Save A fun, healthy, and adorable snack featuring banana slices, creamy peanut butter, and festive decorations—perfect for kids and holiday gatherings.
This is a delightful treat I often prepare for family holidays, and kids always love assembling their own snowmen.
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 raisinscurrants 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 My children enjoy making these together which makes our holiday even more special.
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
Nutritional Information
Calories 105 Total Fat 4 g Carbohydrates 18 g Protein 2 g per snowman
Save This snack is quick to prepare and sure to bring smiles to everyone at your gathering.
Recipe Guide
- → What ingredients are used to create the snowman shapes?
Three banana slices stacked vertically with peanut butter between them form the snowman's body.
- → How are the decorations attached to the banana slices?
The creamy peanut butter acts as a natural adhesive to secure chocolate chips, candies, raisins, and pretzel sticks on the banana layers.
- → Can the snack accommodate peanut allergies?
Yes, sunflower seed butter or other nut-free spreads can replace peanut butter to cater to allergies.
- → Are these snowmen suitable for a quick snack preparation?
Absolutely, the snack requires no cooking and can be prepared in about 15 minutes.
- → What options are there for the snowmen’s accessories?
Sliced grapes or strawberries make hats, thin apple slices or halved green grapes form scarves, and mini pretzel sticks create arms.
- → How can the decorations be made to stick better if needed?
A small amount of honey can be dabbed on areas to help hold decorations in place securely.