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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Kellie Murray says
I love apples, especially sweet apples and from what I have read these are suppose to be a combination of sweet and tart. Even if I don’t win this prize I will be looking for these apples soon.
Heather Hayes Panjon says
We love cooking together and apples, We’d love to try the opal apple salsa recipe.
Gina M says
I love that they are naturally non-browning. These will be awesome when I meal prep and try to have produce cut up in advance.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Jay Jackson says
I would like to try them because they are Non-GMO Project verified and they look delicious.
Dana Rodriguez says
That is such a cute treat. I haven’t heard of these before but I see they sell them where we live so I am going to give them a try!
Lauren says
I like that they don’t get brown.
elizabeth miller says
these are great. I am excited to try them because I can cut them for my daughters lunch and they won’t brown before she gets to eat them. I sometimes buy ones that are cut in the little bags but she says when they get warm they always have a funny taste to them which I am sure is the preservatives to keep them from browning. These will be great.
Stephanie Phelps says
I would love to try because they sound delicious and because they and because they support causes in your area of the US.
Toby says
I like the idea of a non-browning apple as an option for school snacks
Debbie Welchert says
I have never heard of Opal apples before and they sound delicious. My grandchildren love apples too. When we have them they don’t last very long and it seems that they will set them down sometimes and they will start to turn brown. That is my favorite and most exciting part about these apples. That They Don’t Turn Brown!!! How great is that….
Jessica says
I’m excited because these sound perfect for my daughter’s school lunches.
Allison Swain says
I’ve never heard of these before. I’d like to try them because I love apples. Thanks for the chance to win
Ann Fantom says
I’m excited to try Opal apples because I love apples and I’ve never tried these before
Edye says
I’d love to try them because they’re organic!
Elizabeth says
Apples are so good for you! It’s great that these Opal Apples are non-GMO, and like the fact that they resist browning…amazing!
Nancy says
I like that this apple naturally does not brown. That makes prep ahead of time easier.
Cheryl Chervitz says
I want to try them for the sweet, tangy flavor. I like the smaller aspect also.
Stephanie says
I love that these apples take a long time to brown and that they are Non-GMO.
Michelle D says
They look so cute, delicious, and healthy. win win win!
Kristen says
I’d like to try them because my family loves apples and these sound delicious!