Ingredients
Scale
- 4 firm red apples (Honeycrisp or Granny Smith), sliced into wedges
- 1/4 cup nut butter or sunflower seed butter
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds or sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup strawberries or dried cranberries
- 4 ripe bananas, cut in half crosswise
- 2 tbsp miniature dark chocolate chips
- 4 mandarin oranges or clementines, peeled
- 1 celery stalk or green pretzel sticks
- 1 cup green grapes
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup honeydew melon or cantaloupe, cubed
Instructions
- Step 1: Prep Apples – Slice the apples into wedges and carve a small wedge out of the center of each piece to form a mouth cavity.
- Step 2: Assemble Monster Mouths – Coat the interior with nut butter, press sunflower seeds or almonds along the edges for teeth, and insert a strawberry slice or dried cranberry for a tongue.
- Step 3: Make Banana Ghosts – Stand halved bananas upright on a plate and press miniature chocolate chips into the flesh to create eyes and a mouth.
- Step 4: Craft Mandarin Pumpkins – Peel the mandarin oranges and insert a small piece of celery or a green pretzel stick into the center top of each.
- Step 5: Assemble Skewers – Thread green grapes, banana slices, and blueberries onto wooden skewers to create eyeball effects.
- Step 6: Add Melon Shapes – Cut melon into festive shapes using small cookie cutters and intersperse them on the skewers.
- Step 7: Serve and Enjoy – Arrange all the spooky fruit creations on a large serving platter and serve immediately.
Notes
Brush cut apples with a splash of lemon juice mixed with water to prevent browning if preparing in advance.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizers & Snacks
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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