Monster bites

3 ratings

Prep Time:10 mins

Serves:8 Adults

Cost:Low

These apple monster bites will look great at any Halloween party. Cheap, easy to make - and so cute, they are great healthy Halloween treats!

Ingredients

8 medium apples
A small jug of water
Juice of 1 medium lemon
16 slivered/blanched almonds or pine nuts - toasted optional
8 small jelly sweets - like jelly tots

Method

Cut the apples into quarters
Then cut a 2cm wide wedge into each quarter
Add a small amount of lemon juice to the water
Dunk the apples in the lemon juice and water, this stops the apples turning brown
Use the slivered almonds or pine kernels to make the teeth
Cut the jellies in half and place sticky side down to make the eyeballs

What you will need

Chopping board
Chopping knife
Measuring jug(for liquids)

Serving suggestions

Raisins or sultanas can be used instead of jelly sweets and sunflower seeds instead of nuts

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/8 of the recipe contains

Energy

164kj

39kcal

Fat

1.3g

Saturates

0.1g

Sugars

Salt

0.5 of your 5 a day

FOOD SAFETY

Keeping school lunchboxes safe

Help keep school lunches cool and safe by following our tips. Remember that sandwiches containing meat or other foods that require refrigeration should be kept as cold as possible until lunch.

HEALTHY EATING

Suitable drinks for children

Plain water and milk are the most suitable drinks for children. Because of its natural sugar content, unsweetened fruit juice should only be consumed with meals and ideally diluted (one part juice to ten parts water).

"Remember, try to limit what you eat from the top shelf to not every day - maximum once or twice a week."

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