Each year, during the time of Hajj, Muslims perform Qurbani by sacrificing an animal such as a sheep or a cow and then sharing some of the meat with family, neighbours and poor people.

Make some sheep cupcakes that you can share with your neighbours.

Makes 12 cupcakes.

You Will Need: 

• 4oz Butter

• 4oz Sugar

• 2 Eggs

• 3oz Self-raising flour

• 1oz Cocoa powder

• 100g White chocolate

• Mini marshmallows

• 36 Chocolate chips

• 12 Chocolate buttons

• Plus:

• 2 Small bowls

• A basin

• A food mixer or hand whisk

• 12 Cupcake cases

• A cupcake tray

• 2 tablespoons

how to make the sheep cupcakes

1. Ask an adult to turn the oven on at Gas Mark 6 / 200°C.

2. Put the butter into the small bowl and microwave it for 10 seconds, so it’s nice and soft but not melted.

3. Using your food mixer, mix together the butter and sugar in the basin, until it’s white and fluffy.

4. Crack the eggs into the bowl, making sure there are no eggshells inside.

5. Now carefully pour the eggs into the basin and mix together.

6. Add in the flour and cocoa powder and mix it all up!

7. Ask your adult helper to carefully mix in 2 tablespoons of boiling water – this will make your cupcakes nice and soft.

8. Line the cupcake tray with the cases, then share out the cake batter equally into each of the cases using a tablespoon.

9. Put the cupcakes into the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Ask your adult helper to check if they’re cooked by putting a toothpick inside one of them – if it comes out clean, they’re ready!

How to Decorate the Sheep Cupcakes:

1. Break the white chocolate into a clean bowl, then microwave for 30 seconds. Give it a stir with a clean, dry spoon, then pop it back in the microwave for another 20 seconds. Stir until it’s smooth and runny.

2. Cover the tops of the cupcakes with the white chocolate.

3. Now stick one chocolate button on to the front of the cupcakes – this will be the sheep’s head.

4. Give each sheep two ears with a chocolate chip on either side of the head.

5. Use the last 12 chocolate chips to put a tail on the back of each sheep.

6. Now cover the rest of the cupcake in mini marshmallows.

7. Leave to cool, then pack some up for your neighbours and enjoy the rest!

Find out more about Qurbani and the story of Hajj HERE.

Serve this yummy masala tea to your Eid guests, with some cookies or cakes!

This recipe for 2 people, and you can double it if you need to.

You Will Need: 

• 2 cups of water 

• 4 black tea teabags 

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder 

• ½ teaspoon cardamom powder 

• ½ teaspoon ground cloves 

• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated 

• 3 cups whole milk 

• 8 teaspoons sugar

how to make masala tea

1. Put the water, teabags and spices into a large saucepan, and cook on a high heat until it starts to boil.

2. Leave to boil for 3 minutes, then add the milk.

3. Once it starts boiling again, turn it down to a low heat for 3 minutes. 

4. Put the heat back up until it starts to boil again, and then turn it down to a low heat and leave for 3 minutes.

5. Add the sugar and give it a good stir and then put the heat back up until it starts to boil again, then turn off the cooker.

6. Ask your adult helper to carefully empty the tea into a teapot and then pour into cups.

These fruit kebabs will make a colourful and healthy addition to your Iftaar! Develop your creativity skills by experimenting with different combinations of fruits and colours, and boost your organisation skills by prepping these around an hour or so before it’s time to eat, so that you’re not rushing at the last minute.

You Will Need: 

• A variety of fruit such as melon, watermelon, strawberries, pineapple, mango, grapes, raspberries and blueberries

• Dates with the stones removed

• Marshmallows

• Wooden Skewers

• Small cookie cutters, ideally star and moon shaped

how to make them

1. Cut the melon, watermelon and pineapple into 1-2 cm thick slices, then cut out shapes using the cookie cutters.

2. Cut the mango and any other large fruit into cubes.

3. Thread all the ingredients onto the skewers and serve within 1-2 hours of assembling. Make sure to keep them covered in the meantime.

These delicious, delectable and delightful date cookies are especially yummy when fresh! Can you think of any more words beginning with D to describe them?

You will end up with a lot of cookies, which makes them perfect for sharing with neighbours or relatives.

ingredients: 

• 6oz sugar

• 8oz soft butter

• 3 eggs

• 8oz self-raising flour

• 2oz plain flour

• 1 cup dates, with the stones removed

• ½ cup walnuts and/or pecan nuts

how to make them

1. Ask an adult to turn on your oven to 180°C.

2. Mix together the butter and sugar, until soft and creamy. You can use a food processor or electric whisk if you have one.

3. Crack the eggs into a separate bowl, making sure there are no pieces of eggshell inside. Now, add them slowly into the butter and sugar mixture, and whisk it all together.

4. Mix in all the flour.

5. Chop up the dates and the nuts into small pieces, and gently stir them into the dough.

6. Grease two baking sheets, by spreading a bit of butter or a few drops of oil all over. This will stop the cookies from sticking.

7. Scoop out the dough with a tablespoon (it will be quite sticky), and dollop onto the baking sheets. Leave some space in between each one, as they will spread. 

8. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden in colour.

9. Enjoy!

It’s amazing how some soggy, eggy slices of bread can be turned into these yummy French toast sticks without them breaking apart! Eggs are great at holding other ingredients together in cooking, and they keep us strong too as they contain a lot of protein, which is good for our muscles. 

