Reindeer Cheese Sticks Snacks

Mozzarella Sticks Reindeer are one of the best savory Christmas snacks you can make. Toasty and cheesy, they make the best holiday nibbles for and reindeer themed food.

The one and only Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! There's not just one Rudolph in this bunch. You'll want to snack on several of these mozzarella sticks bites, red noses and all.

Reindeer Themed Food

Make this savory snack for your Christmas gathering, featuring reindeer themed food on the table!

I actually love cheesy mozzarella sticks. Dipped in marinara they have my snacking heart.

I bake frozen mozzarella sticks according to package directions, all the while snapping some pretzel twists to create mini antlers.

Add the antlers right when the sticks come out of the oven. I use the large pretzel twists because I they make the best shape, but you can use the minis too if you'd rather.

Mozzarella Sticks Reindeer Snacks

To make mozzarella reindeer, while the cheese sticks are in the oven, I also prepare some little plastic bags filled with ketchup and mayo. You only need about a tablespoon in each bag. I snip a tiny corner off each and use the mayo for the eyes and the ketchup for the Rudolph-red noses.

I make the little edible eyeballs from black olives. My favorite trick: using a drinking straw to cut olive eyes! Just cut the eyeball with the straw and then blow just a bit to pop it out of the end. Love it!

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Reindeer Cheese Sticks Snacks

Tara Teaspoon

Mozzarella sticks reindeer snacks are the cutest Rudolph lookalikes this side of the North Pole. Toasty and cheesy, they make the best holiday nibbles for those little hands.

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Work Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Servings 8 to 10 servings

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Ingredients

  

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• 1 pkg frozen Mozzarella Sticks ((about 20))
• 1 bag large pretzel twists
• Mayonnaise
• Ketchup
• Black olives
• Bamboo Skewers (optional)

Instructions

 

• Bake Mozzarella Sticks according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, break pretzel twists into small pieces to make antlers for each cheese stick. Fill the corner of two small plastic bags with mayonnaise and ketchup. Snip a tiny corner from each.
• Cut black olives with a drinking straw to make little eyeballs.
• When mozzarella sticks are cooked, insert pretzel antlers and bamboo skewers, if using. Pipe mayonnaise on for eyes and top with black olive circles. Add a ketchup red nose. Serve warm.

Notes

While the cheese sticks are in the oven, I also prepare some little plastic bags filled with ketchup and mayo. You only need about a tablespoon in each bag. I snip a tiny corner off each and use the mayo for the eyes and the ketchup for the Rudolph-red noses.  I make the little edible eyeballs from black olives. My favorite trick: using a drinking straw to cut olive eyes! Just cut the eyeball with the straw and then blow just a bit to pop it out of the end. Love it!

 

Nutritional numbers for 1 mozzarella stick.

Nutrition Per Serving

Serving: 1gCalories: 249kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 7gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 897mgPotassium: 87mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 44IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 3mg

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Tara Teaspoon

I'm Tara, a recipe developer and food stylist with nearly 30 years in food publishing, including the test kitchens of Martha Stewart and Ladies' Home Journal. My recipes and styling have appeared in magazines, cookbooks, television and advertising, and I'm the author of two cookbooks, Delicious Gatherings and Live Life Deliciously. Every recipe here is tested and reliable. Have a question? Leave a comment and I'll answer it, or get new recipes by email.

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