Fun and festive fruit sticks featuring bananas, strawberries, marshmallows, and chocolate details.
# Ingredients:
→ Fruit
01 - 2 large bananas, peeled and sliced into 16 thick rounds (approximately 1 inch each)
02 - 8 fresh strawberries, hulled
→ Sweets
03 - 8 large marshmallows
04 - 8 mini marshmallows
05 - 16 mini chocolate chips (for eyes)
06 - 8 red mini M&Ms or red candy-coated chocolates (for noses)
→ Extras
07 - 2 tablespoons cream cheese or peanut butter (optional, for attaching eyes and nose)
08 - 8 wooden skewers or sturdy toothpicks
# Directions:
01 - Slice each banana into thick rounds about 1 inch thick; you need two slices per skewer.
02 - Wash and hull the strawberries.
03 - Thread each skewer sequentially with one large marshmallow (beard), one banana round (face), one strawberry with pointed tip up (Santa’s hat), then top with a mini marshmallow (pom-pom).
04 - Using a small amount of cream cheese or peanut butter, affix two mini chocolate chips for eyes and one red mini M&M for the nose onto each banana slice.
05 - Repeat for all skewers. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving.
