Fruit Salad Flower Apple Bowls

If you hang around me long enough it won't come as much of a surprise that I like to make things. I love to be crafty, to rearrange things that are in place to make something different. I love to bake but when I saw this pin I knew it would be a great snack for Naomi to take to school on her birthday. I am all about cupcakes but I know that teachers don't always love the idea because kids aren't always very clean eaters!! There was nothing with the pin to tell me how to make these fruit salad flower apple bowls but that's okay, I just need a photo (sometimes two) and I can pretty much figure out how to make things. So I talked to Naomi about making these apple bowls and she loved the idea. So, here is a photo step by step tutorial of how I made the fruit salad flower apple bowls for Naomi to take to school on her birthday!

I washed the apples in water with a splash of vinegar.

 Cut the apples near the top with a slight diagonal cut. Not too deep.

Then turn the knife the other way to make a "petal"

 Make ten cuts thus making five petals.

Cut the top part off the apple

Cut little triangles out between the petals giving it more of a flower look.

Then scoop out the apple insides to make a bowl. I used a melon baller...and you can save the apple pieces to use in the fruit salad as well (obviously not the seed part though!)

Then soak the apple in sprite or ginger ale or lemon juice to slow down the browning...

Once I had all the bowls and flowers made I added some fruit inside the bowl and called it good!

 I wrapped each apple individually to make it easier on her teacher and to help prevent further browning since I made these up the night before.

She said the girls loved them! And those who didn't like kiwi gave them to Naomi and she LOVED that!!

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Hushpuppy Bites

Remember last week when I shared the Corn Dog Muffins? I mentioned that I had another idea in mind for those. Well today I am sharing it! Have you seen those Cake Ball pans on TV? When I saw them, I thought it would be so much easier to use one of those than the traditional way. Well?!? When I went to order one, they were out of stock. I was bummed UNTIL...I saw a knock off at Walmart for the same price minus shipping. So I bought it. 

And when I was making the muffins, I glanced over and saw my new pan sitting there. Hmm, I should make corn pops. LOL Or as my mom and I decided to call them "Hushpuppy Bites" ;D

I had showed my mom my picture of my Corn Dog Muffins and she sent me a picture of when I was in 4-H. Way back. I forgot all about this picture and laughed when I saw it. Look at how cute I am!! LOL

See that pie dish in the center. That was my 4-H project. My mom was my 4-H Cooking Leader and our project was to come up with a new recipe. I created "Hot Diggity Dog Pie" and won first place in the dinner 4-H contest for the recipe and its great taste in our local chapter. ;D Look how proud I am!! LOL

On to today's post....I took the same mix from last week. The Marie Calendars corn bread mix and some lil smokies.

Before you add the mix to your pans, make sure you spray them with a cooking spray. You want to spray the bottom pan and the top of the other pan too. Don't forget to spray both sides of the top pan. Sometimes the batter will over flow as it cooks.

Fill each section completely. Cut some lil smokies in half and add them to the batter.

Place the top pan on and add the little silicone holders to help hold the pans together. I had a little left over batter and made some muffins too!

Cook them according to the cake pop pan directions. I cooked mine at 325 for 15 minutes. They cooked fast. I do have a hot oven too.

When they come out, some will have overflowed but because you sprayed the top, they slide right off.

 The overflow pieces are good to nibble on too. LOL They are crunchy lil corn bites.

These "Hushpuppy Bites" are so good and great for snacking on the go. The lil smokies give them a great flavor, but you could also leave them out for just corn bread bites.

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Fruitabu Review

FruitaBu's mission is to provide a fun and enjoyable way for kids to get more fruit in their diets. They designed and launched "FruitaBu"
FruitaBu is made from organic smoooshed fruit and provides real servings of organic fruit in fun forms that kids will love. Even better,FruitaBu Fruit Snacks have only natural sugars that are found in fruit, and they never add artificial sweetners or flavors. You can see the naturalness in the products too! From the aromas, natural colors and textures, these products are ALL-NATURAL!

So experience FruitaBu today and 
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★ I received many of the FruitaBu Fruit Snacks thanks to FruitaBu. We tried 3 different flavors of "Fruit Rolls." Apple, Strawberry and Grape. YUM! Another great product we received was their"Original Fruit Leathers." They were delicious too! With 7 flavors to choose from, you will find many favorites. And I can't forget the "Fruit Flats."Another great product from FruitaBu with 5 flavors to choose from.

I usually buy bulk, generic fruit snack for my kids and they don't really care for them. They love these! And what a great way to get them to eat their serving of fruit for the day. They even grab them on the way out to dance class for a quick snack. I love that their first choice is a FruitaBu Fruit Snack and not chips or candy.★

Things that I love....

• They are all-natural, no sugar added Fruit Snacks!
  
• Great for on-the-go, in a hurry snack grabbing!
  
• Their website provides a lot of great information. Daily serving info, Nutrition and more!
  
• Most importantly.... Your kids are really going to enjoy eating these and beg for more!

More great info for FruitaBu.....

• Find out more about their products Here. Just click on "Our Products"
  
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• Join the Fruitolution Here.
  
• And for more questions.... You can contact FruitaBu Here.

The featured product {s} in this post were provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or pr company representing the company. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by anyone. Disclaimer/Terms of use.

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