Super Easy After School Snacks
Ants on A Log are nutritious snacks that are loaded with celery, peanut butter, and raisins. They are so fun to make with kids and you can customize them easily with your favorite nuts and fruits.
Servings: 16 logs
Ingredients
- 4 celery sticks or other logs, see note
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter or other fillings, see note
- ½ cup raisins or other toppings, see note
Instructions
- Wash the celery sticks and pat dry with paper towels. Place on a work surface.
- Using a paring knife, cut the celery sticks horizontally if they’re too wide.
- Cut them into segments about 4-5 inches long, discarding any leaves.
- Using a small spatula, spread the peanut butter or other filling to fill the celery with slight mounding if desired. Repeat for remaining segments.
- Press the raisins or other toppings into the filling one by one to form a line. Repeat for remaining segments.
Notes
- Logs: Instead of celery, you can use carrots, bananas or apples cut lengthwise.
- Fillings: Instead of peanut butter, you can use another nut butter, cream cheese, ricotta, Greek yogurt, hummus, or your favorite dip/spread.
- Ants: Instead of raisins, you can use cut apricots, figs, currants, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pine nuts, blueberries, corn or peas.
- Make Ahead: You can make these ahead of time the same day, up to 8 hours in advance. Store them covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container in the refrigerator.