By Angel Jenkins

May is National Pet Month and there is a fun way to celebrate your favorite animal by making rice cracker critters. These edible creatures could also be made on your favorite toasted bread.

Once Again’s organic creamy almond butter is made with just one ingredient (dry roasted almonds) and is free of added sugars, salt, and preservatives. It contains plant protein to sustain energy, calcium to support growing bones, plus Vitamin E and Omega 3s for little one’s brain development. 

Whether used to make edible characters for lunch or drizzled over apple slices for a snack with friends, this wholesome, versatile, and sustainable spread is a summer pantry staple. Once Again’s almond butter is also available in crunchy and lightly toasted varieties. 

Rice Cracker Critters

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Serves 4-8

1 jar Once Again’s Almond Butter

1 package rice cakes

1 apple, sliced

1 banana sliced

1 container blueberries

Instructions

1. Spread Once Again’s almond butter on top of your favorite rice cracker or toasted bread cut into a circle.

2. Add two slices of apples as the ears, one slice of banana for the nose, two blueberries for eyes and a final blueberry for the nose to create your puppy rice cracker snack.

3. Add one small slice of apple for the fish mouth, one blueberry for the eye, and five banana slices for the fins and tale of the fish rice cracker snack. Enjoy!

Once Again Nut Butter was created in 1976 by Jeremy Thaler and Constance Potter. The duo met while establishing Mifflin Street Co-op in Madison, Wisconsin. Moving to Rochester, New York, they founded a worker cooperative distribution, and a whole-grain bakery that also produced granola, and, eventually, nut butter.