Halloween Monster Mouths are easy to assemble and great fun for everyone! Kids and adults alike will love them!
2 Granny Smith Apples
2 cups room-temperature water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
60 white or yellow Jordan Almonds
Quarter each apple, then hold your knife at an angle and cut and remove the core from each quarter.
Cut each quarter into three equal-sized slices. Thus, you should have twelve pieces per apple, with a combined total of twenty-four apple slices.
To prevent the apples from turning brown, add 2 cups of room-temperature water and one teaspoon of salt to a large bowl. Stir until the salt has dissolved. Add the apple slices and stir them around gently. Let them sit in the salted water for 10 minutes, then strain and rinse the apples in cold tap water.
Assemble the monster mouths:
First, blot the apple slices dry using a paper towel, then spread one tablespoon of peanut butter on the flesh side of the apple, one side only. Set five Jordan Almonds or other chosen "teeth" vertically along the skin side of the apple.
Spread a tablespoon of peanut butter on the second apple slice and gently press the apple, peanut butter side down, onto the top of the first apple slice, securing the 'teeth' in between.
Continue until you have all twelve monster mouths assembled.
That's all there is to it!
Note: If you're not a fan of Jordan almonds or have wee little ones, you can swap them with kid-friendly mini marshmallows, raisins, or dried cherries. For those who aren't fans of Jordan almonds, swap them out for plain almonds, almond slivers, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, or anything else you like.
Have fun! Get creative!
Yield: 12 Monster Mouths.
