Silly Apple Bites – A Halloween Treat

With Halloween just around in the corner (wow, is it really the end of October already???) in oh, THREE days, I thought it high time for a festive recipe.  With all of the candy your child is bound to receive from trick or treating on Wednesday, perhaps a healthy alternative that’s chock full of fiber and protein would be great to have on hand!  And the best part?  They’re allergen-free. No nuts, no gluten, no soy…none of that! Just green apples, sunflower butter, sunflower seeds, a strawberry tongue, and a batch of homemade googly eyes (this is always optional but 100% recommended).  Plus, they store well: simply place them in an air tight container!

 

  • Author: Fork & Beans
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 8 Silly Apple Bites

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 green apples, each quartered
  • sunflower butter
  • 32 sunflower seeds
  • 2-3 strawberries, sliced
  • 1-2 homemade googly eyes per apple bite (https://www.forkandbeans.com/2014/09/13/how-to-make-vegan-googly-eyes/ for this recipe)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Cut the middles out of each quarter of the apple to create a mouth. Don’t worry about perfection, you are filling this gap with sunbutter anyway so if you cut too deep, you can always just cover it up and no one will know.
  2. Coat the inside of the cut gap with a filling of sunflower butter.
  3. Place 4 sunflower seeds on the top of the “mouth” for the teeth.
  4. Place 1 sliced strawberry inside the mouth for the tongue.
  5. “Glue” each eye above the mouth with a dab of sunbutter to stick.
  6. Serve with a smile.

NUTRITION

  • Serving Size: 1 Apple Bite (with no googly eyes)
  • Calories: 40
  • Sugar: 5g
  • Sodium: 1mg
  • Fat: 1g
  • Carbohydrates: 4g
  • Fiber: 1.4g
  • Protein: 1g