Halloween Treat: Healthy Monster Apples
Turn tart apples, dried fruit and nuts or seeds into healthy treats for your favorite trick-or-treaters.
![Monster Apples Turn tart apples, dried fruit and nuts or seeds into healthy treats for your favorite trick-or-treaters.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2016/7/2/0/original_Heather-Baird-Halloween-treats-Monster-Apples-Beauty.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1467488404103.jpeg)
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Ingredients
- 3 Granny Smith apples
- lemon juice
- 6 pieces of dried papaya or mango
- 18 candy eyeballs
- 1 ounce sunflower seeds
- 12 almond slivers
- 3 tablespoons buttercream or piping gel
Yield: 6 servings
1: Cut each apple in half and core the centers. Cut the top and bottom of each apple off at a slight inward angle so the apple halves stand upright (Image 1). Cut away slices from the centers using a paring knife (Image 2). Brush the exposed apple flesh with lemon juice to prevent browning (Image 3).
![Cut each apple in half and core the centers. Cut the top and bottom of each apple off at a slight inward angle so the apple halves stand upright.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2016/7/2/0/original_Heather-Baird-Halloween-treats-Monster-Apples-step1.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1467488408440.jpeg)
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![Cut away slices from the centers of the apples using a paring knife.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2016/7/2/0/original_Heather-Baird-Halloween-treats-Monster-Apples-step2.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1467488413173.jpeg)
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![Brush the exposed apple flesh with lemon juice to prevent browning.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2016/7/2/0/original_Heather-Baird-Halloween-treats-Monster-Apples-step3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1467488418057.jpeg)
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2: Cut a hole in the center slices large enough for the dried fruit pieces to be inserted. This will be the monster's 'tongue'.
![Monster Apples: Step 4 Cut a hole in the center slices large enough for the dried fruit pieces to be pushed through. This will be the monster tongue.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2016/7/2/0/original_Heather-Baird-Halloween-treats-Monster-Apples-step4.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1467488420725.jpeg)
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3: Press almond slivers and sunflower seeds into the apple's flesh to create 'teeth'.
![Monster Apples Press almond slices and sunflower seeds into the flesh of the center slices to create ‘teeth’.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2016/7/2/0/original_Heather-Baird-Halloween-treats-Monster-Apples-step5.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1467488425082.jpeg)
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4: Add small dots of frosting or piping gel to the backs of the candy eyeballs to secure them just above the mouth.
![Monster Apples: Step 6 Use small dots of frosting or piping gel to on the backs of the candy eyeballs; affix just above the mouth on the apple skin.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2016/7/2/0/original_Heather-Baird-Halloween-treats-Monster-Apples-step6.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1467488427487.jpeg)
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5: Arrange monster apples on a serving tray. Serve fresh and store leftovers covered in plastic wrap in the refrigerator.
![Monster Apples Turn tart apples, dried fruit and nuts or seeds into healthy treats for your favorite trick-or-treaters.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2016/7/2/0/original_Heather-Baird-Halloween-treats-Monster-Apples-Beauty.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1467488404103.jpeg)
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