P Is for Peaceful Pond Bites

Peaceful Pond Bites

Here’s what you’ll need to make three pond bites:

• 3 small popped rice cakes, any savory flavor
• 3 tablespoons soft (or whipped) cream cheese or hummus
• Blue food coloring or a natural food dye (see below)
• 8-10 goldfish crackers
• Veggies and herbs such as broccoli, celery, chives, parsley, green, yellow, or red bell peppers, etc.

Directions:

1. Mix one drop of blue food coloring into whipped cream cheese.
2. Spread one tablespoon of blue cream cheese on each popped rice snack.
3. Press one or two goldfish crackers into the cream cheese on each “pond.”
4. Add plants to your pond by pressing vegetables and/or herbs into the cream cheese.

Variations:

• Color cream cheese or hummus with a natural blue food dye (https://wholenewmom.com/recipes/natural-blue-food-coloring-dye-just-in-time-for-easter/) or eliminate food coloring completely.
• For a sweet version of this snack, use a sweet popped rice cake with 5 tablespoons whipped cream instead of cream cheese. Garnish with multicolor gummy fish instead of goldfish crackers.