Sweet green grapes, a strawberry and a banana come together in the cutest little holiday snack. Top with an optional marshmallow and delight in how amazing your kids think these are! The holidays can be a particularly challenging time of year for people with food allergies. I want to be able to help those by recreating snacks and treats, and inspire a variety of foods that can be transformed from not-safe to food allergy friendly. These special little treats are just that. They have been around for ages, so in that regard I canāt take specific credit for them. However, I can recognize that we all need an easy healthy holiday snack, that makes accommodations for people with allergies to fruits too. In the spirit of the holidays, I’ve come up with a list of options so hopefully anyone can enjoy these!
The best part of this recipe is its versatility; they can be created numerous ways with different fruits, vegetables, or cheeses. Itās kind of like a kid charcuterie board but on a stick. These alternative options are for people who may not be able to eat the certain fruits on the original Grinch kabobs. OR maybe you canāt find the right ingredients at the store (have yāall seen these sad looking strawberries lately?) Or maybe you just want to try something new. Here are the options to switch out the original fruits on the kabobs.
Green Grape alternative- cucumber, kiwi, pear, avocado, honey dew melon, green apple
Banana alternative- coconut, dragon fruit, slice of mozzarella cheese, pear, apple, white strawberry
Strawberry alternative- raspberry, red plum slice, blood orange slice cut in half, watermelon, cherry
The process is a breeze, and it thrills the kids to no end. Our allergy kids deserve all the great snacks that everyone else gets š
How to achieve this easy healthy holiday snack that resembles the Grinch(!)
Preparation: wash and dry the strawberries and grapes. Slice the banana thinly. Set aside.
Cut the tops off the strawberries š to resemble a hat or alternatively cut a red fruit in the shape of a triangle to achieve this effect.
Slice the grapes in half lengthwise (top to bottom), as whole grapes are a choking hazard- not just for kids, for everyone. I take grape cutting very seriously.
Assemble the Grinch kabobs starting with the green grape, leaving space on top of the green grape for a thin slice of banana, then strawberry āhatā then a mini marshmallow or ājet puffed marshmallow bitsā, if you would like but not necessary. A white chocolate chip might even work too. Let me know in the comments if you try other tasty variations!
But is it sharp? Glad you asked.
The type of skewer you use is largely dependent on the ages and abilities of the audience youāre serving these to. Iāve always used a toothpick, but we enjoy these together as a family so I am able to watch the kids closely. If you are sending them to school in a lunch box, or serving to a larger crowd and not sure how capable these little friends are, you could use a larger skewer or something more blunt and reusable like a plastic or silicone stirring stick.
Grinch Kabobs, an Easy Healthy Holiday Snack
Ingredients
- 1 lb strawberries washed and green stem/tops cut off
- 1/2 lb green grapes washed, sliced down the middle/ top to bottom
- 1 whole banana sliced into thin circles
- mini marshmallows optional
Instructions
- Prepare ingredients, by washing, drying and cutting as per ingredient list
- On a toothpick or skewer, thread the grape to the top with enough space left above it to add the banana, strawberry and optional marshmallow.
Notes
Looking for something to serve with ‘Grinch Kabobs, an Easy Healthy Holiday Snack’ ? How about some vegan sourdough discard waffles? Or egg free French toast?
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