Easy Cheese Penguins - Fun Food Tutorial

These fun and easy cheese penguins made with mini Babybel cheeses make a great party food idea for kids!

Whether you are planning a winter or penguin themed party, or just want to make a fun snack for your kids, these cute cheese penguins are really quick and easy to make and the kids love them!

Be sure to check out my quick tutorial video so you can see just how easy these are to make!

It takes less than a minute to make each penguin, so they're perfect for making in bulk for kids party food. If you have a little one who loves penguins, why not add one to their lunch box for a fun lunch time surprise!

Easy Babybel Cheese Penguins

Ingredients (makes 6): 

• 6 pack mini Babybel cheese
• ¼ carrot
• 12 edible candy eyeballs
• 1 tsp cream cheese (optional)

Equipment:

• round mini bento cutter

Method: 

Peel the outer wrapping from each cheese, leaving the wax intact.

Using a small circle cutter, cut a circle from the top of each cheese (see photos and videos for the positioning of the cutter) and carefully remove.

Cut the carrot into slices around 3-5mm thick, then cut triangles from the carrot slices for the beaks.

Add two edible candy eyeballs and one carrot triangle to each cheese to turn it into a penguin.

Use the cream cheese as 'glue' to attach them if you'd like them to be a little more secure.

Serve on a plate or platter and enjoy!

Note: If you have trouble keeping them in place, or you need to transport your cheese penguins, you can 'glue' the eyes and beak to the cheese with a little cream cheese.

Looking for more fun penguin themed food ideas? Check out these 15 fun penguin themed foods for kids!

Or for more winter party food ideas, you might enjoy these recipes:

Easy Cheese Snowmen

Easy Cucumber Trees

Marshmallow Penguins

Cheese Christmas Trees

For more fun food ideas and tutorials like this one, check out the Fun Food for Kids section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Fun Food Ideas for Kids Pinterest boards for loads more ideas from all over the web.

Grace

Disclosure: This post contains some Amazon affiliate links; I may receive commission on items purchased through the links.

Print Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Easy Babybel Cheese Penguins

These cute cheese penguins are really quick and easy to make - perfect for winter or penguin themed party food, fun snacks and kids packed lunches!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Total Time5 minutes mins

Course: Party Food, Snack

Cuisine: British, Christmas

Servings: 6 cheese penguins

Author: Grace Hall

Ingredients

• 6 pack mini Babybel cheese
• ¼ carrot
• 12  edible candy eyeballs
• 1 tsp cream cheese (optional)

Equipment:

• round mini bento cutter

Instructions

• Peel the outer wrapping from each cheese, leaving the wax intact.
• Using a small circle cutter, cut a circle from the top of each cheese (see photos and videos for the positioning of the cutter) and carefully remove.
• Cut the carrot into slices around 3-5mm thick, then cut triangles from the carrot slices for the beaks.
• Add two edible candy eyeballs and one carrot triangle to each cheese to turn it into a penguin.
• Use the cream cheese as 'glue' to attach them if you'd like them to be a little more secure.
• Serve on a plate or platter and enjoy!

Video

Notes

Note: If you have trouble keeping them in place, or you need to transport your cheese penguins, you can 'glue' the eyes and beak to the cheese with a little cream cheese.

Love this fun food idea? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again!