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Summer Snack Bucket Recipes

Small buckets filled with pudding and crushed toppings displayed with a red spoon.

Buckets of Fun ~ Four Easy Snack Buckets Kids Can Make

Note: Use clean 12–16 oz clear sand pails or clear plastic cups so the colorful layers show through.

Assorted snacks including cookies, gummy bears, fruit, and pudding on a table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banana Beach Bucket

Makes 1 Bucket

Ingredients 

  • 6 vanilla wafer cookies, crushed
  • ½ banana, sliced
  • ½ cup prepared vanilla pudding
  • ¼ cup whipped topping
  • Optional: vanilla wafer or banana slice for garnish

Directions

Sprinkle half of the crushed vanilla wafers into the bottom of the bucket.

Add a layer of banana slices. Spoon in half of the vanilla pudding. Repeat the layers with the remaining wafers, bananas, and pudding.

Top with a swirl of whipped topping. Garnish with a vanilla wafer or banana slice.

Chef Tip: Refrigerate until ready to serve for the best texture.

Dino Dig Bucket

Makes 1 Bucket

Ingredients 

  • 6 Oreo cookies, crushed
  • ½ cup prepared chocolate pudding
  • 4–6 small dinosaur gummies or candy dinosaurs
  • Optional: gummy worms

Directions

Spoon a layer of crushed Oreos into the bottom of the bucket.

Add half of the chocolate pudding. Repeat with another layer of Oreos and the remaining pudding. Finish with a generous layer of crushed Oreos to create “dirt.” Decorate with dinosaur candies (and gummy worms, if using).

Chef Tip: Hide a dinosaur in the middle layer so kids can “excavate” it while they eat!

Ocean Splash Bucket

Makes 1 Bucket

Ingredients 

  • ¾ cup prepared blue gelatin (set and cut into cubes)
  • Swedish Fish candies
  • Whipped topping (optional, for ocean waves)

Directions

Fill the bucket with blue gelatin cubes.

Tuck Swedish Fish candies throughout the gelatin so they look like they’re swimming.

Add a small dollop of whipped topping on top for “ocean waves,” if desired. Serve chilled.

Chef Tip: Make the gelatin the day before so it’s fully set and easy to cube.

Garden Veggie Bucket

Makes 1 Bucket

Ingredients 

  • ⅓ cup hummus
  • Cucumber slices
  • Carrot sticks
  • Celery sticks
  • Bell pepper strips
  • Snap peas
  • Pita crackers or pita chips

Directions

Spread the hummus into the bottom of the bucket.

Arrange the vegetables standing upright around the edge of the bucket to create a colorful “garden.” Tuck pita crackers or pita chips into one side.

Serve immediately or keep chilled until ready to enjoy.

Chef Tip: Use vegetables of different colors to make your garden bloom!

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