After School Fruit-Forward Snacks

Three recipes with 3 ingredients!

After school snacks must be quick to make and tasty (healthy, too!). Fruit satisfies most everyone's sweet tooth while offering some great nutrition. Here are 3 easy snacks for you and your kids to try that offer a full fruit serving per person and other nutritious ingredients. Please let me know which one is your favorite!

Strawberry-Banana Licuado (makes 2, 10-ounce servings)

1 cup strawberries, frozen

1 small, ripe banana

1 cup milk

1. In a blender, combine fruit and milk.

2. Blend on high for 1 minute until smooth.

3. If smoothie consistency desired, add 1 cup ice cubes and blend until frothy. Enjoy!

No-Bake Peach Crisp (makes 2)

2 fresh peaches

1 cup vanilla yogurt

1/4 cup granola

1. Peel the peaches and cut each into 8 slices. Place fruit into 2 small bowls.

2. Spoon yogurt mixture over peaches.

3. Top with granola. Enjoy!

Nutty Dipped Apple Slices (serves 2)

2 whole apples, cored and sliced into 8 slices each

½ cup nut-butter or sun-butter or soy-butter

½ cup raisins

1. Spread nut butter on half of each apple slice.

2. Place at 4-6 raisins on each slice.

3. Set finished slices on a plate. Enjoy!