Pin it A fun, healthy, and adorable snack featuring banana slices, creamy peanut butter, and festive decorations—perfect for kids and holiday gatherings.
This snack was a hit at our holiday party everyone loved assembling their own snowmen.
Ingredients
- Fruit: 2 large bananas, peeled and cut into 24 thick slices
- Nut Butter: 4 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- Decorations: 16 mini chocolate chips (for eyes), 24 mini orange candy-coated chocolates or orange sprinkles (for noses), 32 mini pretzel sticks (for arms), 8 red grapes or strawberries, sliced (for hats), 8 thin apple slices or green grapes, halved (for scarves), 16 raisins or currants (for buttons)
- Optional: 1 tbsp honey (for sticking decorations, if needed)
Instructions
- Step 1:
- Arrange three banana slices vertically on a plate for each snowman (total of 8 snowmen).
- Step 2:
- Spread a thin layer of peanut butter between the slices to glue them together.
- Step 3:
- Use mini chocolate chips for eyes, orange candies or sprinkles for noses, and raisins or currants for buttons, pressing them gently into the banana.
- Step 4:
- Insert pretzel sticks into the sides of the middle banana slice for arms.
- Step 5:
- Top each snowman with a grape or strawberry slice as a hat.
- Step 6:
- Add an apple slice or halved green grape around the neck for a scarf.
- Step 7:
- If decorations don&t stick, dab a little honey to help adhere them.
- Step 8:
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Pin it Making these snowmen always brings my family together and creates joyful moments.
Required Tools
Knife cutting board small spoon or butter knife serving plate
Allergen Information
Contains peanuts (from peanut butter) contains gluten (from pretzel sticks) contains tree nuts if using alternative nut butters for allergies use seed butter and gluten-free pretzels always check labels for cross-contamination if serving to those with allergies
Nutritional Information
Calories 105 total fat 4 g carbohydrates 18 g protein 2 g per snowman
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This simple snack is perfect for festive occasions and healthy eating alike.
Recipe FAQ
- → What is the best way to assemble the banana snowmen?
Start by stacking three banana slices vertically, spreading peanut butter between each slice to hold them together. Decorate with small chocolates, pretzel sticks, and fruit pieces for eyes, arms, hats, and scarves.
- → Can I substitute peanut butter with other spreads?
Yes, sunflower seed butter or other nut-free butters work well for allergy-friendly alternatives while maintaining the snack's texture and flavor.
- → How can I prevent the decorations from falling off?
Dab a small amount of honey on the banana slices before placing decorations to help them adhere securely.
- → Are there suggestions for making this snack gluten-free?
Use gluten-free pretzel sticks or replace pretzels with thin fruit slices to keep the snack gluten-free without losing the decorative effect.
- → What toppings can be used to decorate the snowmen?
Mini chocolate chips for eyes, orange candy or sprinkles for noses, raisins or currants for buttons, pretzel sticks for arms, and fruit slices for hats and scarves work perfectly.