I'm a teacher of children aged 10 and we're running a three week project where children have to design, market and sell sweets to raise money for charity. We're going to do it like 'The Apprentice' where the kids work in teams. My problem is that I am having to come up with lots of ideas for sweets that don't require cooking as we can't get 120 children into the kitchen at once!

I have thought of peppermint creams and no-cook fudge. Any more ideas VERY gratefully received! I promise to post photos of the results!

How about molded chocolate? My kids are 4 & 8 and it's fairly easy for them to do. My 8 year old can do them on his own.
I don't know if you can get the almond bark or Wilton melts in England but they don't need tempered or anything so they're easy.

We can get these melts, or at least similar ones - but we will have no access to melting facilities. We do have a school kitchen which fits 10 children at a time - I have 120 children doing this project so sadly won't be able to use the kitchen - hence request for 'no cooking' sweets. Thanks for trying to help, I REALLY appreciate it - they've left this part of it to me 'because you know about stuff like that'!!!

Is there anyway you could bring in a microwave or hot plate for this stuff? I know at my child's school alot of the teachers have them in the classrooms, of course schools all have different rules. Since some of this stuff will stay melted for a while another option might be to melt it or have a small group do that and bring it out to the kids.

I really can't think of anything that doesn't need heated a little before it can be done other than what you've mentioned, even rice crispie treats need the marshmallow melted before you can mix it in.

what about icing filled cookie sandwiches and/or graham crackers.

the cookies could be store bought along with the icing

dirt cake/sand cake i've done this with both chocolate pudding and oreos and vanilla pudding and crushed nilla waffers or graham crackers and whipped cream layered
i make these with my day care kids, using small flowering pots and gummy worms

good luck, sounds like a fun project
Amy

try here fora bunch of stuff - some no cook, some require cooking:
http://www.123easyaspie.com/candy.html

no cook ones include:

http://www.thatsmyhome.com/sugarplum/no-cook-divinity.htm
Guessing maybe you can boil the water in an electric tea kettle or something?

or
no cook cream cheese candy
http://www.123easyaspie.com/candy84.html

or

Potato Candy 1 and 2
http://www.123easyaspie.com/candy56.html
http://www.123easyaspie.com/candy4.html
(yeah, I know these sound weird, but my mom used to make the potato candy andi loved it as a kid!)

Would prebaking cupcakes work? Have the kids decorate them in class?
Jacqui

Any chance of bringing in a microwave .... my children make these 'things' we call yumyums in our house ...... You need to melt white chocolate though. Add desicated coconut, barley flakes, oat flakes & raisins, completely coat with the choc & spoon into mini cases. Does exactly what it says on the tin!
Good luck with the challenge!

How about things like large dates split and filled with a walnut or pecan. Or maybe chocolate spread or peanut butter rolled into balls like bon bons and rolled in ground nuts etc. Maybe colouring coconut and selling little bags of it. Maybe mini fruit skewers using toothpicks and fresh fruit and marshmallows!

Can't think of anymore, hope this helps!

NO COOK CANDY BALLS

Ingredients :
1 c. creamy peanut butter
1 c. sifted powdered sugar
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
2 tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
1 c. flaked coconut

Preparation :
Combine first 4 ingredients in medium mixing bowl; mix well.
Shape into 1/2 inch balls. Roll balls in coconut and chill. yield
about 3 dozen


NO COOK CANDY

Ingredients :
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/4 c. honey
1 c. non fat dry milk
Nuts, crushed
Coconut

Preparation :
Combine first 3 ingredients in bowl; mix well. Drop by spoonfuls
on waxed paper. Cover with nuts and coconut. Chill and serve.


NO COOK CANDY

Ingredients :
1 c. peanut butter
1 c. powdered sugar
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
2 tbsp. butter, softened
1 c. flaked coconut

Preparation :
Combine first 4 ingredients and mix well. Shape into 1/2" balls.
Roll each ball in coconut. Chill until firm.

http://food.cookinglight.com/cooking/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1120361

Easy No Cook Mardi Gras Candy
Ingredients:

1/3 c. Soft butter
1/3 c. Light corn syrup
1/2 t. Salt
1 t. Flavoring
3 1/2 c. Sifted confectioners sugar
Large bowl
Wooden spoon
Wax paper
Cookie sheet Recipe makes about 1 ½ pounds of candy

Measure all ingredients into large bowl
Stir with wooden spoon until stiff.
Divide dough into thirds and add 3 drops of food coloring of your choice.*
Let your child knead with their hands until dough is smooth
Roll into balls and press lightly with fork to make fancy butter mint.
Refrigerate 30 minutes until firm

No bake candies(chinese noodle)
Categories: Candies
Yield: 1 Servings
2 Bags butterscotch morsels
3 tablespoon Chunky peanut butter (heaping) (up to 4)
1 can (large) chinese noodles; (La Choy)
1 can (small) chinese noodles; (La Choy)

Melt morsels in top of double boiler(don't let the water in the bottom get to hot) add peanut butter and blend together until smooth. Mix nooles in with wooden spoon. Lay out a large sheet of waxed paper on a cookie sheet.

Oh, I so love all of you! You have NO idea how stressed this has made me feel and all your answers have made it seem not so bad! I'll try them out. Thank you thank you! If you have any more let me know!

Peanut Butter Playdough
INGREDIENTS
3 1/2 cups peanut butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 1/2 cups honey
4 cups dry milk powder
DIRECTIONS
In large bowl, cream together peanut butter and confectioners' sugar, then beat in honey and fold in milk powder. Divide into 15 equal portions and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.

Do you have access to a crock pot/slow cooker? You could melt chocolate in one of those and have the kids dip things like graham crackers and marshmallows.

Good idea, never thought of a slow cooker for this use! Thanks!

This site has lots (about 150) of no-bake cookies and so much more:
(Cooking with Gramma Lowe.)

http://tinyurl.com/ybwzwq

HTH

What a shame that almost all the no cook recipes have peanut butter in them. So many children are HIGHLY allergic. (But it's a great ingredient.) Good luck with the project. It sounds like lots of fun!

This is always popular in pre-schools/primary school in Australia for Mothers Day.
The bottom is white and the top is pink.

Coconut ice

5 cups icing sugar, sifted
3 cups desiccated coconut
400g tin sweetened condensed milk
1 egg white, slightly beaten
red or pink food colouring

METHOD

· Line a 20cm square baking pan (or similar) with non-stick baking paper or foil.

· Combine icing sugar, coconut, condensed milk and egg white in a large bowl. Work the liquids through evenly.

· Press half the mixture into the prepared pan.

· Add about a 1/2 teaspoon of colouring to the remainder, combine and press on top of white layer. Paler colour is prettier.

· Leave to set in fridge then cut with a knife dipped in hot water for a nice, clean edge.

· Store in the fridge.