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By Carrie Ypma on March 10, 2014 28 Comments

Cheddar Bunny Carrots: A Fun Alternative to Easter Candy

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Cheddar Bunny Carrots are a great alternative to all the sugary candy typically associated with Easter baskets. Your child will love this festive treat.

Easter baskets are typically full of delicious chocolate bunnies, candy eggs, jelly beans, marshmallow chicks… the list of sugary treats could go on and on. If you’re looking for an alternative to the usual high sugar Easter goodies, search no further. Today we’re sharing how to make cheddar bunny carrots.

Cheddar Bunny Carrots: A Fun Alternative to Easter Candy - Kenarry.com
A few years ago, we were inspired by a great idea from Loralee Lewis to create carrots using cheddar snack crackers. The Cheddar Bunny Carrots are simple to make and look so cute in a child’s Easter basket. They were a big hit with our toddler.

How to Make Cheddar Bunny Carrots

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What you need:

To make Cheddar Bunny Carrots you need: clear bags, clear tape, twist ties, ribbon, Easter grass and cheddar bunny crackers. - Kenarry.com

  • Annie’s Homegrown Cheddar Bunnies
  • Clear cellophane treat bags
  • Clear tape
  • Twist ties (green or white)
  • Ribbon
  • Green paper Easter grass

Instructions:

1. Create a cone shaped treat bag.

Loralee Lewis suggests using cone-shaped Wilton Disposable 12 Inch Decorating Bags. I didn’t have any of those on hand, so I made my own using regular clear cellophane bags. To create a cone shape from a regular bag, fold one of the bottom corners and tape it, as shown: Create a Cellophane Cone for Cheddar Bunny Carrots - Kenarry.com Next, fold the tail end around the far side of the bag and tape it as well. You now have a clear, cone-shaped bag. Once you fill the bags with cheddar bunny crackers, you won’t even notice the clear tape. Trust me. Create a Cellophane Cone for Cheddar Bunny Carrots - Kenarry.com

2. Fill the cellophane bags with cheddar crackers.

You can fill the bags with your favorite kind of cheddar crackers. I thought Annie’s Homegrown Cheddar Bunnies would be the perfect choice for carrots going in an Easter basket. What’s more synonymous with Easter than rabbit shaped treats?

Fill a cellophane bag with cheddar bunnies to make carrots. - Kenarry.com

3. Make the tops of the carrots.

Use paper Easter grass to create carrot tops. Gather the ends of Easter grass strands and hold them together by wrapping tape around them as shown.

Use paper Easter grass to create carrot tops. - Kenarry.com

4. Close the bags and attach the carrot tops.

Insert the carrot top into the center of the open end of the cellophane bag and gather the bag around it. Secure it with a twist tie. A green or white twist tie will hide well under ribbon and keep the cheddar bunny carrots fresh until Easter. Tie a festive ribbon around the twist tie to add a final decorative touch.

Cheddar Bunny Carrots: A Fun Alternative to Easter Candy - Kenarry.com

Your Cheddar Bunny Carrots will look something like this. See! The carrots are so cute, you don’t even notice the clear tape used to make the cellophane bags into cone shapes.

Cheddar Bunny Carrots: A Fun Alternative to Easter Candy - Kenarry.com

Make as many carrots as you need to accent your child’s Easter basket. Your child will be delighted by the Cheddar Bunny Carrots. You’ll be relieved you found an alternative to Easter candy so he or she isn’t flying high all afternoon from the sugar buzz. That’s a win/win, if you ask me. What’s your favorite non-sugary treat to put in your child’s Easter basket? Please comment and share below.

Cheddar Bunny Carrots: A Fun Alternative to Easter Candy - Kenarry.com

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This Inspired Idea for Cheddar Bunny Carrots came from Loralee Lewis and was shared with their permission. Please visit their website to find more great ideas like this.

Inspired Ideas is a regular feature on Ideas for the Home by Kenarry®, sharing ideas we’ve found from Pinterest or other online resources. The words and photos used in this post are our own, derived from our personal experience implementing this idea. 

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Carrie is the chief writer, crafter and creator here at Ideas for the Home by Kenarry®. She's an optimist by nature and enjoys sharing recipes, trying new craft ideas, planning for parties and events as well as organizing and decorating. She and her husband, Kent live in Michigan. She also loves to hide away in a castle under the stairs reading to her two young boys and help guests plan vacations at Sunshine Villa at Glenbrook Resort, their short term vacation rental home in Orlando near Walt Disney World.

