The Hipopotato is a potato that is a hippo, hiPAPOtato, it has green onion teeth and a butter tongue. Make this delicious and fun recipe for your kids.
Scrub the potato and poke it with a fork all over, microwave for about 6 minutes with 2 tablespoons of water or until tender inside.
Once the potato is cool to the touch, cut a small opening at one end to make the hippo's mouth. The size of the opening depends on the size of your potato.
Cut one end of the green onion into 1/2 inch pieces and push some of them into the potato at the front of the mouth; these will be the teeth.
Add the portion of butter inside the opening (the mouth) for the tongue.
Cut two small triangular pieces from the skin of the potato at the top of the head and fold them forward to make the hippo's ears.
Add 2 peppercorns for the eyes and enjoy your Hipopotato!
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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