Rudolph Pancakes

Surprise your kiddos with these Rudolph Pancakes!

With Christmas right around the corner I made these simple Rudolph pancakes for Eliana! I was in a pancake making mood so I figured I'd make some fun shaped ones for her :)

These were really simple.  I took my homemade pancake mix and added cocoa powder to add some color and extra flavoring and they came out great!

To make these Rudolph Pancakes:

First mix up your pancake mix, homemade or boxed. (Mix it well so there are no bumps.)  I then added some cocoa powder (didn't measure) and I used that batter to make Rudolph's head.  His head is very simple-- just a circle.  You can use a squeeze bottle or just simply pour the batter onto your griddle.  I made a few pancakes with this batter before making the antlers.

To make the antlers darker I added more cocoa powder to the remaining batter.  This batter I put into a squeeze bottle and roughly drew out some antlers. To make the antlers you have to draw the outline on the skillet (on low heat) first.  Once your outline has cooked a little bit then you can fill in the rest of the shape with the pancake batter.  Once your entire pancake shape is almost fully cooked gently flip it so it can cook on the other side.

I used two mini chocolate chips and a Hershey-ets for the nose (peanut free and nut free!) and Rudolph was all set! Eliana LOVED him! 

...And now I have the Rudolph song stuck in my head now... and maybe you do too? You are so very welcome ;) I can't believe Christmas is in ONE WEEK!! :)

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Elf Sandwich

I found one of Santa's elves in my kitchen! ;)

While I have no fascination, or desire to attempt, the whole Elf on a shelf thing; I do happen to think elves are cute (just not in creepy doll form ;)) I made this cute and simple elf sandwich for Eliana last week and she loved it! Your kiddos could easily make it themselves, it would be a fun Christmas treat!... or your elf on your shelf can make it for them :) I got inspiration from our Santa we made last year. I swapped out the red bell pepper for the green and made his hat look more like an elf's hat! :)

To make this elf I made a wowbutter sandwich (with Enjoy Life Foods mini chocolate chips inside) and cut it with my circle cookie cutter. I made his ears by using a heart cutter on some bread and then cutting it down the middle.  Half of a heart goes on either side to make his ears! I decorated his face with cheese hair, mini chocolate chip eyes and mouth.  Then I used a circle cutter and made him a green nose out of bell pepper.

To make his elf hat it was really simple--I used a green pepper.  Instead of trying to cut out a hat shape, I just used the natural shape of the vegetable and just cut down the ribs of the pepper.  I added some cheese decorations to make it look more like a hat, and that was it! Eliana loved him and ate him all up-- she only asked me to cut up the bell pepper after she finished everything else because she wanted to eat it sliced :)

I think he is super cute, what do you think?!

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Santa Belts

Santa Belts: A Simple Healthy Christmas themed snack!

There are LESS than three weeks til Christmas!  It seems so quick this year! I made this simple snack for Eliana yesterday and she loved them! They are so simple to make too :) And yes. I know the obvious. Santa's belt is black, but since Eliana and I don't like olives and I didn't want to color the cheese with food dye his belt became white :)

To make these Santa Belt Snacks you will need:
Round Crackers (I used Ritz Crackers)
White Cheese (I used Provolone)
Cheddar Cheese
Pepperoni
Small square cutter
circle cutter
A knife

1. Take all your ingredients and lay them out.
2. With your circle cutter cut as many pieces of cheese that you need.
3. with your square cutter cut an equal amount of cheddar cheese squares.
4. With a knife cut some strips of cheese for the belt.  (I just eyeballed it, no need to be perfect!)
5. Now you are ready to assemble your Santa Belt Snacks!

To assemble: You will start with the cracker on the bottom, followed by a layer of cheese. (I chose to cut this layer of cheese with a circle cutter, but you could easily just put any strip of cheese underneath.) Top the cheese with the pepperoni and then you can add the belt decorations.  Add the cheese belt and buckle and they are ready to be eaten! If you really want to "glue" the pieces for transportation you can do so with a dab of cream cheese.  Tip: These Santa Belt Snacks also taste yummy heated up! :)

And that's it! So simple and easy to make! :) 

p.s. I've also been notified that they resemble pokemon balls.... whatever works to get your little ones to eat a healthy snack! If they want pokemon fun food snacks-- then this works too! :)

What healthy snacks will you be making for Christmas?

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Creative Fun Food for Christmas

Here is a round up of 7 of our favorite Christmas themed Creative Food in no particular order. Click on the link or picture for further details! :)

1. Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!

This is my absolute favorite Christmas Lunch we've made. An edible Christmas Tree with yummy fruit leather presents underneath :)

2. Santa in a bento box!

Santa in an EasyLunchbox! Our Santa is very simple to make and so cute!

3. Christmas Wreath Pancake Platter

To make this platter I layered multiple mini holly leaf pancakes on top of each other and shaped them into a wreath! Perfect for Christmas morning! You could make the pancakes ahead of time and put them in the freezer, only to reheat them that morning :)

4. Christmas Ornament Sandwich

You can decorate your edible ornament any way you like! Here we decorated with cheese, cucumber, red bell pepper and fruit leather :)

5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

This Simple Rudolph Bento, packed in an EasyLunchbox, was so easy to put together and we made sure there were red noses in every section!

6. Christmas Tree Pancakes

These Christmas Tree pancakes were so much fun to make! We used some breakfast sausage to make the trunk :)

7. Christmas Tree Cake Balls

We don't post many sweets here but these were so popular last year I had to share again :) We made some chocolate cake balls (inspired by Bakerella) and coated them in green candy melts. It was a really simple dessert to make and everyone loved them! :)

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Santa Bento Lunch

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

Eliana and I made this simple, fun and healthy Santa bento in our EasyLunchboxesyesterday for lunch. It was SO simple and easy to make!  I tried to simplify Santa so I could make him easily and quickly--I think he turned out cute! :)

In the main compartment is Santa of course! Santa is a WOWBUTTERand honey sandwich cut with a circle cookie cutter.  On top he has a cheese beard that I cut with my circle cookie cutter. His hat is red bell pepper with cheese details.  I had wanted to use fruit leather but I didn't have any the right color so we made do with bell pepper! Enjoy Life Foods mini chocolate chips were used for eyes, and his nose is red bell pepper cut with a mini cutter. I used a food safe marker to draw his mouth. All details could be easily "glued" down with a touch of honey or WOWBUTTER (or any nut butter).

In the upper left compartment Eliana had frozen peas. 

In the upper right compartment she had vanilla yogurt with a few sprinkles inside a mini dipper.

Eliana loved this Santa lunch! She ate it all up, which always makes me happy :)

While we don't "do Santa" in our house we still have fun with him! :) David and I had decided together that as a family we would always tell Eliana the truth about Santa--that he is a character--not our focal point on Christmas, because Jesus is the reason for the season! We wanted her to know that her presents came from her family and friends who love her, not Santa.  Even though Eliana knows Santa is a character she loves him just the same. I couldn't agree more: This Santa is certainly lovable. And delicious ;)

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