DOLE®'s Disney and Pixar themed recipes incorporate healthy fruits and veggies but are yummy too! My kids and I made the Pixar Monsters, Inc. inspired recipe called Mike Wazowski Fruit Stack and had so much fun. He came alive on the plate thanks to kiwi and pineapple slices arranged with horned and honey dew melon. Dragon fruit and a dried blueberry become Mike’s eye.
Dole Food Company has called upon Disney and Pixar, to help kids (and their parents) learn more about fruits and veggies. Their new initiative includes 10 exciting, character themed original recipes using fruits and veggies. Brussels sprouts, artichokes, horned melon, dragon fruit, star fruit, kiwi, plantains and a host of other commonly misunderstood fruits and veggies are the stars of these recipes.
We really enjoyed making the Mike Wazowski Fruit Stack recipe together. The kids especially liked tasting new fruits that they've never had before. Let's just say they gobbled down the dragon fruit!
Check out this fun little video on how to make your own Mike Wazowski Fruit Snack!
Yummy Pixar Monsters, Inc. Themed Recipes
Here are some more of the Dole original, Not-Very-Scary recipes inspired by Pixar’s Monsters Inc. and Monsters University characters. Although, all 10 look great, these ones especially caught my eye.
Chicken Stuffed Roz Heads - Create the face of the iconic Monsters, Inc. receptionist by topping avocado halves stuffed with chicken breast, green grapes, celery and nonfat Greek yogurt with pretzel twists and sticks, and strawberry and blueberry slices.
Green Slimesicles - Dessert time takes an icky-but-tasty turn with these healthy frozen popsicles made from spinach, bananas and pineapple.
Monstropolis Waffles - Mornings will never be the same with these scary-good monster versions of the breakfast classic made with DOLE®Green Plantains, Kiwi and Blueberries.
Sulley Banana Dip - Green Apples and Red and Green Grapes are dipped in a blend of DOLE® Bananas, natural peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, dried berries and natural teal gel food coloring to give it that unmistakable Sulley hue.
Oodles of Monster Swoodles - Sweet Potatoes or Broccoli Stems are way more fun when they are spiralized and mixed with garlic, olive oil and cherry tomatoes for a little shock value.
Don’t these recipes look great?!! I can’t wait to make them all. For more original Disney inspired recipes and other information about fruits and veggies go to www.dole.com/Disney.
Dole’s “Not-Very-Scary Monster Inc. Games and Crafts
You can find PIXAR and Disney themed digital downloads and other family activities on Dole's Website. Downloads include fun printables to make your own monsters using fruits and veggies that you have at home. Get creative and stick the silly parts to your fruits with nut butters, and then have fun eating them. Just don’t forget to remove the faces first. Who says you can’t play with your food?
Or improve your memory and have fun learning about some exotic or misunderstood fruits and vegetables with this flip game. Cut out each square and put them face down to start the game. Take turns flipping each square matching the characters and the whole fruit or vegetable with its sliced-up version. Most matched pairs wins!
Healthy and Fun Disney Recipes for Kids
Want to check out some more Dole Disney inspired recipes? Check out this post I wrote here!
Dole Recipes to Celebrate Disney Mickey Mouse’s 90th Anniversary
Zoe
I like the Mike Wazowski made of fruit, so cute and clever.
Kimberly
The Green Slimesicles look delicious!
livivua chandler
The banana dip is very cool and one the kids would love in order to get them to eat more fruit.
Sarah M Ortiz
We love Monsters Inc. This is so adorable!
Olena
Green slimesickles for the win!
Jillian Too
I'm really interested in the Green Slimesicles.
Amanda Whitley
my favorite is the Sulley Banana Dip
Hazel
My kids would love the Green Slimesicles!
Beth Pacyk
My kids would flip for the slimsicles but I’m most excited about the Sulley dip!
Quyen Phan
We 💚 green slimesicles 💚
Mirian campos
I love these recipes!! Can’t wait to try them out with my kiddos!!
Rachel L
The Monstropolis Waffles look tasty! A perfect weekend treat for the family.
Justine
So cute! Love the slow cooker and the recipe ideas are great!
Deb Dadlani
I love the Sulley Banana dip.
Rachelle Paris
My favorite is the Sulley Banana Dip! Love a simple recipe and love the colors!
Rachael
The Mike fruit stack is super cute 😊
Sara
That Mike fruit stack looks awesome and delicious!
Kerena
Slimesicles!
Heather Dawn
I like the Sulley banana dip
Kylie kiric
I can’t wait to try some of these recipes.
Amber Nicole
Monstropolis Waffles are my favorite, perfect for Halloween time!
Christine
This is so cute!
Kelly D
I would like to try the Monstropolis Waffles, they look delicious.
Jessica To
I like the Sulley Banana Dip.
Donna Larson
The Slimescicles look yummy and healthy.
Adeena
Silly banana dip looks so fun!
Adeena
*sully 🙂
Sara Zielinski
My favorite recipe is the Chicken Stuffed Roz Heads
Tiffany
Mike Wazowski is always my favorite!! He’s adorable as pineapple!
Jamie Mendell
The Sully Banana Dip sounds amazing!!
Jennifer Cervantes
The Monstropolis waffles are my favorite recipe!
Jenna P
Haha the Roz heads are adorable and hilarious!
laura bernard
Sully banana dip sounds so amazing!
Debnmike moretti
The green slimesicles are perfect for today’s 100 degree weather.
Kayla Klontz
The Sully Banana Dip, my son would love it!
Cassandra D
I would say green slimesicles.
ae minx
Ooooh the monstropolis waffles look really yummy.. but everything looks like fun