Black Olive Penguins

Black Olive Penguins

Supplies

•  1 Can jumbo pitted black olives
• 1 Can medium pitted black olives
• 1 Bag whole carrots, peeled
• 1 Container softened cream cheese
• Toothpicks

Directions

1.  Slice a carrot giving you circles to use for the base
2. Cut a small triangle out of each carrot circle (save triangles)
3. Cut the tips off of your triangle carrot cut outs to use for the penguins nose
4. Carefully cut your jumbo olives from top to bottom on one side
5. Using a butter knife, fill your sliced jumbo olives with cream cheese being careful not to tear them
6. Assemble your penguin!
   * Place carrot circle with removed triangle part facing forward
   *On top of that put a  filled jumbo olive (cut should be up and down)
   *Then top with medium olive (cross side toward the front)
   *Place a toothpick from the top down in the center of your penguin to hold it all together
7. Insert small carrot tips into the cross on the medium olive for your penguins nose 
8. Arrange on a platter for a healthy holiday treat!

For a cute display, arrange penguins around a Veggie Christmas Tree!