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FRUIT FACE SALAD

Clean lettuce leaves for base
Canned peach halves, drained for body and head
Raisins for eyes
Carrot sticks for legs
Shredded carrot (for hair)
Licorice for arms
Who said food can't be fun too. The kids will put these ingredients together to make a face, then eat it up… lots of fun!

BANANA PORCUPINES

BANANA PORCUPINES
Cut a ripe banana into ¾ inch slices. Have your child roll the slices in a bowl of their favorite cereal, to make porcupines. Have them add raisins for eyes.

FRUIT PIZZA

1 pkg. Pillsbury refrigerator sugar cookies
1 8 oz. container cream cheese
1 cup sugar
fresh sliced fruit (strawberries, bananas, pineapple, blueberries, kiwi, etc.)

Press dough onto a pizza pan and bake according to directions.
Mix together sugar and cream cheese.
Spread mixture over dough.
Top with fruit.
Serve pizza in slices as you would any pizza.

HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE

10 apples
1 cup water
2 cups sugar

Core and quarter apples.
Add water and sugar to apples in heavy pot.
Cook over medium heat until soft.

Serve in small paper cups.
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Adding cinnamon, nutmeg, or raisins.
Freezing in Popsicle cups.
Adding berries.

FROZEN FRUIT ROUNDS

Freeze an unopened 8 or 16 oz. Can of sliced peaches, pears or fruit cocktail overnight. Just before serving, run the sealed can under warm water for a few seconds. Open both ends of the can, slide out the frozen block of fruit, and slice into rounds.

PRETZEL KABOBS

Use stick pretzels to poke into cheese cubes, and apple and pear slices.

FRUIT SALAD

1/2 cup Dried Coconut
1/4 cup Dried Apricots, diced
1/2 cup Whipped Topping
1/4 cup Mashed Bananas
1/8 cup Dried Apples, diced
1/8 cup Bits of Dried Pineapple
2 tsp. Hershey's Chocolate Sauce
1/3 cup Mini-Marshmallows (slightly melted, microwave them)
1/8 cup Seedless Grapes, halved
Blend all together . The kids can make this with you, measuring the fruit and other ingredients, mashing the bananas, and mixing together, are all easy to do!

FRUIT AND DIP

1 jar Marshmallow Cream
1/4 cup fruit juice (orange or pineapple seem to be best liked)
Mix marshmallow cream and juice until well blended. Add more juice if too thick.

Serve with apple and banana and pear slices which have been dipped in Sprite or pineapple juice. Canned peach slices, pineapple chunks work well too. Watermelon chunks are also great when in season.

EASY FRUIT SALAD

1/2 cup Dried Coconut
1/4 cup Dried Apricots, diced
1/2 cup Whipped Topping
1/4 cu Mashed Bananas
1/8 cu Dried Apples, diced
1/8 cu Bits of Dried Pineapple
2 tsp. Hershey's Chocolate Sauce
1/3 c Mini-Marshmallows (slightly melted, microwave them)
1/8 c Seedless Grapes, halved
Blend all together . The kids can make this with you, measuring the fruit and other ingredients, mashing the bananas, and mixing together, are all easy to do!

MAKE YOUR OWN ROLLED FRUIT

2 cups berries
a bowl
a potato masher
a cookie sheet
wax paper
sugar

Mash the berries in the bowl with the potato masher thoroughly.
Spread the berries on the cookie sheet and lay them out to dry. (This takes several days)
When the fruit pulp is dry, dust with sugar.
Roll up like a jellyroll and cut into pieces.
Store in an airtight container.

BREAD CRUMB AND FRUIT PUDDING

1 cup Bread crumbs
1/4 cup Cream
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1/8 cup Diced apples
1/8 cup Diced Dried Apricots
Blend together and serve.

FRUIT CUBES AND DIP

You will need to have on hand a few fresh fruits, ½ cup plain Yogurt, Toothpicks and 2 tbsp. Unsweetened orange or apple juice concentrate

Help your kids cut cubes of fruit. Apples, pineapples, bananas or berries work well. Mix the yogurt and juice concentrate to make a dip. Then let them use the toothpicks to spear and dip the fruit cubes.