Halloween Apple Jack O’Lanterns
Adorable and easy to prepare, these peanut butter apple lanterns make a delicious breakfast, snack, or appetizer for Halloween.
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 6 red apples
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp date paste
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup oil-free granola
Instructions
Instructions
- 1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
- 2. Cut the top off of each apple.
- 3. Scoop out the insides with a spoon or melon baller. Make sure the walls are thick.
- 4. Carefully, carve the face of the lantern to make the eyes and mouth.
- 5. Melt the peanut butter in a saucepan until soft and smooth.
- 6. In a bowl, combine the melted peanut butter with the date paste and pumpkin spice.
- 7. Fill the apples with peanut butter mix and put the apple tops back on.
- 8. Bake the apples on a baking sheet for 10 minutes.
- 9. Spoon the granola into the apples and bake for another 10 minutes.
- 10. Serve immediately.
Cooking Tips
Cooking Tips
- 1. To minimize the fat content in this recipe, replace the peanut butter with powdered peanut butter.
- 2. For a nut free alternative, use SunButter instead.
- 3. Use the apple carvings to make applesauce or “Red Beet Applesauce”
- 4. I recommend honey crisp or pink lady apples for this recipe.
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