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Christmas Quesadillas – a Holiday Snack for Kids

November 29, 2017 By Morgan Last Updated: December 7, 2020

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Christmas Quesadillas are a fun way to add some holiday cheer to your kids’ favorite meal. Turn quesadillas into festive Christmas trees in a fun and easy twist on a classic!

Try as we may, the truth of the matter is that Christmas is a season of treats. Sugar and junk food are everywhere, from eggnog pancakes to candy canes to cookies for Santa. While I love being able to indulge occasionally, I try not to let my boys become overcome by the sugary lure.

In our house sugary treats can be a black hole. I offer Ryan one Hershey’s kiss as an after dinner treat and the next thing I know, it’s Friday and he’s throwing a tantrum because I won’t let him take a chocolate bath Augustus Gloop style instead of eating dinner.

a Christmas snack for kids - a christmas tree quesadilla on a blue plate topped with green guacamole, red salsa 'ornaments', shredded cheese as garland, and an orange carrot on top.

Okay, that might be a bit extreme, but when it comes to the good stuff in our house it really does look like a, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie situation. It quickly escalates into mealtime meltdowns and tantrums galore.

With that in mind, I try pretty hard to find easy ways to add some fun to the boys’ without relying on the sweet stuff. Take my famous chicken boo-dle soup – my way to solve the issue of wanting kids to go out and get candy, but obviously, they need dinner first.

Enter: Christmas Quesadillas

So, just like with my Christmas tree pasta, I really wanted to try and make a fun meal for my boys that would be fun and festive, but also relatively healthy.

a Christmas snack for kids - a christmas tree quesadilla on a blue plate topped with green guacamole, red salsa 'ornaments', shredded cheese as garland, and an orange carrot on top.

How to Make Tree-sadillas

These Christmas Tree-sadillas (you guys know I can’t resist a good play on words.) are so easy, I almost feel silly sharing them but easy is pretty much the name of my game!

  1. Start with your typical quesadilla. Put whatever you wish in it, whatever your kids will like.
  2. While your quesadilla is cooking, make your guac. You can easily use premade guac, but I like to make my own when avocados are ripe.
  3. Spread the guacamole all over the whole tortilla before cutting into sixths with a sharp knife. Add slice a baby carrot while you’re at it.
  4. Gently drip small amounts of salsa over the triangles. You could also use bell peppers cut into mini circles with the end of a drinking draw or pieces of diced tomato. These will become your ‘tree ornaments’.
  5. Use cheese shreds as garland and stick your carrot “star” to the top.
a Christmas snack for kids - a christmas tree quesadilla on a blue plate topped with green guacamole, red salsa 'ornaments', shredded cheese as garland, and an orange carrot on top.

Or watch the video here!

These Christmas Tree-sadillas take a kid favorite meal and turns it into healthy holiday fun. I promise your kids will love it!

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a Christmas snack for kids - a christmas tree quesadilla on a blue plate topped with green guacamole, red salsa 'ornaments', shredded cheese as garland, and an orange carrot on top.
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Easy Christmas Quesadilla

this easy Christmas tree quesadilla is a great lunch or snack during December!

Course Snack
Cuisine Holiday
Keyword christmas quesadillas
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 1
Author Morgan

Ingredients

  • Quesadilla
  • Guacamole
  • Salsa
  • Baby Carrot
  • Salsa or chopped pepper or tomato
  • Shredded cheese

Instructions

  1. While your quesadilla is cooking, make your guac. You can easily use premade guac, but I like to make my own when avocados are ripe.
  2. Spread the guacamole all over the whole quesadilla before cutting your quesadilla into sixths with a sharp knife. Also slice a baby carrot while you’re at it.
  3. Gently drip small amounts of salsa over the triangles. You could also use bell peppers cut into mini circles with the end of a drinking draw or pieces of diced tomato. These will become your ‘tree ornaments’.
  4. Use cheese shreds as garland and glue you carrot “star” to the top.

Okay, so tell me – where do you get your best ideas? Are you a quesadilla fan? Let me know in the comments!

Looking for more fun Christmas food for kids? Check out these posts!

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Christmas Tree Pasta Dinner

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