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    Home » Recipes » Homemade Candy

    Peanut Butter Cracker Butterflies - Cute and Easy Treats for Kids

    Modified: Jul 20, '24 · Published: Jun 8, '17 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    It's so easy to create these beautiful Peanut Butter Cracker Butterflies using store bought crackers, candy melts, M&M's and colorful licorice laces. Your kids will have so much fun making their very own colorful butterfly treats.

    Peanut Butter Cracker Butterflies

    Are your kids enjoying their summer holiday? At some point I'm sure they will be begging you to do something fun so I've created this super cute food craft that you can make with your kids to celebrate the summer season.

    They are pretty simple to make using store bought butterfly shaped crackers and peanut butter (or any nut butter or spread your kids like). Each butterfly treat is dipped in colorful candy melts and decorated using M&M's and colored licorice laces.

    Check out this video to see just how quickly you can make them.

    You can find the supplies and ingredients needed to make these Peanut Butter Cracker Butterflies from Amazon (commission earned for sales).

    Pepperidge Farm Golden Butt...Shop on AmazonWilton Yellow Candy Melts, ...Shop on AmazonWilton Orange Candy Melts, ...Shop on AmazonM&M'S Milk Chocolate Candy ...Shop on AmazonM&M'S Milk Chocolate Minis ...Shop on AmazonLicorice Laces - Rainbow, 2...Shop on Amazon

    Peanut Butter Cracker Butterflies
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    Peanut Butter Cracker Butterflies
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Total Time
    30 mins
     
    Butterfly shaped crackers filled with peanut butter are dipped in colorful candy melts then are decorated with M&M's and colored licorice laces.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: butterfly treats, peanut butter crackers
    Servings: 12
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 1 - 1 ½ cups peanut butter
    • 24 butterfly crackers
    • 12 ounces colored candy melts yellow and/or orange, melted
    • 24 regular yellow and/or orange M&M's candies
    • 24 mini yellow and/or orange M&M's candies
    • 12 regular green M&M's
    • 36 mini green M&M's
    • 24 1 inch pieces of colored licorice laces
    Instructions
    1. Spread some peanut butter on 12 of the butterfly crackers then set another cracker over top.
    2. Dip a peanut butter cracker into the melted candy melts.
    3. Use a chocolate dipping fork to remove the butterfly and allow the excess candy melts to drip off.
    4. Set on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
    5. Immediately press two regular yellow or orange M&M's on the upper portion of each wing.
    6. Press two mini yellow or orange M&M's on the lower portion of each wing.
    7. Press one regular green M&M at the top of the mid section creating the butterfly's head.
    8. Arrange three mini green M&M's in a row below the head.
    9. Insert two candy licorice pieces into the top of each cracker creating antennae.
    10. Pop the cracker into the freezer for 3-5 minutes until the candy coating hardens.
    11. Repeat.
    12. Remove the crackers from the freezer and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
    13. Draw two eyes and a smile on the green butterfly heads.
    14. Serve!

    If you like these cute Peanut Butter Cracker Butterflies, you might also like these other Fun Food Crafts.Butterfly and Caterpillar Treats and Food Crafts

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says

      June 21, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Your butterfly treats are adorable and look yummy too!! 🙂

      Reply
      • Beth says

        June 21, 2017 at 7:32 pm

        Thanks so much!

        Reply
    2. The Partiologist says

      June 13, 2017 at 7:15 am

      What a sweet little butterfly treat, they are the cutest! 🙂

      Reply
    3. Christine Stephens says

      June 09, 2017 at 11:56 am

      Absolutely Adorable!❤️❤️❤️❤️

      Reply
      • Beth says

        June 10, 2017 at 7:08 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
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