Cheerio Apple Snack Bags
Turn Berry Cheerios into adorable apple-shaped snack bags for preschool, classroom fall parties, or an easy after-school snack.
Yield: 1 snack bag
Calories: 87cal
Cost: $1
Equipment
- 1 clear sandwich bag
- 1 green pipe cleaner
- clear tape
Materials
- 1 cup Berry Cheerios, as needed to fill the bag approximate amount
- 1 cinnamon stick alternatie - brown paper straw
Instructions
- Fill the clear sandwich bag with enough Berry Cheerios to create a full apple shape. Eyeball the amount.
- Insert a cinnamon stick into the center of the cereal, leaving a small portion inside the bag and most of it extending above the cereal.
- Gather the bag just above the Cheerios and twist it tightly, pulling the plastic taut around the cereal and cinnamon stick.
- Wrap the center of a green pipe cleaner around the twisted portion of the bag.
- Bend both sides of the pipe cleaner into loops and twist the ends near the center to form two leaves.
- Pull the bottom corners of the bag up and toward the back. Secure them to the back with clear tape to create a rounder apple shape.
Notes
nutrition values are only an estimate
- Use Apple Jacks to make a green apple.
- Use regular Cheerios to make a yellow apple.
- Remove the pipe cleaner and cinnamon stick before serving the cereal to a young child.
- Check the cereal package and your school’s policies for current ingredient and allergy information.
- These are best assembled the day they will be served.
Nutrition
Calories: 87cal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 703IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 6mg