Kid’s Make & Take Pita Pizzas
with Apple Slices, Carrot Sticks, Trail Mix & Waffle Strips
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Milk
- Soy
- Eggs
Does planning, cooking, and packing kids’ lunches feel like your part-time (or full-time) job? We feel you, and we’re here to help. This 15-minute meal is the perfect make-ahead lunch box time-saver: a wholesome, kid-approved marinara-and-cheese pita pizza complete with carrot sticks, apple slices, homemade trail mix, and Belgian waffle sticks for a sweet treat. Serve right away, pack it up for lunch, or save it for another meal or snack this week. That’s right: We’re thinking outside the lunchbox (so you don’t have to!). This recipe is designed to provide lunch for multiple days. For each lunch and snack meal, 3 servings and 6 servings are provided for a 2 person and 4 person box, respectively.
Ingredients
2 unit
Pita Bread
(Contains: Sesame, Wheat)
2.5 ounce
Marinara Cup
1 cup
Mozzarella Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
9 ounce
Carrots
1 unit
Apple
1 ounce
Dried Apricots
1 ounce
Dried Cranberries
3 ounce
Semisweet Chocolate Chips
(Contains: Soy)
1 unit
Belgian Waffle
(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to low broil. Wash and dry produce. • Place pitas on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Divide marinara between pitas and spread out in an even layer. Top with mozzarella. • Bake pita pizzas on middle rack until pita edges are golden brown and cheese melts, 4-5 minutes.
• Trim, peel, and cut carrots into sticks (like fries; ours were 3 inches long and 1⁄3 inch thick). • Halve, core, and thinly slice or dice apple. • In a small bowl, combine dried apricots, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips. • Cut waffle into 1-inch strips.
• Let pita pizzas cool, 2-3 minutes. • Cut pizzas into six slices each.
• To serve: Divide pita pizzas between plates and serve with carrot sticks, apple slices, trail mix, and waffle strips on the side. • To stash: Let pizzas cool completely before packing for lunch. Refrigerate everything in separate containers until ready to pack. Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the pita pizzas, with some finding the marinara sauce tasty and others preferring to customize toppings.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, perfect for busy lunches; kids had fun preparing it themselves 🍕.
- Suggestions: Consider adding pepperoni or other toppings; some preferred baby carrots over whole ones for easier prep.
- Portions: Generous serving size; a few found it too much for kids but great for adults.
- Sides: Trail mix was a hit for some; others suggested including nuts or swapping carrots for different veggies.
Reviews from our home cooks
My absolute favorite meal atm. I hope the kids lunches stick around. Great portions. Easy/quick to make, and lots of variety in one meal. The pita bread is much tastier as a pizza crust than the pizza crust with the 'normal' pizza meals.
Kid prepared and kid approved. This was a hit on 2 fronts - my 4yo was able to be a cooking assistant and she enjoyed what she created. A repeater for sure!
"It was so good! The cheesy flavor of the pita pizzas were so good, and I loved the trail mix! Everything was awesome" -- My kid
Easy and delicious. We made it as a dinner for everyone to choose from. The pita pizza was excellent
These were super easy to make for my 12 & 13 year old. The step by step instructions were helpful, the food was fresh and they loved it.
(As a kid who packs their own lunches,), i loved these! They were yummy and so easy to pack. Super fun seeing the cheese broil up!
I ate most of this separately... I didn't like the waffle that much. The carrots were ok in pasta dishes but did not stay that good for long. The marinara sauce wasn't very good (and the portion was too small for 2 pizzas). The apple was just ok. And I didn't like the apricots much, or have a use for the cranberries (although they tasted better). The chocolate chips were great though! I also thought the pitas needed to be cooked first to firm them up, because my pizza came out a bit soft.
I just bought this to try it out as a quick lunch for me instead of for children. It was fun to make but I would have liked a more flavorful apple. The one sent was in good condition but it did not have a very robust taste. I also think that baby carrots would have been a better choice - the ones sent were large, very firm and not as tasty as baby carrots.
Kids absolutely loved it! Especially the waffles, they were some kind of sweet, sugary waffle.
I love this little meal for very quick lunches (and usually order it every time it is on the menu). I did have a problem with the apple this time -- it looked great on the outside but on the inside it was almost completely rotten! I did report it on the site.
