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Easy Cucumber Christmas Trees – Healthy Christmas Party Food for Kids

Nov 19, 2019 · 5 Comments

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Today I’m sharing an updated tutorial for a super cute healthy Christmas party food idea for kids – easy cucumber Christmas trees! This simple festive recipe is one of my most popular Christmas recipes so I’ve created a brand new video tutorial to go along with it.

Be sure to check out my new recipe video so you can see just how easy these are to make!

This healthy festive party snack may look impressive but it’s really quick and easy to make – why not let the kids have a go at making their own?

Quick and easy cucumber Christmas Trees recipe - healthy party appetiser for kids this festive season

I can’t believe we are a week into December already, where has this year gone?! Life has been rather manic recently, but I’ve been working on some lovely Christmas recipes and fun food ideas whenever I’ve had a chance so I will do my best share them all here before the big day arrives!

These fun vegetable Christmas trees are the first of the festive recipes I’m sharing on the blog this year, didn’t they turn out cute? They’re made from just two ingredients – carrot and cucumber, and make a great fun alternative to plain crudites at a Christmas party!

How to make carrot and cucumber Christmas trees - fun and healthy Christmas food for kids

Easy Cucumber Christmas Trees

Ingredients (makes 8): 

  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 whole cucumber

Method: 

Peel the carrot, discarding the top and bottom.

From the thicker end of the carrot, cut 8 rounds, around 1/2 cm thick.

Using a mini star-shaped cutter, cut a star from each piece of carrot.

Divide and cut the remaining piece of carrot into 8 pieces, which will form the trunks of your cucumber trees.

Set the carrot stars and pieces to one side.

Using a vegetable peeler, cut long strips from the cucumber, the whole length long.

Starting at the smallest end, carefully fold a strip of cucumber back and forth, starting with small folds and getting gradually bigger with each one, until you have created a tree shape.

Push the folds together, and push a cocktail stick through to skewer them from top to bottom.

Push the cocktail stick into one of the carrot pieces, big fold side down.

Push a carrot star onto the other end of the cocktail stick.

Carefully separate the folds a little so that the cucumber fills the space between the two carrot pieces.

Stand your edible Christmas tree on a plate or serving tray and repeat until you have made as many cucumber trees as you need.

Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

Cute and easy vegetable Christmas trees snack - fun and healthy Christmas party food for kids

Note: I used plain cocktail sticks topped with carrot stars for my Christmas trees, but you can find some lovely food picks with decorative tops to save you the trouble of cutting out stars.

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For more delicious and fun food ideas for the festive season, check out the Christmas Food section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Christmas Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Christmas, Cute Christmas Food Ideas and Healthy Christmas Food.

Grace

Note: This recipe was first published on the 7th December 2018, then updated later to add a video.

Quick and easy cucumber Christmas Trees recipe - healthy party appetiser for kids this festive season
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5 from 2 votes

Easy Cucumber Christmas Trees

These easy cucumber Christmas trees have just 2 simple ingredients and make great fun and healthy Christmas party food for kids!
Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Party Food, Snack
Cuisine: Christmas, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 8 trees
Author: Grace Hall

Ingredients

  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 whole cucumber

Instructions

  • Peel the carrot, discarding the top and bottom.
  • From the thicker end of the carrot, cut 8 rounds, around 1/2 cm thick.
  • Using a mini star-shaped cutter, cut a star from each piece of carrot.
  • Divide and cut the remaining piece of carrot into 8 pieces, which will form the trunks of your cucumber trees.
  • Set the carrot stars and pieces to one side.
  • Using a vegetable peeler, cut long strips from the cucumber, the whole length long.
  • Starting at the smallest end, carefully fold a strip of cucumber back and forth, starting with small folds and getting gradually bigger with each one, until you have created a tree shape.
  • Push the folds together, and push a cocktail stick through to skewer them from top to bottom.
  • Push the cocktail stick into one of the carrot pieces, big fold side down.
  • Push a carrot star onto the other end of the cocktail stick.
  • Carefully separate the folds a little so that the cucumber fills the space between the two carrot pieces.
  • Stand your edible Christmas tree on a plate or serving tray and repeat until you have made as many cucumber trees as you need.
  • Serve immediately.

Video

Love this fun Christmas food idea? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again!

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  1. Jackie says

    December 7, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    5 stars
    These look amazing Grace!!

    Reply
  2. Amy Whiteford says

    December 8, 2018 at 10:30 am

    5 stars
    Love these, Grace x

    Reply
  3. Deborah Emmanuel says

    December 26, 2018 at 5:56 am

    Looks amazing. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing

    Reply
  4. Dorothee says

    January 13, 2019 at 7:16 pm

    I found this wonderful recipe just now. This is the cutest Christmas decoration I ever saw and which also (I’m sure) wil be appreciated next Chrsitmas in my family. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing this idea. I appreciate that verz much.

    Reply
    • Grace Hall says

      February 3, 2019 at 10:19 am

      Thank you, I’m so glad you like the recipe!

      Reply

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