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Fruity Ghosts on a Stick

Administrator — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:07:26 +0000

It just turns out that pears are just the right shape for making spooky ghost treats! These are an interesting alternative to the traditional candy apples. Ingredients: Wooden craft sticks, like for a popsicle 6 medium sized pears 10 – 12 squares of almond bark (2 ounce squares) Handful of mini chocolate chips for ghostly eyes Halloween [...]

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Halloween Banana Bites

Administrator — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:07:26 +0000

What You Need: 4 bananas, peeled and cut into bite size chunks 2 t Halloween sprinkles 2/3 C semisweet chocolate chips 2/3 C milk chocolate frosting How to Make It: Cover a serving plate with wax paper. Place the banana chunks, cut side down onto the wax paper. Place a toothpick into each banana chunk. Place the banana chunks into the freezer for 20 [...]

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Sweet and Salty Pirate Caramel Apples

Administrator — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:07:26 +0000

Ingredients: 6 Granny Smith apples 6 wooden sticks 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped 2 tablespoons water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 tablespoons coarse sea salt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Extra chips for decorating Instructions: Insert wooden sticks 3/4 of the way into the stem end of each apple. Combine caramels and water in a saucepan over low heat. Stir often [...]

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Do Apples Keep the Doctor Away?

Administrator — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:11 +0000

We’ve all heard the saying about doctors and apples. But, is it true? There are many health benefits to eating apples and we are going to find out what they are. Apples contain antioxidants. Antioxidants are everywhere these days. They are the chemicals in fruits, vegetables, and chocolate that combats the effects of free radicals in [...]

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Getting Kids to Eat Apples

Administrator — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:16 +0000

Apples are an all around fruit that has universal appeal. There’s nothing like an apple picked fresh from the tree. The crisp natural goodness has many health benefits. Unfortunately, kids don’t worry about any of that. So, how do you get them to eat apples? Well, you can tell them how good apples are for their [...]

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