Shrunken Head

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Ingredients

  • Vegetable peeler
  • Large apple, like Red Delicious or Gala
  • Popsicle stick or plastic knife
  • Medium bowl of water
  • Paper towels
  • Chocolate chips and popcorn kernels, optional
  • Paper plate

Instructions

  1. Adult should peel a "face" on the apple, leaving some skin on top to look like hair or a cap.
  2. Using a Popsicle stick, carve eye sockets, a nose, and a mouth into the apple.
  3. Place apple in the bowl of water and soak until flesh is soft, about 1 hour.
  4. Remove apple and gently pat dry with paper towel. Use your fingers and Popsicle stick to refine your apple head's features. Press in chocolate chips for eyes and popcorn kernels for teeth, if you like.
  5. Set apple head on a paper plate in a sunny spot. Check on it daily to see how it shrivels; in three days or so, you'll have a silly shrunken head (above).

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

138 kcal 7% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 3.6g 7% DV
Total Fat 8g 10% DV
Carbs 15.3g 6% DV
Fiber 1.3g 5% DV
Sugar 8.8g 18% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 33.8mg 1% DV
Potassium 190mg 4% DV
Cholesterol 1mg

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin C 12.6mg 14% DV
Calcium 29.3mg 2% DV
Iron 1mg 6% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).

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