These chocolate reindeer rice cakes are a fabulous, fun festive activity to do with the kids. Use chocolate hummus for a healthy Christmas treat children will adore.
These chocolate reindeer rice cake faces are so much fun for kids to make.
The children at my mini chefs toddler cooking classes adore making these (if I can stop them from eating all the pretzels first!).
They're easy enough for toddlers to make, but fun for big kids too.
And if you make your own chocolate hummus to spread them with they're pretty healthy too.
Have you tried chocolate hummus before? It really is incredible.
Like a healthy chocolate spread it's packed with plant-based protein (chickpeas and tahini) and can be made as sweet (or not) as you like.
Read more about chocolate hummus.
Special diets
This recipe is very adaptable and allergy friendly. This makes it great for children's parties or for a fun food activity for schools, playgroups and nurseries.
It is suitable for the following special diets:
- dairy free
- egg free
- vegan
- vegetarian
- gluten free
- nut free
It is not suitable for those with a sesame allergy due to the tahini in the hummus.
Storage
This recipe is best eaten straight away.
Any leftover chocolate hummus can be stored in the fridge for 2-3 days in an airtight container.
More fun Christmas recipes to make with kids
Here are some other festive recipes that are fun to make with children:
- Healthier rocky road
- Christmas tree cookies
- Coconut snowballs
- Healthy gingerbread men
- Christmas fruit salad
- Strawberry santas
Ingredients
For full recipe, ingredients and quantities go to the printable recipe card at the end of this post.
To make your reindeers you will need:
- a portion of chocolate hummus or healthy chocolate spread
- rice cakes
- pretzels
- banana
- raisins or chocolate chips
- cranberries or raspberries
Equipment
To make the chocolate hummus you will need a food processor or blender.
You don't need any other special equipment.
How to make chocolate reindeer rice cakes
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Chocolate reindeer rice cakes
Ingredients
For the chocolate hummus*
- 240 g cooked chickpeas (1 standard tin, drained)
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- cold water
To make the rice cake faces
- 6 rice cakes
- 12 pretzels
- 1 banana sliced
- 12 raisins or chocolate chips
- 6 cranberries or raspberries
Instructions
For the chocolate hummus
- Place a drained and rinsed tin of chickpeas, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon tahini, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 3 tablespoons maple syrup into a food processor.*
- Pulse until smooth, stopping several times to scrape the sides down.
To make the reindeer faces
- Spread each rice cake chocolate hummus.
- Slice the banana and add 2 slices to the rice cake for eyes.
- Add a raisin or chocolate chip in the centre of each banana slice - use a tiny piece of chocolate hummus to make it stick down.
- Next add two pretzels for antlers and a cranberry (or raspberry) for the nose.
Notes
- You can substitute a healthy chocolate spread if you prefer.
- Use a hand held blender if you don't have a food processor.
- Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only.
Nutrition
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