3 Easy Healthy Snacks For When You’re Craving Sweets
By: Bunmi Akindona
We all get those craving for sweets. They especially seem to show up as soon as you finally decide to start eating healthier. This is not to say that you can’t have sweets every occasionally. However too much of anything isn’t good. So instead of reaching for that bag of candy; you can have some healthy and delicious alternatives.
Cinnamon Apple Chips
What you’ll need:
2 Apples
½ teaspoon of Cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons of Sugar
Directions
Cut the apples into thin slices
Note: if you have a mandoline or apple slicer then use that
Preheat oven to 225 degrees
Put the sugar and cinnamon in a ziplock bag and shake it to mix
Add the apple slices in the ziplock bag and shake it to evenly coat the apples
Spray a metal sheet with baking spray (or lightly coat the sheet with oil) and place the apples on the metal sheet
Bake the apple slices until they are dried and the edges curl up, 45 minutes to 1 hour
Let cool until crispy
Frozen Chocolate Banana
What you’ll need:
2 Bananas
Dark Chocolate Bar
Optional: nuts, granola, and other topping items
Directions:
Peel and cut the bananas into two equal halves and freeze
Once the banana is solid, break the chocolate bar into pieces and put it in a pan
Heat the chocolate on low heat to melt and stir often
Once the chocolate is melted, roll the banana halves in the chocolate
Feel free to add toppings onto the chocolate
Freeze the banana to let the chocolate set for at least an hour
Take out and enjoy
Frozen Fruit Cupsicles
What you’ll need:
1/3 cup diced kiwi
1/3 cup diced watermelon
1/3 cup diced strawberries
1/3 cup diced pineapple
1/4 cup fresh pineapple juice or orange juice
4 5oz. plastic cups
4 wooden craft sticks
Directions:
Put all the fruit in a bowl and mix it up
Take some 5 oz plastic cups and fill them with fruit
Add 1 tbsp of juice into each cup and insert craft sticks into each cup
Put in the freezer until frozen
To remove from cup, run under warm water for a few seconds
Note: you can substitute this fruit for any fruit that you like in your popsicle!