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How to make edible boats - fun food idea for kids that is great for happy family meals and party food too
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Fishy Boats with Carrot Starfish

Create a fun summer meal for your kids with these easy fishy boats, tomato ketchup waves & carrot starfish! Perfect for ocean or beach themed party food too.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time17 minutes
Course: Main Course, Party Food
Cuisine: British
Servings: 1 person
Author: Grace Hall

Ingredients

  • 2 battered haddock goujons
  • handful frozen mixed peas and sweetcorn
  • ¼ medium carrot
  • Heinz Tomato Ketchup No Added Sugar & Salt
  • 1 slice Gouda cheese
  • 2 x 15cm bamboo skewers

Instructions

  • Cook the haddock goujons according to pack instructions, then leave to cool a little while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
  • Cook the peas and sweetcorn according to pack instructions.
  • Slice the carrot into rounds and cut them into stars using a mini star cutter (or cut out freehand). Lightly steam the carrot stars, or leave raw according to your child's preference.
  • Drain the peas and sweetcorn. Reserve 4 sweetcorn kernels and arrange the rest on the plate, covering roughly one third.
  • Using Heinz Tomato Ketchup No Added Sugar & Salt, draw wiggly lines to represent waves on the rest of the plate.
  • Build your edible sails; Slice the cheese in half along the diagonal to create two triangles.  Carefully push a bamboo skewer through one corner of the cheese, then slide on a sweetcorn kernel to help hold it in place. Push the skewer through the opposite corner to make the sail and secure in place with another sweetcorn kernel. Repeat to make two cheese sails.
  • Once you are ready to serve the meal, push a sail into each goujon and carefully place them both on top of the ketchup waves.
  • Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

Note: If the goujons are too hot when you add the sails, the cheese may melt and fall down. Be sure to cool them down a little before serving and add the sails at the last minute!