Or you can take well-known recipes and add your own unique twist to them. Canapes are not only something you can eat, it is also a flight of your creative thought and an excellent opportunity for self-expression. With what pleasure you will invent various combinations of ingredients and create bright color compositions! And the whole family can come up with names for new unique canapés. Therefore, dare and create, delighting your family and friends!

We hope you find the secrets of making canapés useful. With their help you can easily diversify your children's menu. Your boundless imagination and good mood are the key to the success of a fun children's party. Bon appetit!

Candy bar: sweet table for children's birthday

The tradition of beautifully decorating a table with sweets was born in America and gradually became popular in Europe.

It is customary to decorate a candy bar in the same style. Treats are placed on a small table near a wall decorated with various elements: balls, ribbons, garlands, paper flowers, photographs, and more. The table is covered with a tablecloth in the appropriate color scheme, and dishes of neutral colors are placed. Sometimes the candy bar is decorated with small vases on high legs, decorative jars and straws for cocktails.

The cake is placed in the center of the table, and as additional treats they offer macaroons, handmade chocolate, marmalade and marshmallows, cupcakes, dried fruits, glazed cookies, marshmallows, fruits and berries.

Foie gras canapes in cranberry jelly

Probably the most sophisticated type of canapé. At any buffet table this appetizer will look very profitable and expensive.

Ingredients:

Foie gras – 150 gr.
White bread – 10 slices
Cranberries – 150 gr.
Gelatin – 1.5 tbsp.
Sand sugar – 60 gr.
Salt - a pinch
Parsley – 10 gr.
Water – 1.5 tbsp.
Water – 270 ml.

Preparation:

In 1.5 tbsp. l. Soak the gelatin in water, squeeze the juice out of the cranberries, pour 250 ml of water over the peel, add salt and sugar and boil. Strain the broth, stir in gelatin over heat, but do not bring to a boil. Pour in cranberry juice, mix, then pour into molds and place in the refrigerator to harden. Using a glass, cut the bread into thin slices and heat in the oven. Puree the foie gras and cut the jelly into circles. Place jelly on slices of bread, then bread again, then squeeze out foie gras using a pastry syringe, garnish with parsley.

Design options for canapés for a children's party

Children are not strict connoisseurs. You need to try to make the canapés look neat. There is no reason to build mind-blowing figures out of sandwiches.
For an even appearance of the canapé, you can use a syringe. The tip of the largest syringe (with a volume of at least 20 ml, you can take a veterinary one) is cut off. Using a syringe, circles of products are cut out and moved inside. A skewer is inserted and the resulting product is pushed out with the help of a piston. This way you get neat canapés of the same size.
Canapés in the form of simple figures will appeal to little picky eaters. Canapés can be prepared in the form of boats. The sail is made from a thin slice of cheese and secured with atle. The ship itself is a piece of toast and a slice of sausage.

Canapés in the shape of boats are very popular for children's birthdays.
Photo of an example: Simply make “fly agarics” - a tomato is placed as the top product, on which dots are imitated with sour cream or mayonnaise. Canapés can be cut in the shape of fish - use pieces of olives for the eyes. Egg whites are suitable for mouse figures, ears are made from radishes or boiled beets, eyes are made from olives, and antennae are made from carrot shavings.
There is a danger of overdoing the liquid elements of canapés. Nothing should drip or leak from the sandwiches. Sauces are applied sparingly, a few drops at a time.

Recipe with cheese and sausage

These canapés are a little more difficult to make than regular sandwiches. But guests will like it, because it’s an excellent appetizer.

Ingredients:

6 pcs pitted olives.
6 pieces of salami sausage. You can use another raw smoked product.
6 slices of fresh cucumber.
6 squares of cheese.
Greenery.
Also prepare skewers or long toothpicks.

Cooking process

Before using skewers, it is recommended to wash them thoroughly. To make a mini sandwich, you first need to plant a green olive.

Cut the salami into thin pieces. Then you need to fold the piece in half and place it on a skewer. The image below shows how this should be done.

You can improve the taste with greens. In our case we use parsley. Therefore, after the salami there is a leaf of the plant.

Rinse the cucumber thoroughly under running water and cut into thin slices. Place it in the same way as the sausage, that is, fold it in half.

The last ingredient is cheese. It is recommended to use hard varieties so that the cube does not fall apart on the skewer.

This canapé is suitable for a buffet or buffet. They are also a good and convenient snack for an adult meal.

Fruit kebab with marshmallows

You can improvise when preparing this sweet snack by choosing any fruit ingredients. This recipe is simple and versatile.

Ingredients:

Marshmallow
Strawberry
Grape
Cherries
Or any fruits and berries

Preparation:

You will need long wooden canapé sticks. All ingredients must be threaded in any order onto skewers. If the dish will be served to small children, you can first remove the seeds from the berries and fruits so that the kids do not accidentally swallow them.

Place the finished kebabs on a large platter.

