Best Snack Stackers Lunch Box Surprise Recipes

ANTS ON A LOG (LUNCH BOX SURPRISE)

Steps:

• Fill celery with cream cheese spread and smooth with knife.
• Add a row of raisins for the "ants.".

SNACK STACKERS (LUNCH BOX SURPRISE)

Steps:

• Cut 4 (1-1/2-inch) circles out of your choice of lunch meat (use small glass if you don't have a cutter that is that small and cut around it), then cut 4 (1-1/4-inch) stars out of your choice of cheese.
• Top each cracker with 1 lunch meat circle and 1 cheese star or place in container and ship off in lunch box.

APPLE GRANOLA STACKERS

Steps:

• Spread all the apple slices except the top slice with peanut butter.
• Sprinkle granola and cinnamon sugar over the peanut butter.
• Stack the apples, alternating between red and green slices.
• Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to eat.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon together until blended.

TUNA SPOOK SANDWICHES (HALLOWEEN LUNCH BOX SURPRISE)

Steps:

• Drain water from tuna and place in small mixing bowl; break the tuna into small pieces with a fork. Mix in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, and celery.
• Cut the bread slices with a cookie cutter into the shape of a ghost. Spread 7 slices with the tuna mixture and cover each with a second slice of bread.
• Use the raisins to make eyes and mouths for each ghost. You can "glue" them with cream cheese if necessary.

SECRET SANDWICH (LUNCH BOX SURPRISE)

Steps:

• Using a small paring knife, pierce the bottom of the muffin until the knife almost reaches the top. Cut a circle and pull out the bread cylinder and set aside.
• Using your fingers, press the inside bread walls to make them thinner.
• Add condiment of your choice to inside of roll.
• Add lunch meat until it is about a 1/3 full. Then add cheese until it is 2/3 full and fill with more lunch meat.
• Cut a bit of the cylinder off and apply condiment to the bready side of the circle. Press into bottom of muffin.

TWO TONED SANDWICHES (LUNCH BOX SURPRISE)

Steps:

• You will need two cookie cutters. A large one (that still fits within the bread slice) and a smaller cutter that will fit inside the larger cookie cutter. I used a large heart and a small star. - OR - Just use One cutter and do the center.
• Place the 2 slices of bread on a cutting surface. Using the large cutter, cut the shape out of both slices. Using the smaller cutter, cut the center of both shapes. - OR - Just cut out one shape from each slice.
• Swap the larger cutouts, so that the wheat bread has the large white bread design and the white has the wheat. - OR - Just swap the one you cut out.
• Assemble your sandwich as normal.

CHEESY PRETZEL DIPPERS (LUNCH BOX SURPRISE)

Steps:

• Cut cheese into 16 cubes. Let stand at room temperature 10 to 15 minute or until cheese is at room temperature.
• Insert a thin pretzel stick into each cube.
• Serve with Honey Dijon Mustard or your child's favorite dressing.