We were delighted to be asked back on the Ireland Am Cooking slot and this time we were joined by my daughter Ashleigh. On the day we prepared a healthy Easter Bunny Snack you can easily do with your kids and is a perfect finger food snack for your weaning baby.
Cook time: No cooking required
Makes: 4 Child portions
Cook time: No cooking required
Makes: 4 Child portions
Ingredients
3 Slices Wholemeal bread
Apple
Blueberries
Rasins
Celery
Red Pepper
Dried apricots
Strawberries
Cream Cheese
Utensils:
Flower circle shaped cutters, large and small
Culinary scissors
Method
Method
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Cut out the bunny face with the large cutter.
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Cut out the ears and body using the scissors.
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Cut out the tail (using a small cutter).
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Spread the cream cheese over the bread.
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Cut the whiskers out of the celery and make them long and thin.
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Halve a strawberry, slice that half nice and thin and cut it into a little strawberry for the nose.
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Halve a blueberry for the eyes.
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Slice some red pepper, nice and thin in the same (but smaller) shape of the ears. Finish flesh side up, for the insides of the bunny ears.
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Slice some apple and place skin side up for the bunny’s belly.
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Cut triangles from dried apricot to make a bow-tie, using a dried blueberry for the knot.
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Cut out 2 small rectangles from the apple for the bunny teeth.
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Assemble on your child’s favourite plate and enjoy!
Weaning and Storage
6 months+ - Introduce as a finger food for baby to pick up and self feed.
