Creative snack platter with fruits, veggies, crackers, and cheese arranged as a train for joyful sharing.
# 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 - 3.5 oz 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 - ½ cup seedless grapes
09 - ½ cup cherry tomatoes
10 - ¼ cup hummus
11 - 4 small grape tomatoes or blueberries
→ Extras (optional)
12 - 2 celery sticks, cut into 2-inch pieces
13 - 1 mini pickle
14 - 1 tablespoon cream cheese
# Steps:
01 - Place the crackers in a line on a large serving platter to form the train cars.
02 - Secure cucumber slices as wheels to each cracker using a small amount of cream cheese or hummus as adhesive. Insert mini pretzel sticks beneath each cracker to serve as axles.
03 - Fill each cracker car with a variety of snacks including cheese cubes, carrot sticks, bell pepper strips, apple slices, grapes, and cherry tomatoes.
04 - For the engine, stack two cheese cubes at the front. Add a mini pickle or celery piece on top as the smokestack, and attach grape tomatoes or blueberries as lights, securing them with cream cheese or hummus.
05 - Use cream cheese or hummus as needed to adhere all decorative elements firmly in place.
06 - Present the assembled train alongside a bowl of hummus or preferred dipping sauce.
