dessert ideas for 13 yo boy b-day party?

[pixielou]

i was planning on making one of those dirt puddings - the chocolate pudding with crushed oreas and gummy worms. but my sister asked me to bring something "finger food" instead.

when i made twinky sushi recently, my nephew thought that was pretty cool. but it will be mostly the same people at the birthday party tomorrow - so it's kinda been there done that.

so - any ideas for what a 13 yo boy would think is a cool dessert. he;s getting a "fruit pizza" for a birthday cake.

~pixie

[Kimberland30]

Kraft Foods has some pretty cool ideas for kid snacks, desserts, and other things for parties.

Here's the link
Kraft Foods (http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/ff/Birthdaythemes/SweetTreats.htm)

[sdianems]

Cupcakes are always good...and if you bring a variety of toppings and maybe 2 different frostings, then the kids can customize their own.

[Reenie]

If you still want to go with your original idea, you could put them into individual cups (in case your sis is worried about serving?).

[DiscoDiva]

What about a sundae bar? You scoop the ice cream into bowls, then the kids add their own toppings. Put out crushed m&ms, peanuts, cherries, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, etc. Even adults love that! If you want to make the kids feel grown up, put the ice cream in martini glasses.

[SingleWhiteFemale]

How about a chocolate peanut butter pizza (http://food.southernliving.com/southern/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1084371)?

http://i.timeinc.net/southern/images/recipefinder/August_05/1084371.jpg

[pixielou]

kimberland thanks for posting that kraft link. i shoulda thought to check there. . .

reenie i considered doing the dirt pudding in individual cups, but we have to drive 3 hours to get to my sisters, and i was a bit worried about transport.

singlewhitefemale that pizza looks great. i think i'll make it for fathers day!

so what i ended up doing. . .
i got a bunch of plain munchkins from dunkin donuts. i dipped them halfway in white chocolate. i stuck a blue or green mini m&m in the middle of the chocolate. then drew some squiggly lines with some red food coloring. and now i have a bowl of bloodshot eyes!

~pixie

[KK812]

Sounds like a great idea! Just a thought: Next time if you wanted to do indv servings you could get a 24-cup mini cupcake pan and plop them in there, cover with plastic wrap, :)

[Reenie]

Oh, I bet the bloodshot eyeballs were a huge hit with boys that age! How creative!

[pixielou]

Oh, I bet the bloodshot eyeballs were a huge hit with boys that age! How creative!

yes - they were a huge hit! my nephew was so proud, walking around with the bowl saying to people "can i interest you in an eyeball?"

and i'm proud to say, i am still maintaining "cool aunt" status with my nephew. and that's what it really is all about. . .