Low-sugar snacking
These healthy donuts may look like the real thing, but the toppings sit on a ring of apple. Genius! The recipes suggest a layer of protein and fruit, so each serving is healthy, nutritious and delivers 2 of your child's 5-a-day.
- 5-10 minutes
- Apples, a sharp knife, protein-based spread and the toppings of your choice
- 3+
The trick to making these donuts look and taste great is to combine the fruit with a soft spread and an exciting bit of crunch. You can experiment with different flavours. Number 3 is our “naughtier but nice” favourite – yes, we made it chocolatey! These would also be great served at a children’s party.
How to prepare the apple for the donuts: slice it into rounds. Then, carefully cut out the apple core to make a circle with a knife. You’ll need to use a sharp knife so it’s best to do this first. Your child can help you to add toppings after.
1. Grape and granola donut
You’ll need:
- apple rings (see ‘how to prepare the apple for the donuts’ above)
- grapes
- cream cheese
- granola
What to do:
- Slice the grapes thin.
- Spread cream cheese on to the apple, completely covering one side.
- Add the grape slices to one half and sprinkle granola on to the other.
2. PB and strawberry donut
You’ll need:
- apple rings (see ‘how to prepare the apple for the donuts’ above)
- strawberries
- peanut butter
- chocolate chips
- Slice the strawberries.
- Spread peanut butter on to the apple, completely covering one side. (If your child has a nut allergy, you could use cream cheese or chocolate spread instead).
- Add the strawberry slices to one half. Sprinkle a few chocolate chips onto the other half.
3. Rasberry chocolate crunch donut
You’ll need:
- apple rings (see ‘how to prepare the apple for the donuts’ above)
- chocolate spread
- raspberries
- pretzel sticks
- Spread chocolate spread on to the apple, completely covering one side.
- Add raspberries to one half.
- Break up the pretzel sticks into small pieces and sprinkle on to the other half.