How many ways can you think of, to cook an egg? 

ingredients: 

• 2 large eggs

• 63g icing sugar

• 60ml milk 

• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

• ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder 

• 6 slices white bread

• Butter 

  For the cinnamon sugar: 

• 100g granulated sugar

• ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder 

how to make them

1. On a chopping board, cut each slice of bread into thirds. 

2. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, milk, maple syrup and cinnamon powder. 

3. For the cinnamon sugar, mix together the granulated sugar and cinnamon powder in a separate bowl, then carefully empty it out onto a large plate. 

4. Heat a large frying pan or skillet on a medium heat, then drop a teaspoon of butter in each of the corners, and in the centre. 

5. Dip half of the bread sticks into the egg mixture, then place onto the frying pan. Leave for one minute then carefully turn them over using two forks. 

6. Leave for another minute, then remove from the frying pan and straight into the plate of sugar. 

7. Now repeat with the rest of the bread sticks. 

8. Once they’re all cooked, roll them around until they are fully coated in the sugar, then eat whilst they’re hot!  

Add your own choice of toppings to this yummy chocolate bark, to make it even more scrumptious! This can be made a couple of days before Eid, and stored in an airtight container.

ingredients: 

• 200g milk chocolate

• 100g dark chocolate

• 2 teaspoons butter

Optional toppings:

• White chocolate

• Popcorn

• Peanut Butter

• Mini cookies (or cookies broken into chunks)

• Nuts

• Berries

• Pretzels

• Mini marshmallows

• Dates

how to make it

1. Break the chocolate into small pieces and place in two microwave-safe bowls - one for the milk chocolate and one for the dark chocolate.

2. Melt the chocolate in the microwave, checking after every 30 seconds and giving them a stir, until they are lovely and smooth.

3. Remove from the microwave and stir a teaspoon of butter into each bowl of chocolate.

4. Place a large piece of baking parchment onto a flat baking sheet.

5. Pour the milk chocolate onto the parchment and then spread it out with the back of a tablespoon until it’s around 1 cm high.

6. Now, drizzle the dark chocolate all over, and gently spread it over the milk chocolate. Don’t worry about making it smooth, as it is supposed to be bumpy and uneven.

7. Sprinkle your chosen toppings all over the chocolate, breaking up any large pieces so that they're around 1 cm in size.

8. Place the baking sheet in the fridge for around 30 minutes, until the chocolate is hard.

9. Remove from the fridge then carefully slide the parchment onto a chopping board.

10. Break the chocolate bark into large pieces (around 5-8 cm) - they can be odd-shaped and different sizes!

11. Carefully peel each piece away from the parchment, and enjoy!

These chocolate berry cups are really easy to make and only need 3 ingredients.

ingredients: 

• 300g milk chocolate

• Berries of your choice (you can use blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries)

• Icing sugar for sprinkling

how to make them

1. Break the chocolate into small pieces and place in a microwave-safe bowl.

2. Melt the chocolate in the microwave, checking it after every 30 seconds and giving it a stir.

3. When it’s lovely and smooth, remove from the microwave.

4. Put 12 cupcake cases into a cupcake tray.

5. Carefully spoon 3 tablespoons of the melted chocolate into each cupcake case.

6. Using a small pastry brush, brush the chocolate up the sides of the cases. If you don't have a pastry brush, you can use a clean paintbrush.

7. Share out the rest of the chocolate between each of the cases, dolloping it into the bottom of each one.

8. Put the tray into the fridge and leave for around 1 hour, so that the chocolate has time to go hard.

9. Carefully remove the paper cases, and place the chocolate cups onto a serving plate.

10. Fill the cups with the berries, then dust with a sprinkling of icing sugar.

Top these simple chocolate cupcakes with different toppings, for a bright and varied selection!

ingredients: 

• 4oz softened butter

• 4oz sugar

• 2 eggs

• 4oz self-raising flour

  To make chocolate cupcakes, use 3oz self-raising flour + 1 oz cocoa powder

• Handful of chocolate chips

how to make them

1. Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F, Gas mark 6).

2. Using a stand mixer or hand whisk, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Crack the eggs into a bowl, then add them slowly to the mixture, and mix well.

4. Add in the flour and cocoa powder, and mix until it’s all disappeared.

5. Line a muffin tin with paper cases, then share out the mixture equally.

6. Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly into the mixture

7. Put the cupcakes into the oven and bake for around 12-15 minutes, until they have risen and are springy to touch. Ask an adult to check these for you.

8. Leave to cool, then top with frosting or melted chocolate before decorating with sprinkles.

These classic shortbread biscuits are so easy to make and only need a few ingredients!

ingredients: 

• 230g soft butter

• 85g icing sugar

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

• 250g plain flour

• Extra sugar for sprinkling

how to make them

1. Line a large baking sheet with baking parchment.

2. In a large mixing bowl, use a stand mixer or hand mixer to beat together the butter and icing sugar until it’s light and fluffy.

3. Add in the vanilla extract and mix it in.

4. Now add in the flour and mix in slowly until it disappears.

5. Empty the dough onto the baking sheet and then flatten it out with your hands until it looks like a pizza. It needs to be around 1-2 cm high.

6. Cover with cling film and put the baking sheet in the fridge for around 30 minutes.

7. Heat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 5, for around 10 minutes.

8. Prick the shortbread dough all over with a fork. You can also pinch the edges a little between your thumb and index finger, to give it a little pattern all the way around the sides.

9. Now put the baking sheet into the oven and bake for around 15 minutes. The shortbread should be a very light brown.

10. Ask your adult helper to remove the tray from the oven and slice the shortbread into triangles straight away.

11. Sprinkle with a little bit of sugar - you can use light brown sugar, normal white sugar or icing sugar - and then enjoy them whilst they're warm!