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Juegue con la fruta
Haga de la fruta algo divertido creando personajes locos como los favoritos de la infancia Beto y Enrique de Plaza Sésamo.
Ingredientes:
1 naranja clementina sin cáscara (guarde la cáscara)
1 plátano sin cáscara y cortado a la mitad
Uvas pasa
2 mini bombones o malvaviscos
1 rollo de fruta rojo (fruit roll up
Para hacer a Enrique: Haga una hendidura en la parte baja de la naranja para crear la boca. Enrolle bien apretado un rollo de fruta para usarlo como nariz y corte otro pedacito para la lengua. Corte un mini bombón a la mitad para los ojos. Corte una pasa pequeña para hacer la pupila. Coloque pasas alrededor de la cabeza para crear el pelo. Corte la cáscara de naranja que guardó para darle forma a las orejas.
Para hacer a Beto: Corte el resto de la cáscara de naranja para hacer su nariz y corte la cáscara del plátano para crear sus orejas. Corte un mini bombón para sus ojos y una pasa pequeña para la pupila. Corte una hendidura como boca y ponga un pedazo pequeño del rollo de fruta para formar la lengua. Use dos o tres pasas para las cejas. Coloque pasas alrededor de la cabeza para formar su cabello.
Fuente: http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2011/06/ernie-and-bert-fruit-snack.html
Play With Fruit
Make fruit fun by creating kooky characters, such as childhood favorites Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street.
Ingredients:
1 clementine peeled (save the peel)
1 banana peeled and cut in half
Raisins
2 mini marshmallows
1 red fruit roll up
To Make Ernie: Make a slit towards the bottom for his mouth. Roll up a fruit roll up tightly for the nose and tear a small piece for his tongue. Cut a mini marshmallow in half for his eyes. Cut a small raisin for the pupil on the eyes. Place raisins around his head for his hair. Cut the reserved clementine peel for his ears.
To Make Bert: Cut the rest of the clementine peel for his nose and cut the banana peel for his ears. Cut a mini marshmallow for his eyes and cut a small raisin for the pupil on the eyes. Make a slit for his mouth and put a small piece of fruit roll up for his tongue. Use 2 or 3 raisins for his eye brows. Place raisins around his head for his hair.
Source: http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2011/06/ernie-and-bert-fruit-snack.html
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