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  1. Barbara says

    March 18, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    I LOVE this idea! How cute!

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    • Carrie says

      March 18, 2014 at 9:39 pm

      Thanks, Barbara!

      Reply
  2. Enzie Shahmiri Portraits and Fine Art says

    March 20, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    What a cute idea! I have found you through the Blog Hop – I am a co-host today and have signed up to follow your blog. It would make me really happy if you visited and followed my blog as well. You can find me here http://www.portraits-by-nc.com/blog

    Have a great day!
    Enzie

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    • Carrie says

      March 21, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks, Enzie! I’m so glad you came by to see us and appreciate that you’ve followed us. We’ll come by and check your site out too. Have a great weekend!

      Reply
  3. Diane Ugo says

    March 21, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Hi I found you through the Weekend Wind Down. This is a really great idea, it’s a shame we don’t have anything like cheddar bunnies over here. I’ll have to look out for something creative that I can use instead.

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    • Carrie says

      March 21, 2014 at 6:59 pm

      Thanks for visiting, Diane! Any cheddar snack crackers would work. Let me know what creative idea you come up with!

      Reply
  4. Antionette says

    March 21, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    These are so cute! Thanks for sharing and linking up with us again at the #WWDParty.

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  5. Jane Marie says

    March 22, 2014 at 10:49 am

    Carrie, this is so sweet! Thanks for sharing such a great idea. I love that it uses regular bags too. Lovin’ your blog! XX

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    • Carrie says

      March 22, 2014 at 11:08 am

      Thanks for your encouraging words, Jane Marie! I’m so glad you stopped by this morning to visit.

      Reply
  6. Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch says

    March 23, 2014 at 11:15 pm

    These are such a great treat for Easter. Fun idea! Thanks for linking up on Best of the Weekend!!

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    • Carrie says

      March 24, 2014 at 2:31 pm

      Glad you like them, Nichi. Thanks for stopping by to say so.

      Reply
  7. Foodista says

    March 26, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    Saw this on the Tuesday link share and had to check it out! What a cute idea and a great alternative to Easter candy!!! Will definitely be using this one! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Carrie says

      March 26, 2014 at 12:25 pm

      Wonderful! So glad you liked the idea for the cheddar bunny carrots. Thanks for stopping by to let us know.

      Reply
  8. Rose @ Walnut Acre says

    March 29, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    These are adorable! Pinning 🙂

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    • Carrie says

      March 29, 2014 at 2:00 pm

      Thanks for commenting — and pinning, Rose!

      Reply
  9. Roxy | Roxy's Kitchen says

    April 2, 2014 at 10:11 am

    Such a great idea, thanks for sharing this at my Facebook Milestone Link Party :)!

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  10. Lucy says

    April 4, 2014 at 9:57 am

    I love these!! I’ve seen like this at Christmas but never for Easter. So fun!

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    • Carrie says

      April 4, 2014 at 11:48 am

      Thanks, Lucy. So glad you came by to see us this morning! What have you seen like this at Christmas time? I love to hear new ideas for fun ways to celebrate the holidays.

      Reply
  11. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    April 4, 2014 at 10:51 pm

    Love this! I’m pinning to my holiday ideas board. Thanks for sharing at the My Favorite Things Party. Hope to see you again this week. Theresa @DearCreatives

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    • Carrie says

      April 4, 2014 at 10:57 pm

      Wonderful! Thank you so much, Theresa. Have a great weekend!

      Reply
      • Laurie says

        March 12, 2015 at 6:37 pm

        healthy and cute. Great combination. I came over from the list on Bloggertunities and this will be one of the features on my Fri. Faves. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  12. Laurie says

    March 12, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    Carrie, I thought I was looking at the recipe ideas on the Bloggertunities list, but it was a list for an Easter project roundup. I was going to share a photo from this post on my Fri Faves, but you probably won’t get this comment in time for me to ask if that is ok. Unless I hear from you, I won’t share it. A healthy and cute idea. Thanks for the inspiration.

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    • Carrie says

      March 12, 2015 at 10:33 pm

      Hi Laurie, Thank you so much for contacting me! By all means, I’m delighted you’d like to include it in your Friday Faves! We’ve got a terms of use statement in the footer of our blog which says anyone is welcome to use a photo from our site with a link back to us – we love it when our content is featured like that on other blogs! You’re welcome to share anytime. 🙂 Thank you! Thank you!

      Reply

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