Okay folks, you know how I feel about creative and simple recipes! I just fell in LOVE with Gyspys Melting Pot! They do an awesome job compiling super cute and totally adorable recipes and crafts that are so simple and so creative! I was so excited to share them with you! I’ll post 2 today and 2 more on Thursday.
Christmas tree
Gypsys Melting Pot made it with veggies, (Click here to see theirs!) but my kids are MUCH more likely to eat fruit! And our family tradition is a Christmas breakfast, so this is perfect!
Tree- kiwi- I cut my kiwi in half, then use a spoon to scoop out. Then slice- EASY!! No peeling necessary!
Ornaments- grapes and cherries
Tinsel/garland- mandarin oranges (in juice- not syrup)
Trunk- canned, sliced peaches (juice- not syrup)
Star- canned, sliced pears (juice- not syrup)
(My picture pales in comparison to theirs, but it sure was tasty!)
Penguins (recipe on fb) Aren’t these so cute!!
I used Laughing cow queso fresco and chipotle, but you could used any soft white cheese or even Cream cheese.
Also, GMP uses carrots for the feet and beak, but I just used cheddar instead…
Here is GMP’s recipe:
“Ingredients:
1 can of jumbo or large black olives
1 can of small black olives
1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced into rounds
Frilled Toothpicks
For the feet:
Cut a triangle out of the carrot rounds.The big piece will be the feet.
Take the small piece and cut into small slivers for the beak of the penguin.
Next take a large olive and cut a quarter inch wedge from it.
Now stuff olive with soft cheese and smooth out.
Now take your carrot feet and place the cheese filled olive on top, then place a small olive on top of the large olive.
Use a toothpick to secure. Poke a small hole in the middle of the small olive and then place a carrot beak in the hole.”
