Following on from the Winnie the Pooh Picnic that I shared yesterday, I’m so excited about my partnership with DisneyLife – the service that gives you Disney movies, TV, books and music – that I’m declaring this week ‘Disney Week’ here on the Eats Amazing blog! Each day I’m going to share another of my 5 fun Disney inspired picnics, and today it’s the turn of my ‘Tangled’ picnic. If you have a little Tangled fan at home, you could take your Tangled themed picnic to the grounds of a castle for a magical day they’ll never forget!
This week DisneyLife revealed the top 20 family picnic spots in Britain (as voted for in a national poll of parents), with Three Cliffs Bay in Gower, Wales in the winning spot and Padley Gorge in Derbyshire coming in a very close second. Nearly all of the parents surveyed (98%) agreed that a family picnic in a beautiful location is one of the best things to do in the summer holidays, and I completely agree!
On a rainy day like today though, I’m finding the DisneyLife service to be a real sanity saver! We’re going to sit down together to watch a favourite Disney film and might even enjoy an indoor picnic to go with it. With hundreds of movies, thousands of TV episodes, books and music to watch, stream and download, we’ve got all the entertainment we need until the sun shines again and we can head out for more picnics! The DisneyLife service costs just £4.99 per month with no annual contract, and there’s something new to enjoy every week, so you can discover all the latest Disney magic and rediscover classic Disney favourites too. I think I may have been even more excited than my children when I looked through the list of films available to watch after signing up recently!
Going back to today’s fun Disney picnic, I’m sharing all the recipes you need for an extra special Tangled themed picnic below, but you can find more picnic recipes from me inspired by your favourite Disney characters including Winnie the Pooh, Finding Nemo, Cars and Beauty & The Beast at www.disney.co.uk/picnics. You’ll also find DisneyLife’s list of the top 20 family picnic spots in the UK there too, so you can find the perfect picnic location to match your chosen theme!
Disney Tangled Themed Picnic Recipes
Rapunzel’s Magical Golden Pasta
Ingredients:
- 250g uncooked spaghetti
- 1 small onion
- 1 yellow pepper
- 200g tin sweetcorn
- 40g butter
- Salt & pepper (optional)
- 100g grated cheddar
Method:
Prepare the vegetables – peel and chop the onion, deseed and chop the pepper and drain the sweetcorn.
Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions.
Meanwhile, melt 10g butter in a frying pan and gently cook the onion for 2-3 minutes until starting to soften. Add the yellow pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes more. Add the sweetcorn, stir until well combined then turn off the heat.
Once the spaghetti is cooked, reserve 3 Tablespoons of the cooking water then drain.
Add the spaghetti back to the pan with the remaining butter, reserved water and a little salt and pepper to taste. Toss together and cook over a low heat until the butter has melted.
Add the vegetables and stir in. Sprinkle in the grated cheddar, stir to combine then leave to cool before packing in a lunch box for your picnic.
Cheese Straw ‘Braids’
Ingredients:
- 320g ready rolled sheet pastry
- 50g cream cheese
- 75g grated cheddar
- 1 egg white
Method:
Preheat oven to 200°C (Gas mark 6/400°F). Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
Unroll the puff pastry sheet, then use a sharp knife to slice the sheet into 6 pastry squares. With the back of the knife, mark out 2 lines to divide each square into 3rds.
Divide the cream cheese between the 6 pastry squares and spread it down the centre third of each square. Sprinkle the grated cheddar over the top of the cream cheese.
Cut strips into the side of each pastry square, about 1cm wide.
Starting at the bottom of each square, fold the pastry strips in over the cheese centre, alternating strips from each side to form a braid. Fold the ends of the final strips underneath to keep them neat.
Transfer the braids to the lined oven trays.
Lightly whisk the egg white with a splash of water, then brush over the pastry to glaze.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes until cooked through and golden.
Transfer to a baking tray to cool completely before packing for your picnic.
Cucumber and Tomato Crowns
Ingredients:
- ½ cucumber
- 2 tomatoes
Method:
Wash and pat dry the tomatoes and cucumber.
Trim the end off the cucumber and discard then cut the remaining cucumber into two equal sized pieces.
Using a small sharp knife, divide one of the cucumber piece in half again by cutting from the outside into the centre in a zig-zag pattern. Pull the two pieces of cucumber apart – they should look like crowns. Repeat with the other piece of cucumber until you have 4 cucumber crowns.
Cut each tomato in half using the same zig-zag technique to create four tomato crowns.