Canapes - popular small sandwiches

Small sandwiches have been a common treat at holidays for two centuries, being a signature dish at buffets and parties. The basis of canapes is croutons or bread.

A variety of fillings are placed on the base. The very first filling for canapés was pate. For stability, canapés are held together with skewers. Skewers, otherwise called atle, help you carefully take the sandwich without getting your hands dirty and immediately eat it whole.

Canapés are divided into 2 types:

Traditional. The base is croutons or bread.
Innovative. Slices of vegetables or fruits are used as a base.

Recently, canapés have become a hit at children's parties:

Boys and girls can choose a snack to their liking among a variety of sandwiches.
Canapes are a hygienic type of snack. Children often forget to wash their hands on time. Canapes are taken by skewers, which prevents direct contact of food with the surface of the hands.
Canapés look festive.
Preparing the dish does not require significant financial or time expenditures.
Canapés are very easy to prepare.

Fruit canapés on skewers for the New Year

It's amazing how a simple combination of fruits can create a real holiday mood. The main thing is to prepare the dish correctly.

Ingredients:

Large strawberries – 100 g
Green grapes – 100 g
Banana – 1 pc.
Small marshmallows – 100 g

Preparation:

Wash strawberries and grapes. Cut off a little of the thick part of the strawberry from the base so that the sharp top remains. Cut bananas into slices. If the marshmallows are large, make small rounds of 0.5 centimeters in diameter.

Thread a grape onto a skewer, then a slice of banana and a strawberry, cut side towards the banana. Apply a marshmallow circle to the top of the strawberry.

Canapes “Strawberry Smile”

Grocery list:

Cooking technique:

1) Remove the green tails from the strawberries.

2) Peel the bananas and cut into pieces.

3) Peel the kiwi and cut into circles.

4) Thread strawberries, banana, and then kiwi onto a skewer.

5) Using cream, we draw “eyes” and a smiling “mouth” on the strawberries - we get fun fruit canapés that children will surely enjoy.

Everything about children, everything for parents

Hello!

Today we will talk about how original, creative and unusual the design of children's dishes can be.

When organizing a children's party, parents sometimes create a huge menu and want to cook something exotic. So, from personal experience I can say that you shouldn’t prepare anything unusual for a children’s party. Children are reluctant to experiment; they most often eat familiar dishes. But decorating the most ordinary treats (chicken cutlets, chops, mashed potatoes, sandwiches, canapés, salads, cereals) is possible and even necessary. This will make them look more fun.

We bring to your attention a photo selection of how to decorate dishes for a child’s birthday, which can become a source of ideas in the process of preparing for the holiday.

Decorating dishes (salads) for a children's party

Penguins, bears, hedgehogs, hares, cows, seals, ladybugs, snowmen, octopuses, fish - no matter what picture appears on a children's plate, it will definitely attract attention. You can also post the sun, stars, flowers, sunflowers, mushrooms, pyramids, bows, butterflies, soccer balls, flags

Photo selection of design options for children's salads:

Decorating dishes (side dishes) for a children's party

Did you know that rice, processed with wet hands, can become a malleable sculptural material? Therefore, various original figures can be made from rice. Fried potatoes are an excellent material for creating entire compositions, and porridge is a field of activity for people with good imagination and imagination.

Photo selection of design options for children's side dishes:

Beautiful cut for a children's party

Sausage, bacon, salami, cheese, and other sausages and meat products can also be cut and laid out beautifully. The same applies to cutting vegetables.

Photo selection of cutting options for a children's party:

Sandwiches

We have already written about how to make fantastically decorated sandwiches for children here:

Sandwiches for a child's birthday. Canapes for children

Decorating sandwiches for children

Super sandwiches for children

Here are some interesting ideas:

Sandwich bread can be shaped using cookie cutters.

Canapes for a children's party

Canapés are small sandwiches, figurines made from eggs and vegetables. We have already written about how to make original canapés for a children’s party here:

Canapés with caviar - delicious appetizers for a buffet table

Menu for school graduation party

Photo selection of canapé options for a children's party:

Figurines of vegetables and fruits for a children's party

How else can you beautifully decorate a holiday table, besides various dishes? Of course, with figures of vegetables and fruits. It's not easy, you need to find time for it, but the result is worth it

A Christmas tree made from cucumbers, a cat made from a tomato, a bull made from bell peppers - such figures will definitely attract the attention of our kids

Read how to make some figures here:

Festive table decoration - tomato bull

Festive table decoration - hedgehogs made of pears

Photo selection of vegetable figurines for a children's party:

Fruit desserts

All children love fruit. This is a great alternative to sweets. And fruits, unusually cut and laid out, are a wonderful decoration for a children's party. But, if you decide to make a composition of bananas, apples and pears, be sure to sprinkle them with lemon juice to prevent them from darkening.

This is how you can serve fruit in a beautiful and unusual way for a children’s party:

Decorating dishes for a child's birthday or other holiday will help you not only present traditional portions in an original way, but also diversify the menu and decorate the table.

