Fruit Stick To-Go

This is a super colorful recipe packed with fresh fruit and cheese. With a toddler at home, I have been making this kid-safe version using small straws instead of sharp sticks. Feel free to get creative and change up the fruit or cheese selected for your kids’ favorites.

Ingredients

10 strawberries
10 straws (cocktail straw or small coffee stirrer straws work great)
20 cubes cheese (Muenster or mozzarella cheese)
10 green grapes
10 blueberries

Directions

Start by cutting the stem and leaves off the top of each strawberry. Using a kabob stick or small paring knife, press the hole down center of strawberry. Press first strawberry down the straw, followed by one piece of cheese. Next, add a grape, followed by another piece of cheese. Finish the straw with a blueberry. Repeat the same process for the remaining straws.

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