Sweet and Healthy Snacks Made From Honeybell Oranges

After the high calorie and high fat treats that everyone eats during the holidays Honeybell oranges can be a refreshing change to your snack routine. Once the holidays have gone most people are a bit sick of cookies, chocolates, and other treats and are looking for other sweet treats that won’t seem quite as heavy. With only about 80 calories per fruit Honeybell oranges are the perfect post-holiday snack. