Autumn Recipes
Witch's Broomsticks
These are an easy Halloween treat that both kids and adults are sure to gobble up!
Ingredients:
- 8 string cheese sticks
- 24 pretzel sticks
- Fresh chives
- Cut each string cheese stick into thirds (about 1-1/2" each).
- Make lengthwise cuts around the cheese stick to about half way up.
- In the uncut end of the cheese, insert a pretzel stick.
- Bind with a piece of chive. Cut off excess chive.
Green Apple Monsters
These adorable apple monster faces are super simple to make and perfect for the whole family – especially if you like peanut butter and apples!
Ingredients:
- 3 green apples
- 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 2 ounces of sliced cheese
- 2 tablespoons of pumpkin or sunflower seeds
- A package of candy eyes
- Quarter the green apples and slice off the core and seeds. Carefully cut out a v-shape into the center of the apple quarter to create the mouth of the monster.
- Spread a thin layer of peanut butter in the mouths.
- Press several pumpkin or sunflower seeds onto the top of the mouth along the edge to form teeth.
- Place a triangular slice of cheese into the mouth.
- Spread a small amount of peanut butter onto the back of the candy eyes and place them on top of the apple slices.
Spider Crackers
A fun and easy Halloween or everyday snack!
Ingredients:
- Round crackers such as Ritz
- Pretzel sticks
- Cream cheese, unsalted peanut butter, or any spreadable nut butter
- Small dried fruit such as raisins, blueberries, cranberries or even mini chocolate chips
- Spread the cream cheese or nut butter on two crackers thick enough to hold the pretzels. Make sure it is not runny otherwise it will not hold.
- Break 4 pretzel sticks in half.
- Place the broken pretzel sticks around one cracker to look like spider legs.
- Take the second cracker and sandwich the pretzel sticks in between the two crackers, without them moving.
- Dip two raisins in cream cheese or nut butter and stick to the top of one of the crackers for eyes.
Snack-o'-Lantern Fruit Cups
A healthy fun snack for Halloween!
Ingredients:
- Oranges
- Other fruit options of your choice
- Slice the top off the orange. Run a knife around its interior to hollow it out.
- Scoop out the orange segments and reserve for filling. Carve pumpkin face on one side of the orange.
- Use a paper towel to gently soak up any remaining juice inside the orange.
- Dice up desired fruit, including the reserved orange segments and fill each cup.
- Set the lid back on top and serve.