If you’re looking for a wonderful seasonal food activity to do with the kids, I highly recommend these apple "donuts"! Both Liv and Sawyer had the best time painting and decorating their apple slices. It’s great for fine motor skills and sparks creativity. All you need is 2 apples, a cup of Greek yogurt (nondairy yogurt works great too if vegan!) and 2 starter spoons to act as their paint brushes. (Also note that the yogurt can easily be replaced with chocolate spread, peanut butter, or hazelnut spread. The options are endless!) Fill some bowls with different toppings, and let their imagination take care of the rest!
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Ingredients
2 apples, washed, cored, and sliced into 1/2" circles.
Greek yogurt (or coconut milk yogurt if vegan)
Toppings!
Topping options to spark your creativity!
Pink donuts: We mixed some pitaya superfood powder with our yogurt to create a pink topping
Purple donuts: We mixed some sweet potato superfood powder with our yogurt to create a pink topping
1. We made a honey-yogurt "donut" by drizzling manuka honey over a yogurt topped apple ring
2. We made a pink donut topped with dye-free candy coated chocolate crispy quinoa gems
3. We topped a yogurt apple donut with sliced blueberries (can also sprinkle some cinnamon)
4. We topped a pink donut with honey hemp granola
5. We topped a yogurt apple donut with mini chocolate chips and a drizzle of peanut butter
6. We topped a pink donut with freeze-dried raspberries
7. We topped a yogurt apple donut with rainbow starfetti dye-free sprinkles
8. We topped a purple donut with quinoa cacao granola
9. We topped a yogurt donut with dye-free rainbow girl pow sprinkles
10. We topped a purple sweet potato donut with chopped pecans and a drizzle of pure maple syrup
11. We topped a purple sweet potato donut with raisins and a drizzle of date syrup
1Spread yogurt (or nutella, or chocolate spread, etc) on top of each apple ring.
Ingredients
Ingredients
2 apples, washed, cored, and sliced into 1/2" circles.
Greek yogurt (or coconut milk yogurt if vegan)
Toppings!
Topping options to spark your creativity!
Pink donuts: We mixed some pitaya superfood powder with our yogurt to create a pink topping
Purple donuts: We mixed some sweet potato superfood powder with our yogurt to create a pink topping
1. We made a honey-yogurt "donut" by drizzling manuka honey over a yogurt topped apple ring
2. We made a pink donut topped with dye-free candy coated chocolate crispy quinoa gems
3. We topped a yogurt apple donut with sliced blueberries (can also sprinkle some cinnamon)
4. We topped a pink donut with honey hemp granola
5. We topped a yogurt apple donut with mini chocolate chips and a drizzle of peanut butter
6. We topped a pink donut with freeze-dried raspberries
7. We topped a yogurt apple donut with rainbow starfetti dye-free sprinkles
8. We topped a purple donut with quinoa cacao granola
9. We topped a yogurt donut with dye-free rainbow girl pow sprinkles
10. We topped a purple sweet potato donut with chopped pecans and a drizzle of pure maple syrup
11. We topped a purple sweet potato donut with raisins and a drizzle of date syrup
Directions
1Spread yogurt (or nutella, or chocolate spread, etc) on top of each apple ring.
Tried these today with my two and a half year old and he was in heaven! Easy for him to decorate, got to practice his fine motor skills and an amazing treat at the end. We’ll be making these again and again 🙂
So glad your little one loved these! They’re a favorite with our kids too… especially because each one can be made differently so it’s always a new and fun healthy treat! Thanks for the comment!