# What you'll need:
→ Produce
01 - 2 large cucumbers
02 - 1 green bell pepper
03 - 1 cup green grapes (about 150 g)
04 - 1 cup sugar snap peas (about 100 g)
05 - 12 black olives (pitted)
→ Dairy
06 - 3 oz cream cheese, softened
→ Pantry
07 - 24 mini pretzel sticks
08 - 24 edible candy eyes (or sliced black olives for homemade eyes)
09 - 12 toothpicks
# Preparation steps:
01 - Slice cucumbers into ¾-inch thick rounds to form the alien faces.
02 - Spread a small dollop of softened cream cheese atop each cucumber round to act as glue.
03 - Place a green grape or a halved sugar snap pea on top of each cucumber round to mimic the alien’s head bump.
04 - Use black olives, sliced or whole, to create mouths or antenna bases on each cucumber round.
05 - Gently press two edible candy eyes or olive slices above the mouth on each cucumber base.
06 - Insert two mini pretzel sticks into the top of each cucumber, securing them with a dab of cream cheese if necessary. Place a grape or olive piece at each pretzel tip to form antennae.
07 - Add thin strips of green bell pepper beside the cucumber rounds to resemble arms or tentacles.
08 - Arrange the completed alien snacks on a platter and serve immediately for optimal freshness and texture.
