Save A fun, healthy, and adorable snack featuring banana slices, creamy peanut butter, and festive decorations—perfect for kids and holiday gatherings.
This snack is always a hit with my family during festive times and makes healthy eating fun for kids.
Ingredients
- Fruit: 2 large bananas peeled and cut into 24 thick slices
- Nut Butter: 4 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- Decorations: 16 mini chocolate chips (for eyes), 24 mini orange candy-coated chocolates or orange sprinkles (for noses), 32 mini pretzel sticks (for arms), 8 red grapes or strawberries sliced (for hats), 8 thin apple slices or green grapes halved (for scarves), 16 raisins or currants (for buttons)
- Optional: 1 tbsp honey (for sticking decorations if needed)
Instructions
- Step 1:
- Arrange three banana slices vertically on a plate for each snowman (total of 8 snowmen)
- Step 2:
- Spread a thin layer of peanut butter between the slices to glue them together
- Step 3:
- Use mini chocolate chips for eyes orange candies or sprinkles for noses and raisins/currants for buttons pressing them gently into the banana
- Step 4:
- Insert pretzel sticks into the sides of the middle banana slice for arms
- Step 5:
- Top each snowman with a grape or strawberry slice as a hat
- Step 6:
- Add an apple slice or halved green grape around the neck for a scarf
- Step 7:
- If decorations dont stick dab a little honey to help adhere them
- Step 8:
- Serve immediately and enjoy
Save Making these snowmen always brings smiles to our family gatherings and encourages healthy snacking habits.
Notes
Serve with a fruit dip for extra fun
Required Tools
Knife cutting board small spoon or butter knife serving plate
Allergen Information
Contains peanuts (from peanut butter) contains gluten (from pretzel sticks) contains tree nuts if using alternative nut butters for allergies use seed butter and gluten-free pretzels Always check labels for cross-contamination if serving to those with allergies
Save These snowmen make for a quick festive treat that’s both nutritious and delightful.
Recipe Help
- → Can I use other nut butters?
Yes, sunflower seed butter or almond butter can be used as alternatives to peanut butter to accommodate allergies or preferences.
- → How do I keep the decorations from falling off?
Applying a small dab of honey between the banana slices and decorations helps them stick securely.
- → Are pretzel sticks necessary?
Pretzel sticks serve as arms but can be omitted or replaced with thin vegetable sticks if desired.
- → What fruits work best for hats and scarves?
Sliced grapes, strawberries, apples, or halved green grapes provide colorful hats and scarves that complement the snowmen’s appearance.
- → How long can these snacks be stored?
Best served immediately; storing may cause bananas to brown and decorations to loosen.