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Healthy Halloween Treats - Monster Mouths (paleo, vegan)

Author Erin Dooner
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 18 mouths
Prep Time 1 minute
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
These monster mouths are perfect healthy Halloween treats. Naturally paleo, vegan, nut-free, grain-free, gluten-free and dairy-free.

Ingredients

  • 36 toothpicks
  • lemon juice
  • 4 large apples
  • natural peanut butter I used this homemade peanut butter but you can use any kind of nut butter or Sun Butter
  • strawberry jam
  • dried cranberries or other dried berries
  • slivered almonds
  • 36 lychees I used canned - you might need 2 cans + 36 blueberries (you need 2 of each for each mouth)

Instructions

  • Core the apples and cut into 4-5 pieces (it'll depend on the size of your apples). Try to cut them at such an angle that they stand easily on their own.
  • Cut out a wedge for the mouth. Try not to have the bottom half of the wedge be at a downward angle so that the peanut butter doesn't seep out. Also try to make the wedge large enough so that you can easily add the teeth.
  • Use a pastry brush or dip the backs and bottoms of the apples in the lemon juice. This is to prevent the apples from browning. There's no need to use lemon juice on the inside mouth part since that'll be covered up with peanut butter.
  • Spread on a little bit of peanut butter.
  • If you want to add strawberry jam do that now. You can also do it after adding the teeth but it's a little more difficult then.
  • Toss in a dried cranberry.
  • Use a sharp knife to stab the parts where you want to add the teeth. There's no need to dig a hole. This will be inserting the teeth easier.
  • Insert the teeth on the bottom. Flip the mouth over, stab the parts where you want to add the teeth, and insert the teeth. Turn back over.
  • Place the mouths on the serving plate.
  • Rinse the lychees and pat them dry with paper towels. Place a blueberry in the center of the lychee and place on a paper towel-lined plate until all the eyeballs are ready.
  • Serve! If using lemon juice, these stay at room temperature for at least 8 hours without browning.

Notes

  • Please see the last paragraph of the post for allergy-friendly notes!
  • I did a backwards date search to try to find who came up with the original apple mouth idea. It appears to be from Family Fun magazine in 2008 but I can't find anything on their website to link to.
  • The nutrition information provided is calculated as a courtesy and is only an estimate. I am not a licensed nutritionist or dietitian. For the most accurate nutritional data, consult a professional or use your preferred calculator.

Nutrition

Calories: 34kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.05gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.1mgNet Carbs: 8
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