Simple and delicious recipes for canapés on skewers at home

A bright composition of various fruits will decorate a children's party, a romantic dinner, or a small buffet at work. Here you can use your creative imagination, but as an example I will give the recipe below.

Ingredients:

2-3 pieces of watermelon (or Victoria).
1 piece of fresh kiwi.
1 piece of tangerine.
1 piece of ripe banana.
1 sprig each of green and black grapes.

Cooking process

The watermelon pulp must be carefully cut into small cubes. The downside is that the berry is only available in August. But you can do without this ingredient. The taste of the canapes will remain pleasant and refreshing.

Kiwi adds sourness to mini sandwiches. It is recommended to buy fruit individually, as the packaging may be of poor quality. If the fruit turns out to be unripe, then it needs to be kept in a warm place for a couple of days. For canapés, kiwi must be peeled, cut into thin slices, and then divided in half, as shown in the image below.

Cutting kiwi

Peel the tangerine, carefully separate all the segments of the fruit, and then cut them into several pieces, the size of which should approximately correspond to watermelon cubes and kiwi pieces. It is recommended to remove the seeds.

Cooking tangerines using toothpicks or skewers

Banana is rich in vitamins and a filling tropical fruit, making it a must-have in a small sandwich. The ripe fruit should have a bright yellow color. If the banana is unripe, then it is not recommended to eat it, but wait a while for it to ripen. To use it in canapés, you need to peel the fruit and cut it into slices of about 0.5 cm.

Cutting banana into slices

When all the ingredients are prepared, they need to be placed on skewers or long toothpicks. First of all, green grapes are planted, then pieces of tangerine, then green grapes, then banana slices, kiwi slices, and finally a cube of watermelon pulp.

Place fruit canapes on a skewer

The colorful composition is laid out on a flat plate. You need to place pieces of fruit around the edges, as some people have their own preferences for ingredients.

In a similar way, you can make canapes from marmalade, combined with orange slices. You can put it on plastic skewers or toothpicks.

Another option is to pour melted chocolate over the Victoria berries. It turns out very tasty and the kids will love it!

Vegetable canapés “Merry traffic light”

Grocery list:

Cooking technique:

1) Cucumbers are cut into slices.

2) Beets need to be boiled and cut into circles of the same diameter as cucumbers. To get an even circle, you can use a hollow cylindrical solid object as a mold.

3) It is advisable to select carrots of such size that the diameter matches the diameter of the cucumbers - in this case, all three components of the canapé will look harmonious. Carrots can be boiled, but if desired, you can also use raw carrots - just cut them into slices.

4) The sequence of products strung on a skewer must correspond to the colors of the traffic light: beets, carrots, cucumber. But, unlike a real traffic light, our sofas will always have a green light on - this means that children can eat them at any time!

Appetizer with sausage and cheese on skewers

A beautiful quick appetizer, it cooks quickly and looks impressive.

Products:

Sausage – 300 g
Hard cheese – 100 g
Pitted olives – 1 jar
Toothpicks – 40 pcs.

Cut the sausage into thin rings (you can buy it already sliced).
We cut the cheese into slices and then into cubes with a side of 1-1.5 cm.
Fold a piece of sausage in half, put cheese and olive inside, and string everything with a toothpick.

These sandwiches look no less beautiful; for them it’s worth taking:

Sausage – 200 g
Pitted olives – 50 g
Cucumber – 200 g
Feta cheese – 200 g
Toothpicks – 30 pcs.

Cut the sausage into thin rings.
Cut the cucumbers into rings 1 cm thick.
Feta cut into cubes 1-.2 cm
Place one by one, cucumber on the bottom, cheese on top, sausage folded in four, olive, connect everything with a toothpick or skewer.

Canapes “Tomato Fantasy”

Grocery list:

Small varieties of tomatoes (for example, cherry)
Cheese (hard varieties, feta cheese or hard processed cheese - you can use any)
Green basil or lettuce leaves
Sour cream
Lemon

Cooking technique:

1) Wash the tomatoes and cut them in half.

2) Cover the inside of the tomatoes with a layer of sour cream.

3) Place cheese between two halves of one tomato and fold together.

4) Place a green basil or lettuce leaf on top of the tomato.

5) Squeeze the juice from the lemon, secure the canapes with a skewer, and lightly sprinkle with lemon juice.

Chocolate covered bananas on skewers

This recipe is very simple. Every child will love this dessert.

Ingredients:

Bananas
Crushed nuts (peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts) or coconut flakes
Chocolate (without filler)

Preparation:

You will need liquid chocolate. Therefore, we melt the tiles in a water bath. Cut each banana into 4-6 equal parts. The slices should be quite large. Prepare a large shallow plate or dish and place parchment on the surface.

Pierce a piece of banana with a toothpick or skewer and dip it into melted chocolate. You can immerse the slice in chocolate completely, or only halfway. After this, immediately roll the banana in nuts (or coconut flakes). Place on a plate.

Place the dessert in the freezer for 1.5-2 hours. Serve chilled.