Fun holiday snacks for kids don’t have to be boring! Surprise your little ones with these Rudolph celery snacks. They are easy, simple and quick to make.

Rudolph celery snacks with cranberry red nose.

Providing snacks for kids can sometimes be quite the challenge so it’s always good to turn them into fun looking snacks. These Rudolph celery sticks are easy to make which means kids can also help you prepare them.

Do I need special tools to make Rudolph celery snacks?

No, you don’t. Here is what you need for these easy Christmas snacks for kids:

Chopping board
Knife
Small spatula (or knife)

Possible variations:

Instead of peanut butter, use homemade hazelnut spread or hummus.

Cranberries – I used frozen cranberries, but you can use fresh or dried ones. Another great alternative is red Skittles, M&M’s, Smarties or any red-colored button-shaped candy you can find in your local store. If you want to use fruits, try fresh raspberries.

How to make Rudolph Celery Snacks Step 1

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How to make Rudolph Celery Snacks Step 3

Top tips

If you have a choice, buy celery sticks that are wider. Also, add more peanut butter to the area where you will attach the pretzels. The reason is simple: if you have thin celery ribs, there will not be much space to attach the pretzels and they might come off. Peanut butter will help them stay in place.
Count with more than 12 pretzels to make these. Sometimes they don’t break easily or the way you like them to be.
Use a knife or small spatula to spread the filling.

Ways to use up leftover celery:

If you are wondering what to do with leftover celery, I have some easy appetizer ideas for you:

Garlic Cheddar Cheese Dip - a quick dip that can also be spread over crostini or baguette slices.

Sour Cream and Chive Dip - This dip literally takes 3 minutes to make.

Stuffed Celery - perfect last-minute appetizer.

Celery is the perfect accompaniment to all these quick appetizers.

Why not surprise your kids with Christmas tree-shaped mini appetizers?

Mini Christmas Tree Pizzas or Brie Christmas Trees are easy to make and kids love them!

Rudolph Celery Snacks

Author: Julia

Fun holiday snacks for kids don’t have to be boring! Surprise your little ones with these Rudolph celery snacks. They are easy, simple and quick to make.

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Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings snacks

Ingredients

4 celery ribs (each cut into 3-inch sticks, see note 1)
peanut butter (see note 2)
twist pretzels
24 tiny edible candy eyes
12 cranberries (see note 3)

Instructions

Cut off the back of each celery stick. Check the photos for reference. This will help the sticks stay in place.
Fill each celery stick with peanut butter. Apply a little bit more peanut butter, where the pretzel sticks will go.
Then, break the pretzels and stick them into the peanut butter.
Add eyes and a nose and repeat until you have used all celery sticks.
Serve right away or shortly after you make them.

Notes

Pat dry the celery with a paper kitchen towel before spreading the peanut butter over. 3 inches = 7.5 centimeters.
Peanut butter can be substituted with hazelnut cocoa spread of your choice. Hummus is also a great alternative, if your kids like it.
For the nose use anything you like: fresh, frozen, dried cranberries, chocolate candies, fresh raspberries or any red-colored button-shaped candy.
I recommend serving these right (or shortly) after you make them to avoid the pretzels going soft. Depending on what you use for the nose, this can also start melting after a while.
This recipe can be easily halved/doubled or tripled ...

Nutrition

Calories: 52 kcal (3%), Carbohydrates: 3 g (1%), Protein: 2 g (4%), Fat: 4 g (6%), Saturated Fat: 1 g (6%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g, Sodium: 48 mg (2%), Potassium: 52 mg (1%), Fiber: 0.5 g (2%), Sugar: 1 g (1%), Vitamin A: 7 IU, Vitamin C: 0.2 mg, Calcium: 5 mg (1%), Iron: 0.2 mg (1%)

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

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