Description
This Nut-Free Holiday Snack features festive celery sticks topped with sunflower seed or nut butter, fresh raspberries, chocolate chips, and pretzel pieces to create adorable celery reindeer. Perfect for school parties or a healthy holiday treat, these snacks are quick to prepare and visually delightful.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp sunflower seed or nut butter (almond, peanut, etc.)
- 8 celery sticks
- ⅓ cup fresh raspberries
- 2 Tbsp chocolate chips
- ¼ cup pretzels, broken into pieces to make “antlers”
Instructions
- Spread the butter: Evenly spread ½ tablespoon of sunflower seed or nut butter over each celery stick, making sure to cover the surface for the toppings to stick properly.
- Add the nose: Place one fresh raspberry on each celery stick towards one end to represent the reindeer’s nose.
- Add the eyes: Position two chocolate chips on each celery stick above the raspberry to serve as eyes.
- Attach the antlers: Carefully place broken pretzel pieces at the opposite end of the celery stick from the nose to mimic reindeer antlers.
- Serve immediately: Arrange the completed celery reindeer on a platter and serve right away for the freshest taste and best appearance.
Notes
- Use sunflower seed butter or soy butter to make this snack school-approved and nut-free.
- Feel free to replace the seed butter with peanut butter or almond butter if nuts are allowed.
- This quick and easy snack is perfect for holiday parties, especially for children.
- To speed preparation, prepare all toppings ahead of time and assemble just before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 celery sticks with toppings
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
