Begin by preparing your tray. You can get the strawberries washed and sliced, the candy open and arranged on the tray and the Goldfish opened and arranged as well.
Next, make your
life preserver donuts. You will open and unroll a red Fruit by the Foot.
Begin cutting segments approximately 2 ½” long, then cut each of those segments into 4 thin strips.
Wrap the 4 strips in an “X” pattern around each of the mini powdered donuts. You may need two Fruit by the Foot snacks to cover all the donuts.
Once the donuts are made, it is time to make the Shark Quesadillas!
Begin by heating a tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat in a pan. Place approximately a ¼ c of shredded Colby and monterey jack cheese blend onto one tortilla.
Place approximately 8 pepperonis on top of the cheese, and then top with another tortilla.
Cook for 2-3 minutes per side, or until lightly browned, and cheese is melted. Repeat process until you have 3 pepperoni and cheese quesadillas.
Place on a cutting board, and cut each quesadilla into 4 equal portions. Cut 6 pepperonis in half, and place on the rounded end of the quesadilla portions.
Using a knife, cut the deli sliced American cheese into long strips, approximately ½” long, and then begin cutting each strip into small separate triangles. These will be your shark teeth. Place several cheese “teeth” around the curved side of each pepperoni half, and then place on a large plate.
Heat in the microwave for approximately 10 seconds, or just long enough to help the cheese set and adhere to the tortilla. You don’t want to fully melt the cheese, or your teeth will no longer be pointy, and sharks definitely need sharp teeth!
Next, place 2 raisins or olives as the eyes for the sharks, and add them to your tray.
Leave a space in the middle of the shark quesadillas, and put your small bowl of marinara in the middle.
Now you can begin to fill in the remaining spots on the tray with the strawberries, which will be the “shark chum”, Goldfish Cheddar Crackers aka “shark bait”, and lastly some blue gummy shark candy.
This is such a fun and tasty tray that all ages can enjoy! Let the kids help you make the treats for even more fun!