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Healthy kitty rice cakes

Published on 31 January, 2018
Last Updated on 24 August, 2018 by 48 Comments

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These kitty rice cakes are a fun, healthy treat for kids - perfect for a lunch time snack, picnic or packed lunch

What’s not to love about these cute little kitten faces, that double as a delicious snack?

Made with rice cakes, cream cheese and veg, these kitty rice cakes are a healthy, yummy option that all kids should enjoy helping to make almost as much as they do eating them!

Ingredients

  • 50 g (1.75 oz) mini rice cakes we used tomato and carrot flavoured ones
  • 2 tbsp cream cheese
  • 10 g (0.35 oz) fresh chives cut into inch lengths
  • 25 g (0.9 oz) cucumber thinly sliced
  • 2 fresh spinach leaves
  • 1 radish
  • 1/4 yellow pepper

Instructions

Gather together the ingredients together, cutting all the chives down to the same length.

The ingredients to make the healthy kitty rice cakes - including rice cakes, cream cheese, peppers, cucumber and chives for the whiskers

Spread the rice crackers with cream cheese.

Start by spreading cream cheese on the rice cakes

Place six chives onto a cracker to form whiskers.

Add whiskers to your cream cheese kitty rice cakes

Then place another rice cake on top to form a sandwich.

Top with another rice cake to form the face for your healthy kitty rice cakes

Cut the cumber into slices, then cut into eight sections, the same way you would with a cake or pizza.

Add cucumber ears to your kitty rice cakes

Push two into the cream cheese layer of the sandwich to form ears.

The kitty rice cakes are a healthy treat that is easy to make with children

Use a straw to cut out small circles from the spinach leaves to make eyes. If you’re having trouble fishing the circles out you can blow from the other end.

Use a straw to create eyes for your kitty rice cakes from the spinach

Fix them to the top of the rice cake sandwich using small dabs of cream cheese.

Kitty rice cakes are a fun, healthy lunchtime treat full of vegetables

Take fine slices of radish skin and trim into a triangle for the nose.

Create a nose for your kitty rice cakes using radish

Again, fix in place with cream cheese.

The healthy kitty rice cakes are almost complete!

Slice the pepper into very fine strands about 1/2 inch long (scissors work well for this) and use these to form the cat’s mouth.

The pepper is cut into fine strands, ready to make the kitty's mouth

Stick to the rice cake to make the mouth, again fixed with cream cheese.

The finished kitty rice cake!

Repeat with the remaining rice cakes and enjoy!

Repeat the process with your other rice cakes to create enough for the whole family

Aren’t they cute?

Healthy kitty rice cakes, shown with long whiskers, on top of a chopping board

If you want to make your own kitty rice cakes here’s the recipe again in a helpful, printable format. Just use the grey ‘PRINT’ button in the recipe card below.

Healthy kitty rice cakes

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12 treats
Author: Emily Leary
Healthy and delicious kitty rice cakes with cream cheese and chives.
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Ingredients

  • 50 g mini rice cakes we used tomato and carrot flavoured ones
  • 2 tbsp cream cheese
  • 10 g fresh chives cut into inch lengths
  • 25 g cucumber thinly sliced
  • 2 fresh spinach leaves
  • 1 radish
  • 1/4 yellow pepper

Instructions

  • Spread the rice crackers with cream cheese.
  • Place six chives onto a cracker to form whiskers.
  • Then place another rice cake on top to form a sandwich.
  • Cut the cucumber into eight wedges, the same way you would with a cake or pizza.
  • Push two into the cream cheese layer of the sandwich to form ears.
  • Use a straw to cut out small circles from the spinach leaves to make eyes. If you're having trouble fishing the circles out you can blow from the other end.
  • Fix them to the top of the rice cake sandwich using small dabs of cream cheese.
  • Take fine slices of radish skin and trim into a triangle for the nose.
  • Again, fix in place with cream cheese.
  • Slice the pepper into very fine strands about 1/2 inch long (scissors work well for this) and use these to form the cat’s mouth.
  • Stick to the rice cake to make the mouth, again fixed with cream cheese.
  • Repeat with the remaining rice cakes and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 25kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 20mg | Vitamin A: 1.8% | Vitamin C: 6.1% | Calcium: 0.2% | Iron: 0.3%
* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
Course: Lunches and quick-cook meals
Keywords: lunch, rice cakes, snack
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What's not to love about these adorable kitty rice cakes? These healthy savoury snacks are a great lunch box or picnic treat, and a great way to get kids involved in eating healthily. Find my recipe at amummytoo.co.uk #recipe #cookingwithkids #lunchboxideas

Looking for more kitty-themed foods? You’ll love these kitty pizzas with breadsticks.

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  22. They’re really cute. I imagine children will really like them. it’s a fun way to entice children to eat more vegetables. The colours alone will peak their curiosity.

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  23. Now how cute are these kitty rice cakes? They would impress on any dinner party table! I like that they are both healthy and colorful. :)

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