Fun with Fruit #2, Banana Monsters

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Thursday, January 01, 2004

Categories:

Snack/Dessert

Yield:

Ingredients:

Bananas
Peanut Butter
Almond slices
Raisins
Celery
Stands of broken, uncooked spaghetti
Two orange slices
toothpicks
Toppings: Graham Cracker crumbs,grated cheese, or grated coconut

Directions:

Cut banana into three pieces.
Spread peanut butter on banana slices, roll them in topping of choice (graham cracker, cheese, or coconut*).
Give monster a "face," using almond slices for ears, raisins for eyes, a celery piece for the mouth, and broken pieces of uncooked spaghetti for the whiskers.
Make a cage for your monster using two orange slices and toothpicks for "bars."
(See Fun with Fruit #1 for another great snack idea!)

Nutrition Facts:

Source:

Charlotte Richard, 4-H Extension Educator