One of the (many!) things I dislike about winter, is the weather. In our area, it’s usually overcast and gloomy. If that’s not depressing enough, it’s often pouring rain. This winter has been especially unpleasant. Just add freezing temperatures to make it worse! On days like that, I don’t want to stick even one little toe outdoors. When it is too unpleasant to go outside, I often turn to baking because a fun snack makes any day better. I have always encouraged the kids to help me bake so, over the years, we’ve made a lot of fun recipes. Animal themed snacks were a hit. One of our favorites was this pudding bowl decorated to look like a cat. It’s easy to make the recipe gluten-free and can be prepared in around fifteen minutes, including chilling time. Now that’s something to purr about. Sorry, couldn’t resist.
How to Make A Cat Pudding Snack for Kids
I used a box of sugar-free vanilla pudding mix, but any flavor of pudding could be used. I think this would be super cute using chocolate pudding to make black cats for Halloween. To make the cat, we prepared a small box of pudding exactly as directed on the package. Then we spooned the mixture into four small dishes and allowed it to chill. We like to use custard cups, but any small round dish will do. While the mixture was chilling, we gathered the rest of our supplies; mini round chocolate candies, Candy Confetti, decorator gels, and graham crackers.
When the pudding is removed from the fridge, smooth the top of each pudding cup. Add two mini round chocolate candies (think mini chocolate M&Ms) for eyes. I used a piece of Wilton’s Candy confetti (find it in the candy making supply section) as the nose and decorator gel in different colors for the whiskers and mouth. String licorice could also be used for the whiskers if you prefer. For the ears, I cut 1/4 of a piece of graham cracker into triangles. After the pudding chilled, it took five minutes to put all of the rest of the cats together.
Printable Recipe
- 1 (3.4 ounces) box vanilla pudding mix
- 3 cups milk
- 1 graham cracker, divided into fourths (to make the recipe gluten-free, use a gluten-free graham cracker
- 8 mini M&Ms
- 4 Confetti candies (could also use sweet tarts)
- decorator gel in color of choice or thin string licorice
- Mix pudding as directed on package; pour into four small bowls. Let set until firm, then smooth the tops of the pudding. Place two mini M&Ms onto the pudding for eyes, add confetti dot or sweet tart for the nose. Add whiskers and mouth with decorator gel or with licorice strings. Serve and enjoy!
What is your favorite snack for those chilly winter evenings?
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Ohh, this is such a great idea for me. I am hosting a catching up party and glad I came to see this. I like the idea of making it with different designs too.
These snacks are super cute!! I need to try to make these for myself!!
My son loves cats so I think he will love this. They also love M&M’s so that is a bonus! I will have to make it for them sometime this week.
Sometimes it’s not easy to get kids to eat their snacks — even when you know they LOVE it. It’s a good idea to make characters out of the foods they eat.
This would be the cutest after school snack! I am going to have to try it out!
I can’t wait to give this a try! Looks so cute!!
This is SO cute!! My kids will surely love these!
The “cat” pudding is something the kids would love. I was reminded of my own time as a kid when I was fascinated by these small biscuits which used to be shaped like animals.
Perfect timing finding this recipe! I love how cute it is and of course, I always love a good serving of pudding. Let me add this to my menu plan. We are having this for a snack or for dessert sometime soon.
That is so awesome! I love this idea because it’s fun and easy. Can’t wait to try it!
Not just for kids. I would totally enjoy this too. So cute
These are so cute! My kids love kitties. We are going to do this on our snow day tomorrow. Thanks!
Oh now that is a great idea. My girl loves the kitties!
I bet the kids would really love this one! It is a super cute idea!
OH my goodness my grandbaby would love this one. She’s all about everything feline. 🙂
Those are totally adorable! I know a few kids who would love to eat that!
I hate winter and I hate cold. I will admit I’m not a cat person but these are so stinking cute. I’m sending it to my niece who has 3 little boys. They will love it.
These pudding cups are absolutely adorable! How creative – definitely not something I would have thought of.
My grandkids will love this. It’s a perfect quick dessert you can make with them and have plenty of time to cuddle up and enjoy it!
These would be so fun for a kitty themed party. They are almost too cute too eat, but that wouldn’t stop my kids from digging in 😉
This would be a delicious after school snack. Kids could get involved in the fun with decorating.
This is too cute. We could totally make our puppy chow snack mix and this puss n boots pudding for a pet themed party.
This is so cute! My daughter is in love with animals and would love this! She is having a birthday party at the end of this month and this would be a fun thing to make for them!
I loved doing things like this when my girls were little. I used to make something we called silly apple. They still talk about it and they’re 18 & 21!
My daughters are basically obsessed with all things cat-related. I think they will LOVE this pudding idea. I totally can’t wait to surprise them with it.
These snacks are absolutely adorable. My kids would love making them. The love cats, but most especially…desserts. They call our cat “Dinner” LOL
How cute is that!? I have three year old granddaughter that would get a real kick out of this. I think I’ll give it a try the next time she visits.
That is just the cutest idea ever. My young nieces are coming over to my house on Saturday night and they both LOVE cats, so I think I am going to make them each one of these.
Oh my gosh, this is the cutest. I know my daughter would love it. I am so doing this soon! We love cats in this house.
What a cute piece of food art! Food should always be fun and I think that when people love what they’re eating, they’re prone to actually eat it – instead of admire and then leave it be.
This is seriously probably the cutest presentation of pudding that I have ever seen. I love cats and I’d make it for myself.
That is so cute! I love this idea because it’s fun, and it’s ridiculously easy. Easy is key in all things for me. LOL
What an adorable idea. Now do I make them and surprise the grandkids or let them help make them.
My grandkids are coming over for a slumber party in a few days and the forecast is calling for bitterly cold weather. I was looking for something to do with the kids and they would love making these puss in boots pudding snacks. These are simply adorable!