A fun, colorful snack featuring fruits, vegetables, crackers, and cheese shaped like a train.
# What you'll need:
→ Base Components
01 - 8 rectangular whole-grain crackers
02 - 1 cucumber, sliced into rounds
03 - 16 mini pretzel sticks
→ Fillings & Decorations
04 - 100 g cheddar cheese, cubed
05 - 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
06 - 1 carrot, peeled and cut into sticks
07 - 1 small apple, sliced
08 - 120 mL seedless grapes
09 - 120 mL cherry tomatoes
10 - 60 mL hummus
11 - 4 small grape tomatoes or blueberries
→ Extras
12 - 2 celery sticks, cut into 5 cm pieces
13 - 1 mini pickle
14 - 15 mL cream cheese
# Method:
01 - Place the crackers in a line on a large platter or tray to form the base of the train cars.
02 - Use a dab of cream cheese or hummus to affix cucumber slices as wheels to each cracker. Insert pretzel sticks as axles beneath each car.
03 - Fill each car with a variety of snacks including cheese cubes, carrot sticks, bell pepper strips, apple slices, grapes, and cherry tomatoes.
04 - Stack two cheese cubes at the front to form the engine. Place a mini pickle or celery piece on top as a smokestack and use grape tomatoes or blueberries as train lights.
05 - Use cream cheese or hummus to adhere pieces firmly in place as needed.
06 - Present with a bowl of hummus or your preferred dip alongside.
