Real Food Candy Canes are a perfect real food treat for the kiddos during the holiday months. Not that it has to be the holidays to enjoy a real food candy cane!
My kids love decorating their plates with food. It gives them a sense of accomplishment to make things for themselves and the rest of the family.
Real Food Candy Canes are great for:
- A special treat to wake up to on Christmas morning.
- A snack for Christmas Eve.
- Something fun to leave out for Santa, instead of cookies.
- A dessert kids can help you make.
Real Food Candy Canes
It doesn’t get any easier than this!
Ingredients
- Bananas
- Strawberries
Directions
- Slice fruit into rounds
- Place alternately on plate, in the shape of a candy cane
- Serve immediately
But what if you’ve got a picky kiddo who doesn’t like bananas and/or strawberries? Here are a few ideas for swaps!
Red fruit alternatives
- Raspberry
- Cherry
- Cranberry
- Red guava
- Red grape
- Plum
White fruit alternatives
- Lychee
- Coconut
- Dragon fruit
- Pear
- Pineberries
- Rambutans
- White guava
- Green grape
Don’t be afraid to get creative! Maybe you can even take the kiddos to the grocery store and let them hunt out their own fruits.
More Healthy Holiday Snacks
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Love this idea! I would love to do this for my son’s class Christmas parties. Any ideas on how to make them up ahead of time and use something to hold the slices together? Thanks!
I’m not sure! You would want to dip the bananas in salt water or water/lemon juice to make sure they don’t turn brown. Maybe wrap them in plastic wrap or string them on a string, but I think it would be hard to keep them in a candy cane shape.
Brilliant idea! They’re perfect for festive celebrations. Fresh and nutritious indeed. Keep it up!
wonder if you could use a bendy drinking straw the thread them onto.