Easy snacks for kids - dinky apple doughnuts

Looking for easy snack ideas for the kids? A snack idea that is quick, easy, full of protein, healthy and tasty? Then this is the easy snack recipe for you! And best of all - the kids will love making these simple healthy snacks. You can make it into a ‘snacktivity’!

I make these on repeat with kids in schools. I love that they are getting some fresh produce with the apple and lots of protein from the cream cheese. And kids love shaping the apple as a doughnut and being creative with their toppings!

This is a doughnut or donut with a difference - a healthy doughnut!

apple doughnut with kiddie food kutter

How to make apple donuts

Author: Deirdre Doyle

Ingredients

Ingredients for 2 or 3 children
  • 2 apples
  • Cream cheese frosting : 2 tbsp. cream cheese
  • 2 tsp honey or maple syrup
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Sprinkes : chopped nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, toasted coconut

Instructions

How to make them
  1. Using an apple corer, take the middle out of the apples
  2. Slice the apples into 3 or 4 thick slices width ways (so they look like donuts with a hole in them!)
  3. Mix the cream cheese with the honey and cinnamon.
  4. Spread the ‘donuts” with the cream cheese frosting
  5. Add your sprinkles - as much or as little as you want!
  6. Enjoy!
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This recipe is taken form my children’s cookbook, Chop, Cook, Yum - see it here. It’s packed full of more healthy snack and food ideas for your kids!