After having so much fun with our Christmas Edible Art: Snowman Sandwich my son and I decided to do a round two of the edible art projects for lunch. Playing with food is not always a bad thing and in this case, it is the perfect way to turn your winter mealtimes into a fun art project {especially when indoor projects to keep your kiddos busy are sorely needed!}.
This time around we made Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer pulling a sleigh full of toys. I originally used cheese for the toys but my son discovered that the pear apple he was eating could be cut into fun shapes: Mommy, I made an apple “candy cane!” I liked his idea and the “apple” toys ended up being sturdier than when made out of cheese. But you can use either one.
I’m sure if we had played with it more we could have made the scene more detailed and elaborate but the point was to serve a quick, simple lunch with basic ingredients that we typically have on hand. Our reindeer was a turkey, cheese & avocado melt and we had a PB&J sleigh but you could use the sandwiches and cookie cutter shapes of your choice.
- 2 sandwiches of your choice
- Mustard
- Ketchup or pomegranate seeds
- Pretzel sticks
- Cheese
- Pear apple
- Crackers
- Reindeer cookie cutter
- Sleigh cookie cutter
- Mini toy cookie cutters
- Press the reindeer cookie cutter into one of the sandwiches.
- Using a knife trim the edges and peel the sandwich crust away from the cookie cutter. {Save the scraps to eat or try to keep them intact for another edible art scene with the crust frame of the cut-out sandwich shape.}
- Repeat the process with the sleigh cookie cutter and the 2nd sandwich.
- Pop the sandwiches onto your plate.
- Decorate the reindeer wtih a mustard drop eye and a ketchup drop or pomegranate seed nose.
- Use pretzel sticks or strands of string cheese for the reins.
- Cut mini toys out of cheese or slices of pear apple and arrange them on the plate, spilling out of the sleigh.
