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Build Your Own Afternoon Apple Bar: An Easy After-School Snack

by Mighty Team

The after-school hours can be a whirlwind. With homework, sports practices, playdates and everything in between, hungry kids are ready for a snack - and parents need something that's quick, nutritious and easy to pull together.

Enter the Build Your Own Afternoon Apple Bar: a simple snack that turns fresh apple slices into a customizable treat kids can make their own.

Crisp apples pair with creamy peanut butter and crunchy Mission MightyMe Nutty Puffs for a satisfying combination of fruit, protein and crunch. Add a spread of colorful toppings, and snack time becomes an opportunity for kids to explore different flavors and textures, too.

Best of all? It takes just a few minutes to set up.

Why We Love an Apple Bar

Giving kids the opportunity to build their own snack makes an ordinary afternoon feel a little more fun. Set out apple rounds alongside a variety of toppings and let your little ones decide what combinations they want to create.

Maybe it's peanut butter, bananas and cinnamon today. Or Nutty Puffs, blueberries and coconut tomorrow. There are plenty of ways to mix it up!

It's also an easy way to offer a variety of foods without making snack time complicated. Different fruits, nuts, seeds and other toppings introduce different flavors and textures, while letting kids choose what goes on their apple gives them a little independence in the kitchen.

Build Your Own Afternoon Apple Bar

What You'll Need

For the apple rounds:

  • Apples, sliced into flat rounds

  • Peanut butter

  • Mission MightyMe Nutty Puffs, lightly crushed

Optional toppings:

  • Banana slices

  • Blueberries

  • Strawberries

  • Raisins or dried cranberries

  • Cinnamon

  • Chia seeds

  • Ground flaxseed

  • Unsweetened coconut flakes

  • Honey, for children over 1 year old

Feel free to use whatever you already have in the pantry or fridge - the fun is in making each apple round a little different.

How to Make It

  1. Slice the apples. Cut apples crosswise into flat rounds.

  2. Add the peanut butter. Spread a thin layer of peanut butter over each apple slice.

  3. Bring on the crunch. Lightly crush Mission MightyMe Nutty Puffs and sprinkle them over the peanut butter.

  4. Build your creations. Set out your toppings and let kids customize their apple slices with their favorites.

  5. Dig in! Serve immediately and enjoy.

Make Snack Time a Little Mightier

Mission MightyMe Nutty Puffs make an easy addition to your family's snack routine. Made with nuts and simple ingredients, they're a convenient way to keep nuts in the diet while adding a satisfying crunch kids love.

For this recipe, crushing the puffs makes them an easy topping for apple rounds - alongside fruits, seeds and other pantry favorites.

And don't save the apple bar just for after school. Try it for a weekend snack, playdate activity or an easy way to fuel up before an afternoon adventure.

Let's snack! 

 

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