Flowery Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 kiwi fruit
- 200g grapes
- 1 round slice canteloupe (orange) melon
- 1 round slice seedless watermelon
Method:
Peel the kiwi fruits and slice into bite sized pieces. Layer the kiwi fruit at the bottom of a lunch box or bowl.
Wash and pat dry the grapes. Slice each grape lengthways, then layer in the lunch box on top of the kiwi fruit.
Using small flower shaped cutters, cut flowers from the two melon slices and arrange on top of the grapes.
Shiny red apples
The redder and shinier your apples the better – they’re Maximus the horse’s favourite food!
If you’d like to give this fun Tangled themed picnic a go, you can print out the gorgeous recipe card from DisneyLife here, or for the individual recipes, use my simple recipe cards below. I hope that you will enjoy making them as much as I did!
How to make a Disney Tangled themed picnic your kids will love, with 5 fun recipes including magical golden pasta, cheese straw braids and vegetable crowns!
This Magical Golden Pasta inspired by Rapunzel's beautiful hair is sure to be a hit with the whole family.
- 250 g uncooked spaghetti
- 1 small onion
- 1 yellow pepper
- 200 g tin sweetcorn
- 40 g butter
- Salt & pepper optional
- 100 g grated cheddar
- Prepare the vegetables - peel and chop the onion, deseed and chop the pepper and drain the sweetcorn.
- Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions.
- Meanwhile, melt 10g butter in a frying pan and gently cook the onion for 2-3 minutes until starting to soften. Add the yellow pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes more. Add the sweetcorn, stir until well combined then turn off the heat.
- Once the spaghetti is cooked, reserve 3 Tablespoons of the cooking water then drain.
- Add the spaghetti back to the pan with the remaining butter, reserved water and a little salt and pepper to taste. Toss together and cook over a low heat until the butter has melted.
- Add the vegetables and stir in. Sprinkle in the grated cheddar, stir to combine then leave to cool before packing in a lunch box for your picnic.
Inspired by Rapunzel's beautiful golden hair, these cheese straw braids are fun to make and perfect for a Tangled themed picnic or party food!
- 320 g ready rolled sheet pastry
- 50 g cream cheese
- 75 g grated cheddar
- 1 egg white
- Preheat oven to 200°C (Gas mark 6/400°F). Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
- Unroll the puff pastry sheet, then use a sharp knife to slice the sheet into 6 pastry squares. With the back of the knife, mark out 2 lines to divide each square into 3rds.
- Divide the cream cheese between the 6 pastry squares and spread it down the centre third of each square. Sprinkle the grated cheddar over the top of the cream cheese.
- Cut strips into the side of each pastry square, about 1cm wide.
- Starting at the bottom of each square, fold the pastry strips in over the cheese centre, alternating strips from each side to form a braid. Fold the ends of the final strips underneath to keep them neat.
Transfer the braids to the lined oven trays. Lightly whisk the egg white with a splash of water, then brush over the pastry to glaze.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes until cooked through and golden. Remove from the oven and transfer to a baking tray to cool completely before packing for your picnic.
Munch on vegetables fit for royalty with this simple trick for turning cucumber and tomatoes into vegetable crowns!
- ½ cucumber
- 2 to matoes
Wash and pat dry the tomatoes and cucumber.
Trim the end off the cucumber and discard then cut the remaining cucumber into two equal sized pieces.
Using a small sharp knife, divide one of the cucumber piece in half again by cutting from the outside into the centre in a zig-zag pattern. Pull the two pieces of cucumber apart – they should look like crowns. Repeat with the other piece of cucumber until you have 4 cucumber crowns.
Cut each tomato in half using the same zig-zag technique to create four tomato crowns.
This pretty meadow of flowers is a simple but delicious fruit salad in disguise! The flowery theme is perfect for a Tangled themed picnic or party food.
- 2 kiwi fruit
- 200 g grapes
- 1 round slice canteloupe orange melon
- 1 round slice seedless watermelon
- Peel the kiwi fruits and slice into bite sized pieces. Layer the kiwi fruit at the bottom of a lunch box or bowl.
- Wash and pat dry the grapes. Slice each grape lengthways, then layer in the lunch box on top of the kiwi fruit.
- Using small flower shaped cutters, cut flowers from the two melon slices and arrange on top of the grapes.
I hope you will want to try these fun picnic recipes, please pin this post so that you can find them again! For more themed picnic recipes like these, inspired by your favourite Disney characters, head over to www.disney.co.uk/picnics.
Disclosure: These picnic recipes and blog post were commissioned by DisneyLife. I was compensated for my time, however all opinions expressed in this post are my own.
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