Cutest Christmas Appetizer EVER !

[Laura PourMeADrink]

GRINCH KABOBS

Ingredients

mini marshmallows; amt. depends on how many you want to make
banana slices (lemon juice them)
strawberries
green grapes, seedless
long plastic toothpicks

Directions

1 Layer mini marshmallow, strawberry, banana slice, and a grape on a small stick and you get Grinch Kabobs!

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Gotta admit....tis clever.

Trying to imagine the tase of that combination hitting all at once.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. sugar high for sure. love wine but hate grapes...weird huh

[Spitfire of ATJ]

27. That's because Concords are a rare find.

[libodem]

2. Cute

And funny. Grinch....lololol.

[Callalily]

3. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them!

[The empressof all]

4. ROFL Love it

But when I looked at it I saw Olives and thought Uggggggh...Olives and Strawberries.

I like it much much better with grapes

[Phentex]

5. wow!

I saw olives, too!

[grasswire]

7. could make it with olves, cheese, and a red cherry pepper

cut rounds of cheese with a little cooky cutter or shot glass.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. I like savory more than sweet ! So, what about the marshmallow hat topper?

[RoccoR5955]

16. more cheese

Mozzarella, perhaps.

[Lucinda]

8. Verrah cute!

And easy to make!

[66 dmhlt]

11. ... BUT labor-intensive and time-consuming

[Demoiselle]

13. Yes, but sometimes….

...it's nice to take a break where we just do something repetitive and mindless for a bit. Like laying out cookies on a cookie sheet, or whatever...

[Coyote_Bandit]

9. Love the idea

But HATE marshmallows. Thinking of substitutes already.....

[SunSeeker]

23. Wow...I am not alone.

I thought I was the only one who didn't like marshmallows. I am fine with them in a smore, but room temperature marshmallows taste like snot to me. Everyone else in my family loves them, so I would stick with this recipe and just not eat the marshmallow. Or, I might use yogurt covered raisins or some other piercable white confection.

[packman]

10. Cute and clever, BUT-

According to the song, we have to find ways to make it more accurate: NOTE- Song edited-

You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus,
And as charming as an eel,
Mr. Grinch!
You're a bad banana,
With a greasy black peel!
.
Your brain is full of spiders.
You've got garlic in your soul,
\
You have termites in your smile.
You have all the tender sweetness
Of a seasick crocodile,
Mr. Grinch!

!
Your heart's a dead tomato,
Splotched with moldy, purple spots,
Mr. Grinch!

You're a three-decker sauerkraut
and toadstool sandwich,
With arsenic sauce!

Now, this is a challenge

[mtnester]

14. Super cute!

[passiveporcupine]

15. I do this every year

[img][/img]

except I use pecans in place of the almonds. One pinecone is a horseradish cheddar spread, the other is a garlic Parmesan cream cheese spread.

It's always a big hit...and so pretty.

I love the little santa heads, but I too would go with savory.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. that is gorgeous ! do you have recipes for horseradish cheddar and garlic parm spread? nt

[passiveporcupine]

19. Sure enough, although you can make make any cheese spread recipe

Parmesan Cheese Spread
12 oz cream cheese softened
1/3 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup mayo
1/2 tsp oregano leaves crushed
1/8 tsp garlic powder (I use fresh minced...a couple of cloves)

Cheddar Cheese Spread
4 cups finely shredded Cheddar (1 lb)
2/3 cups mayo
2 tbsp horseradish
dash Tabasco
salt
pepper

I love both of these but the parmesan garlic is my favorite.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

28. thanks SO much - gonna try this at Christmas party !

[passiveporcupine]

29. You are welcome

It's not my idea. Got it from a magazine, but I loved it too.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. obviously you have a passion for porcupines !! :>)

[passiveporcupine]

32. LoL

[pinto]

18. Cool.

[bitchkitty]

21. That is awesome! So creative. n/t

[tomm2thumbs]

34. fun, fun and more fun

thanks for the post and recipe!

[bitchkitty]

20. Adorable!

I wonder what I could use in lieu of the marshmallows (which contain gelatin, a no-no). Anybody got ideas for a substitute? I suppose I could cut a banana slice into quarters or eighths and use that...

[Coyote_Bandit]

24. omit

both the marshmallow and the banana and use a white cheese.

Was thinking I might make up a few of these using a smoked gouda?

[bitchkitty]

25. Nope, no cheese for me either.

Vegan person here, that's why I don't eat marshmallows.

But I wasn't always a vegan, and do remember smoked cheese - that does sound like a tasty appetizer!

[Coyote_Bandit]

31. How about

Peeling and slicing a mild flavored raw squash to use instead of the cheese or marshmallow?

Or you could also cut fresh apple to serve the purpose.

[bitchkitty]

38. Both good ideas!

Of course, I probably won't make them. I'm a big talker.

[SunSeeker]

22. Brilliant! nt

[hollysmom]

26. I do reindeer every year for the tops of packages and people love them,

they have asked me to sell them some but I really have to take a better picture.
[URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[tomm2thumbs]

33. how adorable

no better picture needed... just as cute as can be!

[hollysmom]

36. thank you, right now there are about 100 on my dining table right now

We are wrapping presents in B&N and this brings bigger donations to the charity. I got most of the pieces on sale after Christmas (did you know candy canes are good for several years? - it is according to the expiration date on the ones I bought and they cost 10 Cents on the dollar.

[tomm2thumbs]

37. yay!

Very fun indeed. Had no idea about the expiration but certainly sugar is one of those keeps-nearly-forever materials... as long as nature's little creatures don't find it and nibble. I found a bunch of stored decorations from a couple years ago had been 'found' by some curious rodentia and they had a feast. Hopefully it was a minty sweet free-for-all with their furry littlun's.

Hope the sale goes well!

[tomm2thumbs]

35. too cute for words! (but not too cute to eat!)

thanks for the pic and details!