Fruit and Veggie Bugs

We’re buggin’ out! Would your kids try these tasty Fruit and Veggie Bug Snacks?

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 2-4


Ingredients:

  • Fruit Critters
    • 1 cup Juicy Juice Apple Juice
    • 1 slices Apple
    • 1/4 cup Blueberries
    • 1/4 cup Blackberries
    • 1/4 cup Raspberries
    • 1/2 cup Grapes
    • 1/2 cup sliced Strawberries
    • Black frosting
    • Candy Eyes
    • Soak apples for 15 minutes in apple juice
    • Serving toothpick- 3 inch long
  • Veggie Critters
    • 3 Celery Sticks
    • ¼ cup peanut butter
    • ¼ cup vegetable cream cheese
    • ¼ cup cherry tomatoes
    • 1 sleeve of crackers
    • ¼ cup pretzel sticks
    • ¼ cup mini pretzels
    • ½ cup sliced cucumber
    • Black frosting
    • Candy eyes

Instructions:

  1. First let’s prep!
    • Cut the apple into slices
    • Soak your apple slices in Apple Juicy Juice for 15 min
    • Cut the strawberries into slices
    • Cut the cherry tomatoes in half
    • Trim and cut your celery sticks in half
  2. Fruit dragonfly: Arrange your blueberries and a single raspberry in a line, then use apple slices as the wings.
  3. Caterpillar: Slide 4 grapes onto a toothpick. Place candy eyes onto two pea sized dabs of black frosting. Use black frosting for a little happy smile.
  4. Flying Butterfly 1: Spread a layer of peanut butter ontop the celery stick then add fruit on top. Slide a pretzel stick into the PB on either side of the celery for wings.Flying Butterfly 2: Spread a layer of veggie cream cheese onto a celery stick then add mini pretzels on either side for the wings
  5. Lady Bug Crackers: Spread veggie cream cheese on a cracker then add your cherry tomato halves side by side. Add dabs of black frosting to the back and candy eyes at the top to bring the little guy to life!
  6. Enjoy with your favorite flavor of Juicy Juice! Don’t be afraid to have some fun with your food too, afterall they look like bugs!