Mouse Ears Mom’s Healthy Twist on a Walt Disney World Treat Favorite
If you’ve ever traveled to The Walt Disney World Resort then you know that the “Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bar” is a classic treat. Within moments of the stepping foot on property, I am quickly discarding the evil nutritional fact wrapper and chopping off one of those precious chocolate covered ice cream ears! At that wonderful moment the family vacation has officially begun. But unfortunately, vacations end and once you leave Walt Disney World, the magical bars stay behind. This is probably a good thing for my waistline.
Using my family’s favorite summer fruit, I decided to pay homage to the “Worlds” most classic ice cream ears by recreating them with a healthy twist. Super easy to make, you and your kids could be enjoying Watermelon ears this evening! All you need is a watermelon, a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter, and some cookie pop sticks. After cutting the watermelon, place it on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper, then insert a cookie pop stick, and freeze on the cookie sheet. I also chose to place each pop in a freezer bag. I used the cookie cutter that is pictured to the right. It can be purchased on Disney Store’s website or at Disney’s Parks.
My two-year old, Victoria, LOVES popsicles. The juicier the pop, the better is her motto. Since the watermelon was frozen, she spent some time sucking the juice out of this pop!
As you can see by the photo, Victoria absolutely enjoyed this fruit version of Mickey’s ears!
Looks so yummy! What a “cool” treat!
Thank you Fay! 🙂
What a great idea, we love watermelon in the summer and anything Mickey shaped tastes amazing.
I agree Sean, Mickey makes everything yummy 🙂
I am definitely going to try this! I don’t have the cookie cutter, but I do have a Mickey head for making pancakes. That might work. I may even try cantaloupe!
I bet that will work Cindy! Cantaloupe is a great idea too! Yummy 🙂 Thanks for stopping by the blog and commenting!
I love these! I made them for my “Frozen” party and they were a huge hit! I used melon as well but it was the watermelon that got all the compliments.
Thanks Deb! Frozen fruit is such a nice alternative to the sugar filled cupcakes I like to make 🙂 Thanks for visiting the blog today!
This is a SUPER idea! I’m totally doing this asap. Your daughter is completely adorable!
Thanks Jackie. We liked them…a bit messy with a little one but we love watermelon! It’s amazing home much hair my daughter grew in a year. I thought she was going to be bald forever 🙂
I just bought a watermelon today and I am going to make these tomorrow for my kids’ after school snack!! Thank you for sharing this, my kids are going to LOVE them!
What a great idea!! Love making a “normal” snack into a Disney snack! 🙂
Such a great idea! I will have to make some of these!
Everything tastes better when it’s Mickey shaped. I made a bunch of these for our Disney Side party and the kids devoured them. It’s a great way to get them to eat their fruit!
As I always say, everything tastes better when it has ears! I LOVE that you have a creative and healthy alternative to the usual Mickey Mouse cookies and ice cream. This one I may have to try!!
what a great summer treat!! My youngest would LOVE this treat!
Great treat idea, I love Using the Mickey cutter with Watermelon, I’m always trying to find some healthy options