Stuffed apples are a fun, portable way to eat your apple with your favorite protein spread!
Ingredients:
Apple
Protein spread of choice
- Suggestions: peanut butter, sunbutter, hummus, almond butter, cream cheese
Directions
Use apple slicer to slice apple and core apple
![](https://kidsmartfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cut-1-768x1024.jpg)
From the core that was taken out of the apple, slice out the middle part with seeds
![](https://kidsmartfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fixcore-768x1024.jpg)
Use a rubber band to reassemble the apple with the slices together and the bottom part of the core
![](https://kidsmartfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/reessemble-768x1024.jpg)
Put your favorite protein spread into the center of the apple
![](https://kidsmartfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/stuff-768x1024.jpg)
Place the top part of the core on top of the center filled with protein spread
![](https://kidsmartfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rubberband-768x1024.jpg)
You can now take this apple with you on the go! To eat, simply take off the rubber band to grab a slice with your favorite protein spread on it!
![](https://kidsmartfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/enjoyapple-768x1024.jpg)
Enjoy!
I am always looking for a good snack for the kids’ lunchbox. This is great. I love your rubberband trick too!