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Snacks for Kids - Applesauce Toppings Bar

JDaniel and I recently created an applesauce topping bar on a day we had off from school. We really enjoyed creating this snack for kids idea. I thought this would be a great snack for kids idea for a Valentine’s Day party at school. Valentine’s Day treats tend to be sugary sweet. Why not serve something a healthy with a little dab of sweetness instead as at least one of your snacks for kids?

I am fortunate that JDaniel likes the natural applesauce so, adding topping to it wasn’t adding sugar on top of sugar. Some children won’t like the taste of the natural applesauce and if you decide to try this snack idea you may need to have the “regular” applesauce.

dug around in our pantry and cabinets for odds and ends leftover from baking projects and fancy muffin tin meals. We also scrounged around the refrigerator. Our kitchen was filled with ingredients to use for snacks with kids.JDaniel and I recently created an applesauce topping bar on a day we had off from school. We enjoyed creating these snacks for kids. I thought about what a great idea this would be for a Valentine’s Day party at school. Valentine’s Day treats tend to be sugary sweet. Why not serve something a healthy with a little dab of sweetness instead?

Here is what we found for our snacks for kids applesauce bar:

Colored Sprinkles
Cinnamon
Raisins
Dried Cranberries
Raisin Bran like cereal
Honey Nut Like Cheerios

We put a little of each into a set of red and pink silicone muffin cups. We could have left everything except for the apples in their containers, but they definitely wouldn’t have looked as festive. The sugars and sprinkles came in a shaker bottle and it would have been okay to leave them in it if you wanted to. My son tends to add a lot of sprinkles and has been around other children that can add a mound of them to the dessert they are having. Controlling the amount of colored sugar and sprinkles seemed like a wise decision.

Once everything was set up we were ready to experiment with the toppings. We each had two small applesauce cups to work with. I decided to try just a bit of some of the toppings in my cups so, that if I didn’t like the way it tasted I wouldn’t contaminate the whole cup with a yucky combination. JDaniel ended up jumping with both feet in. He put everything he wanted try in his cups and then taste tested them. I think most children would have probably taken his approach to this project.

I really liked all the combinations I tried. JDaniel seemed to really like his too. By selecting topping that we both knew we liked the applesauce topping bar was a success. If he had tried something new that we were not familiar, with it might have turned out differently.

Snacks for Kids – Applesauce Toppings Bar

Here is what we found for our snacks for kids applesauce bar:

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