Peanut Butter "Candy" Apples

Turn an applesauce cup into a healthier candied apple with this easy snack idea. Just top the cup with half an apple and a drizzle of peanut butter for a cute snack kids will love.

Melissa Fallon
Source: EatingWell.com, September 2017

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Recipe Summary

active:
10 mins
total:
10 mins
Servings:
2

Nutrition Profile:

Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Stir peanut butter and honey together in a small bowl.

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  • Place an apple half, cut-side down, on top of each applesauce cup.

  • Spoon half the peanut butter mixture over the top of each apple. Spread decoratively with a knife. Insert a popsicle stick into the top of each apple and sprinkle with chocolate chips (or coconut).

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:
1 "candy" apple
Per Serving:
227 calories; protein 4.1g; carbohydrates 34.5g; dietary fiber 4.9g; sugars 26g; fat 8.8g; saturated fat 1.6g; vitamin a iu 90.3IU; vitamin c 6mg; folate 6.9mcg; calcium 11.7mg; iron 0.6mg; magnesium 10.9mg; potassium 206.1mg; sodium 56.2mg.
Exchanges:

2 fruit, 1 1/2 fat, 1/2 other carbohydrate
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