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Graham Cracker Nativity

Switch things up and make a graham cracker nativity instead of a traditional graham cracker house! A fun twist that brings the spirit of Christmas into our home. WATCH OUR VIDEO for more details.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword gingerbread, graham cracker, nativity scene
Prep Time 20 minutes
Dry Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 1 nativity
Calories 654kcal
Cost $3

Equipment

  • toothpicks
  • paper plate or cardboard covered with foil
  • plastic baggie for icing or peanut butter

Ingredients

  • 5 graham crackers
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 teaspoons water
  • gumdrops
  • mini candy canes
  • fruit roll up (fruit by the foot)
  • toasted coconut
  • animal crackers

Instructions

  • Mix powdered sugar and water to create a thick icing. Add more sugar or water, if necessary to achieve desired thickness. You want a thick icing.
  • Fill plastic baggie with icing. Cut a small snip across a corner.
    hand with piping bag adding icing to graham cracker
  • Start with the bottom. Use your icing to attach the bottom graham cracker to your base (cardboard wrapped in foil, or a sturdy paper plate). Use two half graham crackers for the sidewalls, a full graham cracker for the back, and another one for the top. 
    Tip: add the back wall, then prop it up with a cup while you add the side walls.
    graham cracker nativity with 3 walls
  • Let graham cracker stable sit until icing has had a chance to set up (15-20 minutes)
    graham cracker nativity
  • Assemble Mary, Joseph, Shephards, and Baby Jesus while the graham cracker stable dries.
    To create these figures, slide gumdrops onto a toothpick. Baby Jesus is two gumdrops wrapped in a piece of fruit by the foot, resting on a small piece of graham cracker.
    Trim off the excess toothpick with scissors, if desired.
    Mary and Joseph are 3 gumdrops.
    The shepherds are 3 gumdrops with a fruit by the foot head covering. We also added a mini candy cane as a staff.
    gum drop baby jesus
  • The angel has two candy canes for wings.
    gum drop and candy cane angel
  • Use icing to attach the figures. Add a couple of animal cracker animals.
    Allow them to dry. Prop them up if necessary, but they should dry in about 5 minutes or so.
    graham cracker nativity being assembled
  • Sprinkle toasted coconut around for straw.

Video

Notes

Toasted coconut: heat oven to 375 degrees. Toast coconut 10-12 minutes, checking every so often and stirring to prevent burning.

Nutrition

Calories: 654kcal