RITZ Caterpillars

Name: RITZ Caterpillars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 stalks celery, divided; ⅓ cup garden vegetable cream cheese spread, divided; 8 RITZ Crackers, cut in half; 8 small grape tomatoes; 1 baby carrot, cut into 16 thin strips

Make a fun veggie snack your kids will love with this cute caterpillar. They'll be so busy counting the legs that they won't notice they're eating their veggies!

Well-being Choice

Nutrition Bonus

Kids will love the look of these colorful caterpillars. And you'll love the fact that they're a good source of vitamin A, thanks to the carrot.

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Servings:

Makes 4 servings, 2 caterpillars each.

Ingredient list

3 stalks celery, divided
⅓ cup garden vegetable cream cheese spread, divided
8 RITZ Crackers, cut in half
8 small grape tomatoes
1 baby carrot, cut into 16 thin strips

Directions

Cut 64 thin slices from 1 celery stalk; set aside. Cut each of the 2 remaining celery stalks crosswise into 4 (3-inch-long) pieces. Trim rounded sides of celery pieces to allow celery pieces to stand level when placed on plate.

Reserve 1/4 tsp. cream cheese spread for later use. Fill celery pieces with remaining cream cheese spread. Insert 2 cracker halves into cream cheese in each celery piece, overlapping slightly as shown in photo, for the caterpillar's body.

Add 4 celery slices to each side of each caterpillar's body for the legs. Place a tomato at one end of each caterpillar for the head, then add 2 dots of the reserved cream cheese spread to tomato for the eyes. Add carrot strips for the antennae.

Recipe Tips

SubstituteSubstitute your favorite flavor of hummus for the cream cheese spread.
SubstituteSubstitute thin fresh chives or green onion strips for the carrot strips.