Description
These playful Owl Rice Cakes combine crisp rice cakes, creamy peanut butter, banana, blueberries, apple, and carrot in an easy no-cook snack children can help assemble.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 plain round rice cakes
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter or sunflower seed butter
- 1 medium banana, cut into 8 rounds
- 8 fresh blueberries
- 1 small crisp apple, cut into 8 thin wedges
- 1 small carrot, cut into 4 small triangles
- 1/4 cup oat cereal rings, optional
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice, optional
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut, optional
Instructions
- Place the rice cakes on individual plates or a rimmed baking sheet.
- Wash and dry the blueberries and apple.
- Slice the banana into 8 rounds about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut the apple into 8 thin wedges and brush them with lemon juice if desired.
- Peel the carrot and cut 4 small triangles for the beaks.
- Spread 2 tablespoons of peanut butter evenly over each rice cake.
- Place 2 banana rounds near the upper center of each rice cake.
- Dab a small amount of peanut butter onto each banana round, then press a blueberry into the center.
- Place 1 carrot triangle below the eyes to create the beak.
- Tuck 2 apple wedges into the sides of each rice cake to form wings.
- Arrange cereal rings and shredded coconut across the lower half for feathers, if desired.
- Serve immediately while the rice cakes remain crisp.
Notes
- Use sunflower seed butter when you need a nut-free alternative.
- Choose thick peanut butter or seed butter so the fruit stays in place.
- Prepare the toppings ahead, but assemble the owls shortly before serving.
- Always cut or modify small round foods according to the child’s age and chewing ability.
- Nutrition values are estimates based on one decorated rice cake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 owl rice cake
- Calories: 247
- Sugar: 9
- Sodium: 119
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 13
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 0