Apple Snacksters with Agave & Peanut Butter

Serves: 4

   3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
   1/3 cup agave
   4 large Granny or Red Delicious apples, stems removed
   4 sprigs mint leaves, optional
   Cold water

Apple Snacksters with Agave & Peanut Butter is from the Cook'n with Agave collection.

In a small bowl, mix peanut butter and agave together until well blended. Set aside. Fill a large bowl with cold water and stir in lemon juice. Set aside. For each apple, choose a type of Snackster below and follow the steps. Children need to ask an adult to help cut up the apples.

TO MAKE A SNACKSTER STACKER:
Use an apple corer to remove the center of the apple, making a hollow space from stem end through the bottom. With a sharp knife, cut apple crosswise into 4 thick slices. Dip apple slices in lemon water and gently pat dry with paper towels. Starting with the bottom piece, use a butter knife to spread the peanut butter mixture on the cut sides of each slice and gently press them together to reassemble the apple. To make a stem, top apple with a mint sprig.

TO MAKE A SNACKSTER DIPPER:
With a sharp knife, cut each apple in half from stem end to bottom. Cut each half into 4 to 6 wedges. With knife or melon ballet remove apple core from each wedge. Dip wedges in lemon water and gently pat dry with paper towels. Spoon the peanut butter mixture into a small bowl and surround with apple wedges for dipping.