Leprechaun Hats: A Simple Healthy St. Patrick's Day Snack!
Why, Hello March?! Am I the only one who can't believe it is March already? Time seems to be flying by in 2013 for me. With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner I made these simple and healthy cucumber Leprechaun hats! Eliana loves cucumber so she gobbled these right up.
My inspiration for this snack came from Lucky the Leprechaun, who we made a few weeks ago. Lucky's hat is exactly the same; just slightly larger.
To make these Leprechaun Hats you will need:
Cucumbers
Yellow Bell pepper
White Cheese (I used Provolone)
Honey (or agave syrup)
Small square cutter
A knife
1. Take your cucumber and cut one inch cylinders (approximately). One cylinder will make two hats.
2. Stand your cucumber cylinders straight up and cut down the middle. Lay them flat, cut side down. Those will be the tops of your Leprechaun hats.
3. With the rest of your cucumber cut some cucumber sticks, slightly larger than your cylinders. Those will be the lip of your hats. (cut a cucumber cylinder larger than your top hat cylinders. Cut those in half, and then cut to make cucumber sticks).
4. With your small square cutter cut a few few squares out of yellow bell pepper.
5. With a knife cut some strips of cheese. I just eyeballed it--there really is no need to be precise. If it is too long you can always cut it shorter :)
6. Assemble the hats: You need half a cucumber cylinder, one cucumber stick, one yellow bell pepper square and one piece of cheese. You can use a little bit of honey or agave nectar to "glue" down the cheese and bell pepper, if desired. I used a toothpick and dabbed some honey where the cheese was going to be place.
And that's it! These Leprechaun Hats are creative, fun, simple and healthy! Perfect for St. Patrick's Day. We will definitely be making more of these....being that Eliana ate them all up already :)
**This creative fun food idea was featured in the March 2014 issue of Family Fun Magazine!**
A knife
2. Stand your cucumber cylinders straight up and cut down the middle. Lay them flat, cut side down. Those will be the tops of your Leprechaun hats.
3. With the rest of your cucumber cut some cucumber sticks, slightly larger than your cylinders. Those will be the lip of your hats. (cut a cucumber cylinder larger than your top hat cylinders. Cut those in half, and then cut to make cucumber sticks).
4. With your small square cutter cut a few few squares out of yellow bell pepper.
5. With a knife cut some strips of cheese. I just eyeballed it--there really is no need to be precise. If it is too long you can always cut it shorter :)
6. Assemble the hats: You need half a cucumber cylinder, one cucumber stick, one yellow bell pepper square and one piece of cheese. You can use a little bit of honey or agave nectar to "glue" down the cheese and bell pepper, if desired. I used a toothpick and dabbed some honey where the cheese was going to be place.
For MORE St. Patrick's Day Fun Food Ideas Click HERE :)
What healthy snacks will YOU be making for St. Patrick's Day?
**This creative fun food idea was featured in the March 2014 issue of Family Fun Magazine!**
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