Surprise your kids’ lunches this spring with simple Easter Chick Apples Snack Idea – with a sweet surprise inside! This post is sponsored by Opal® Apples. All delicious opinions are my own.
Easter Chick Apples “Surprise” Snack Idea
SURPRISE!
Easter is just around the corner, can you believe it? With another fun holiday almost here (hello, Easter cupcakes and treats!), now is the perfect time to send my son to school with a fun lunchbox surprise! Make these adorable Easter Chick Apples for an easy snack idea for your kids lunches with a special “surprise” treat inside. Plus I’m sharing my secret to non-browning apples in our lunchboxes with Opal® apples!
Opal Apples Are Perfect for Kids’ Lunches
There’s nothing worse than a brown apple, especially when you have picky eaters like mine. As soon as they spot a color change, it’s an instant YUCK! And if you know me, I hate wasting perfectly good food. My solution? Opal® apples! These naturally non-browning apples are the perfect addition to my kids’ school lunches. They stay yellow and fresh all the way up to lunch time! How is this possible? You have to slice it to believe it!
- Naturally resistant to oxidation and browning
- Non-GMO Project verified
- Crispy texture
- Sweet and delicious, a cross between Golden Delicious & Topaz
- Certified organic
Opal Apples Video
Sounds unreal, right? I was definitely a skeptic before slicing into my own Opal Apples. So I put these little yellow fruits to the test! Check out this Opal Apples video time lapse to see if Opal Apples stand up to the non-browning challenge after FOUR hours.
Easter Chick Apples
So let’s get to the cuteness, shall we?
I’m always a big fan of little surprises in my kids’ lunches. And with Easter around the corner, it’s the perfect time to add adorable Easter Chick Apples to the lunchbox rotation. With adorable faces and a sweet surprise inside, my kids cannot resist these lunchtime treats.
What You Will Need
- Yellow non-browning apples, like Opal Apples!
- Chocolate Chips
- Dried Orange Fruit: such as mango, peaches or apricots
- Butter of choice – I used peanut butter. But sun butter, almond butter, etc. would make great allergy-friendly alternatives!
- Popsicle sticks
- Ribbon
Directions
- Begin by cutting the top off the apple. Scoop out the core – but leave the bottom of the apple intact.
- Place your “surprise” sweet goodies inside – consider mini chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, dried fruit.
- Replace the top of the apple.
- Now let’s glue the little face onto the Easter Chick. Using chocolate chips for eyes, use your butter adhere to the front of the apple.
- Cut your dried orange fruit into a small triangle. Attach your “beak” of the baby chick to the apple using more butter.
- Now for the finale! Tie a ribbon around a popsicle stick. Carefully poke a hole through the top of the apple and insert your popsicle stick. Replace apple top on top of your Easter Chick Apple!
You now have an adorable Easter Chick Apple – perfect for lunches, parties and play dates!
And SURPRISE! Chocolate chips inside for another fun treat! Looking for another sweet snack idea for your kids? Try these Healthy Apple “Doughnuts” for a delicious treat.
And check out these adorable Easter kids craft ideas:
$1 Opal Apples Coupon
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cindy legg says
they dont turn brown after slicing and they are perfect for lunches or snacks i read this on the site n loved it
Seattle Travel Blogger says
This is a cute way to get the kids started with Easter.
What a fun little project!
Kristyn Martin says
I like the fact that they don’t brown quickly.
Natalie says
I would love to win this because apples are my favorite fruit and I eat 2 every day at lunch! I would love to try this variety.
Julia Barnes says
I’d love to try this variety of apple. I have been incorporating more fruit into my diet lately.
Tess says
I eat apples every day. Id like to try this one.
Kita Bryant says
Now that is one of the cutest things I have seen. I love seeing all of the Easter ideas.
Louise Bishop says
I love how you thought to put some chocolate in the hollowed out middle. That is a very crafty idea. Great post!
Our Family World says
this is so cute! what a great surprise for my kids! im sure they will love it!!
Myrah Duque says
Super unique idea! You had me when you inserted the chocolate in the middle,My nephews would love this!
Kacy Mcmullin says
We all love trying news fruits and this would be an interesting and fun new apple to try!
Ann Bacciaglia says
These are so cute and easy to make. I will have to pick up the ingredients I need to make these this weekend for the kids.
sylvia says
my son loves apples- and if they don’t brown even better!
Kelly D says
I am excited to try these because they don’t brown. My daughter doesn’t like when that happens.
Darlene Carbajal says
I look forward to trying these apples. I like how they don’t turn brown after cutting. I hate when that happens; what a waste!
jeremy mclaughlin says
This would be a great healthy snack.
Kim K says
I have never heard of Opal apples. Apples are my granddaughters favorite fruit. I like it that they are non-GMO and don’t brown. I would love to try these.
Kathy McCrae says
I bought 1 Opal Apple a few weeks ago. Knowing nothing about it other than it was really appealing to the eye, pretty fruit! I wanted a snack to eat right after shopping so I would have some energy to bring in all the groceries, lol. I was surprised that the taste was sweeter and pure. I liked it so much I went online to read about their history. I would love to share these with my family, great for lunch boxes. Easter crafts are adorable, thanks for sharing!!!
Michelle Coles says
Wow, I really like how they won’t brown right away and I could slice these up for the kids’ school snacks!
Kiwi says
Gosh its easter time already? This is a cute sweet surprise in an apple!