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Kid Lunch Ideas: Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops

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Sometimes kid lunches can get boring. But with a few kid lunch ideas, such as a slight change in the presentation, a boring lunch can become fun and memorable. One of my lunch solutions is Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops — it’s quick and healthy for kids, plus parents will enjoy making it too.

Kid Lunch Ideas: Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

If you’ve ever made or eaten tortilla pinwheels as an appetizer, these will seem very familiar to you. Just just like the appetizers, Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops are a whole wheat tortilla rolled up with sliced turkey deli meat and sliced provolone cheese.

This is also what I call a non-recipe — while there are ingredients and I will show you how to make it, this is extremely versatile. Add any ingredients that you think would be good and create your own masterpiece!

Kid Lunch Ideas - Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

To start, combine 8 ounces of softened cream cheese with half of a packet of ranch dressing mix (1/2 ounce). Mix up the cream cheese and dressing mix until it’s fully combined. I did this in my KitchenAid, but you could also easily do it by hand or with a hand mixer.  Some of the mixture is spread on a tortilla, almost all the way to the edges.

The sliced deli meat is laid on top of the cream cheese mixture, but not completely covering the cream cheese edge. I used four slices.

Kid Lunch Ideas - Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

Sliced cheese is then added — I used 4 slices of provolone cheese, but they are very thin slices. If they were thicker, I would have used just 2 slices. The top of everything is given another light spread of cream cheese mixture as this helps to hold everything together.

Kid Lunch Ideas - Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

The tortillas are rolled up around the meat and cheese as tightly as possible, but without tearing the tortillas. If time allows, I recommend wrapping up the rolled tortilla in plastic wrap and refrigerating for several hours before cutting. If you are doing this last minute and don’t have the time, don’t worry…it will still work.

Cut the rolled tortillas into pinwheel slices as seen below. My tortillas were a large soft taco size and I could get 4 good size slices from it. The ends aren’t pretty, so those usually become a snack for who ever is hanging out in the kitchen when I am making these.

Kid Lunch Ideas - Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

Insert one end of a 4″ lollipop stick into the edge of the tortilla pinwheel, fairly close to where the tortillas ends. Carefully press the stick up through the pinwheel and just until you can feel that it might start poking out the top (you don’t want to poke it out through the top).

Kid Lunch Ideas - Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

And that’s all there is to it! See how easy new lunch ideas can be? Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops are all ready for a fun lunch time.

Kid Lunch Ideas - Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

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Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops

Kid Lunch Ideas - Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

Sometimes kid lunches can get boring. But with a few kid lunch ideas, such as a slight change in the presentation, a boring lunch can become fun and memorable. One of my lunch solutions is Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops — it’s quick and healthy for kids, plus parents will enjoy making it too.

  • Author: Brandie Valenzuela
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/2 ounce package ranch dip mix (1/2)
  • 5–6 tortillas (large soft taco size)
  • 9 ounces Hillshire Farm lunch meat
  • 8 ounces thinly sliced cheese

Instructions

  1. Combine cream cheese with ranch dressing mix in either stand mixer, or in a bowl by hand or with a hand mixer. Spread some of the mixture on a tortilla, almost all the way to the edges.
  2. Lay 4 slices of lunch meat on top of the cream cheese mixture, but not covering the very edge of the cream cheese. Lay 4 slices of provolone cheese on top of the meat slices. Spread a thin layer of cream cheese mixture on top of the cheese/meat.
  3. Roll the tortilla around the meat and cheese as tightly as possible, but without tearing the tortillas. If time allows, wrap the rolled tortilla in plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours before cutting. If time doesn’t allow, skip the wrapping and refrigeration. Cut rolled tortillas into approximate 1 1/2″ pinwheel slices. With discarding the ends, you should end up with 4 good size slices from soft taco sized tortillas.
  4. Insert one end of a 4? lollipop stick into the edge of the tortilla pinwheel, fairly close to where the tortillas ends. Carefully press the stick up through the pinwheel and just until you can feel it reach the very opposite side of the pinwheel and is close to poking through (but don’t poke through).

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Kid Lunch Ideas - Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops Recipe

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  1. Mathur S says

    May 29, 2018 at 3:23 am

    Lovely a must try….m pinning up the post and getting the shopping list today…Thanks a ton…my fussy eater might love it for the look hopefully…Thanks

    Reply
  2. Jessica says

    August 18, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    Great idea!! Can’t wait to try this for my kids!

    Reply
  3. anita says

    August 22, 2013 at 7:51 am

    dumb question… where do you get the lolipop sticks from?

    Reply
    • brandie says

      August 22, 2013 at 2:13 pm

      Hi Anita! Not a dumb question at all….I bought mine at Walmart in the craft area near the Wilton baking supplies. But you can also get them at Michael’s craft store or other craft stores. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  4. Sydney Dunn says

    June 20, 2013 at 7:28 am

    Yummy!! Thanks for all of your amazing ideas and posts!

    Reply
  5. Ronni Keller says

    March 27, 2013 at 3:02 am

    I pinned these yesterday!!! Seriously, SO cute! I love that they fit in lunch boxes too!

    Reply
  6. Mariah says

    March 26, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    We love wraps/rollups and I never thought to make them fun by adding a lollipop stick. Great idea!

    Reply
  7. Jeana says

    March 26, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    I’m so making these for my toddler. He is going to love it!! Great alternative to the same old PB&J

    Reply
  8. daisy says

    March 26, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    This is absolutely adorable! My toddler will love these!

    Reply
  9. Brandi says

    March 22, 2013 at 7:42 am

    Oh, these look good! My little girl would absolutely love them. I’m starting to gather lunch ideas for her summer camp since she can’t bring peanut butter. I think this will be one of her favorites!

    Reply

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