Food Art: Edible Menorah
Nov 21, 2023, Updated Dec 08, 2023
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This Edible Menorah is a great activity to make with the kiddos to celebrate Hanukkah. The best part, it can be enjoyed afterwards as a delicious snack!
This post is sponsored by Naturipe Farms.
It can be rather difficult to find fun Hanukkah activities to do with little ones. However, this fun Food Art is perfect for kids of all ages to make!
At TPM we believe that if you get the kids in the kitchen, they are more receptive to trying new foods because they were a part of making it! If you have a picky eater, try some of these simple recipes: Blueberry Penguin Food Art, Oatmeal Animals and Animal Face Toast to get started!
What is a Hanukkah?
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates a military victory for the Jewish people over foreign rulers over 2,000 years ago. The joyous holiday, also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrates a miracle of one oil burning candle that miraculously lasted for eight nights to help claim victory for the Jews. It is a celebration that lasts for eight nights starting in late November to mid December each year. There are several traditions that take place to celebrate Hanukkah each year. One of the most recognizable is the lighting of the Menorah.
What is a Menorah?
To celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah, people light candles on a branched candlestick of the menorah. The modern day menorah holds nine candles. Each candlestick represents each day of Hanukkah. Plus, there is a candle called the shamash used to light the other candles. When lighting the menorah, they start with one candle and add a new candle each night.
Edible Menorah
This Edible Menorah is made out of Naturipe® berries: Mighty Blues Jumbo Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. It’s a healthy appetizer, snack or can even be used as a centerpiece for your Hanukkah celebrations!
Kids Activity for Hanukkah
If you are entertaining kids, lay out the ingredients on a table. Give each child a plate and allow them to create their own edible Menorah to either eat at your gathering or to take home and share with their family.
Ingredients Needed To Make This Edible Menorah
- Naturipe® Berries – Naturipe’s family of growers has been dedicated to cultivating premium quality fruit since 1917. They work with multi-generational family farms, located in prime growing regions throughout both North and South America. They have a diverse grower base. Plus, they focus on innovation that ensures year-round availability of conventional and organic berries.
- Mighty Blues – With their beautiful true blue hue, firm bite and juicy-sweet taste, they are the perfect blueberry for the Menorah Food Art.
- Blackberries – They are loaded with vitamin C and fiber, both nutrients that promote health and wellness.
- Raspberries – They are high in fiber and vitamin C.
- Strawberries – They are delicious, beautiful, and good for you! Learn more about strawberries grown from Naturipe Farms here.
How To Make An Edible Menorah
Start by building the middle and base of the candle with strawberries. In the center of a plate, line up the strawberries to make a straight line on the plate. At the bottom, make another straight line as the base of the menorah. Then, you can start your building the branches from the base up using the Mighty Blues Blueberries.
Continue to build out the curved branches on each side of the strawberry branch (which should remain an inch taller than the rest).
Place the blackberries at the end of each arm of blueberries as the “candle holders.”
Use the raspberries as the flames above the blackberries to light the Menorah.
More Recipes Using Naturipe Berries
- Berry Pinwheels – super fun way to livin’ up the kids’ lunchboxes!
- Blueberry Brie Grilled Cheese – comfort food with warm brie cheese and fresh blueberries.
- Mixed Berry Crumble Bars – perfect for breakfast, after school snack or to pack in lunches.
- Oatmeal Raspberry Cookies – delicious warm from the oven with fresh raspberries and white chocolate chips!
Edible Menorah
Ingredients
- 12 oz Naturipe® Strawberries cut off top
- 9.8 oz Naturipe® Mighty Blue Blueberries
- 9 Naturipe® Blackberries
- 9 Naturipe® Raspberries
Instructions
- Start by building the middle and base of the candle with strawberries. In the center of a plate, line up the Naturipe® strawberries to make a straight line on the plate. At the bottom, make another straight line as the base of the menorah.
- Using the Naturipe® Mighty Blue Blueberries, build out 4 different curved branches on each side of the strawberry branch (which should remain an inch taller than the rest).
- Place the Naturipe® Blackberries at the end of each arm of blueberries.
- Use the Naturipe® Raspberries as the flames above the blackberries.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
