The classic after-school snack made with protein-rich peanut butter gets a bit of a twist with a few new varieties. Learn how to make six different ants on a log snacks that your kids will absolutely love!
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Total Time: 5 minutesminutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Classic Version:
3celery sticks
¼cupcreamy peanut butter
¼cupraisins
Optional ingredients for other variations above: apple slices, grapes, mini chocolate chips, cherry tomatoes, cream cheese, fish crackers, animal crackers, blueberries, granola
Instructions
Rinse off celery sticks and pat dry with a paper towel. Cut each stick in half.
Spread peanut butter in the cavity of each celery stick.
Press raisins on top of peanut butter. Enjoy!
Notes
Peanut Butter Snails:
3 celery sticks
1/4 cup peanut butter
6 round apple slices
6 green grapes
12 chocolate chips
Instructions: Follow steps 1 & 2 above, then press a round apple slice into the peanut butter so that it's standing up. Add a grape in front of the apple slice, then press 2 mini chocolate chips "eyes" onto grape using peanut butter as the "glue." Serves 6. Peanut Butter Caterpillars:
3 celery sticks
1/4 cup peanut butter
18 green grapes
6 cherry tomatoes
Optional: 12 candy eyes
Instructions: Follow steps 1 & 2 above. Starting at one end of the celery stick, press 3 grapes into the peanut butter. Then add a cherry tomato at the other end. If desired, add on candy eyes using peanut butter as the "glue." Serves 6. Peanut Butter Fish in a Stream:
3 celery sticks
2 Tablespoons peanut butter
2 Tablespoons cream cheese
24 fish crackers
Instructions: Mix together peanut butter and cream cheese in a small bowl. Then follow steps 1 & 2 above. Press fish crackers on top of peanut butter mixture, with heads "swimming" in the same direction. Serves 6. Peanut Butter Circus:
3 celery sticks
2 Tablespoons peanut butter
2 Tablespoons cream cheese
12 animal crackers
Instructions: Mix together peanut butter and cream cheese in a small bowl. Then follow steps 1 & 2 above. Press animal crackers on top of peanut butter mixture so that they are standing up. Serves 6. Peanut Butter Parfait:
3 celery sticks
2 Tablespoons peanut butter
2 Tablespoons yogurt
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup granola
Instructions: Mix together peanut butter and yogurt in a small bowl. Then follow steps 1 & 2 above. Press blueberries and granola on top of peanut butter mixture. Serves 6.