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Frankenstein fingers & sheep's eyes

Frankenstein fingers & sheep's eyes

For a bit of Halloween fun, try these spooky ideas! They are quick and easy and get the kids eating veg too!

What you need:

  • Ready-made guacamole, houmous or other favourite dip
  • 4 carrots
  • 5 baby carrots
  • Sour cream
  • Green stuffed olives
  • Red grapes

What you do:

  1. Fill a small bowl with ready-made guacamole, houmous or other favourite dip.
  2. Take 5 baby carrots and take a thin slice off the tip of each.
  3. Then use the knife to make a small incision at the base of this cut and push a flaked almond into the slot to look like finger nails!
  4. Arrange the carrots into the dip so they look like fingers.
  5. For the sheep's eyes, peel 4 carrots and thickly slice.
  6. Slice a few green stuffed olives and red grapes.
  7. Top each carrot slice with a blob of sour cream and the sliced grapes or olives.
  8. Arrange the eyes in pairs on a serving plate.

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