To celebrate the release of Tinker Bell to DVD and Blu-Ray, Disney has come up with a few magical fairy recipes for you to enjoy with your children.

I’m very glad that Disney tried to make these recipes as healthy as possible by using more healthful and lower fat ingredients. Go Tink!

Very Fairy Carrot Cakes
Makes about 25 small cakes.

Cake ingredients:

1. 2 cups whole wheat flour
2. 3 cups shredded carrots
3. 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
4. 1 1/2 cups raw sugar
5. 2 eggs
6. 2 egg whites
7. 1/2 cup canola oil
8. 1 tsp. cinnamon
9. 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
10. 1 tsp. baking soda
11. 11/2 tsp. vanilla extract
12. 1/2 tsp. salt
13. 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Frosting ingredients:

1. 8 ounces lite cream cheese
2. 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar
3. 1 tsp vanilla extract
4. 2 egg whites

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Using a large mixing bowl, combine: eggs, egg whites, canola oil, sugar, apple sauce and vanilla.
3. Mix in: flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg.
4. Stir in: carrots and nuts
5. Grease 2 muffin pans
6. Fill muffin cups halfway up
7. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until you can insert and toothpick and have it come out clean.

To make frosting:

1. Use an electric mixer to combine cream cheese, egg whites, vanilla and sugar
2. Beat until smooth.

To assemble cakes:

1. Turn cakes upside down and cut in half horizontally
2. Apply frosting to the middle and top (formerly bottom) of your cakes
3. Garnish as you wish.

Perfectly Pixie Nectar
Makes 2 magical servings

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cantaloupe melon – peeled, seeded and cubed
2. 1 lime, juiced
3. 2 tablespoons honey (optional)
4. 1 cup of ice

Directions:

1. With the help of an adult, combine the cantaloupe, lime juice, honey and ice in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2. Pour into your favorite cups and serve. Garnish with lime.

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