Festive skewers with bananas, strawberries, marshmallows offer a fun, kid-friendly holiday treat.
# Components:
→ Fruit
01 - 2 large bananas, peeled and sliced into 16 rounds (about 1 inch thick each)
02 - 8 fresh strawberries, hulled
→ Sweets
03 - 8 large marshmallows
04 - 8 mini marshmallows
05 - 16 mini chocolate chips (for eyes)
06 - 8 red mini M&Ms or red candy-coated chocolates (for noses)
→ Extras
07 - 2 tablespoons cream cheese or peanut butter (optional, for attaching eyes and nose)
08 - 8 wooden skewers or sturdy toothpicks
# Directions:
01 - Peel the bananas and cut them into 16 thick rounds approximately 1 inch in thickness each. Two rounds are needed per skewer.
02 - Wash the strawberries thoroughly and remove the hulls.
03 - Thread each skewer in the following order: one large marshmallow (beard), one banana round (face), one strawberry with the pointed end up (Santa's hat), and top with a mini marshmallow (pom-pom).
04 - Using a small amount of cream cheese or peanut butter as adhesive, attach two mini chocolate chips for eyes and one red mini M&M for the nose onto each banana slice to create the face.
05 - Repeat the assembly for all skewers. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to two hours.
