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Food Explorers: Chocolate and Spring Baking


Youth Enrichment / Cooking -
Winter/Spring 2026

Join Food Explorers for a delicious treats in our ever popular seasonal baking series.

Session A: Chocolate Baking (4 weeks): Calling all young chocolate lovers! In this sweet and hands-on After-School Baking Class, kids will dive into the delicious world of chocolate—learning how to bake their own chocolatey treats from scratch! You’ll be making: Chocolate Banana Cakes, Oreo Whoopie Pies, Chocolate Chip Cookie Pies, and Mocha Cakes. All recipes are nut-free and vegetarian but will contain dairy, eggs, and gluten.

Session B: Spring Baking (4 weeks): Get ready to whisk into spring with Food Explorers! In this fun, hands-on class, young bakers will make cheerful, seasonal treats that celebrate the flavors of spring. You’ll be making: Raspberry Vanilla Whoopie Pies, Lemon Blueberry Cookies, Carrot Cake Mini Donuts, and Honey Cakes. All recipes are nut-free and vegetarian but will contain dairy, eggs, and gluten.

The course fee includes the cost of ingredients and supplies.

Instructor

Food Explorers - Katie Shepherd

Owner/Instructor


Katie Shepherd is a registered dietician who created Food Explorers as a way to introduce children to healthy eating with a hands-on approach. All recipes are healthy and nut free! Students will leave each class with new recipes, new skills and new knowledge about the food they eat. 

Y-COO002A Chocolate

  Food Explorers - Katie Shepherd , Lara Paciorek


Lewis S. Mills High School : A132 (Home Ec)
Tuesdays, Jan 27 - Feb 24
6:00 - 7:15 PM

  No Class Feb 17


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Grades   3rd - 6th

$ 99.00
Course Fee
Y-COO002A Spring Baking

  Food Explorers - Katie Shepherd , Lara Paciorek


Lewis S. Mills High School : A132 (Home Ec)
Tuesdays, Apr 21 - May 12
6:00 - 7:15 PM

Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa

Grades   3rd - 6th

$ 99.00
Course Fee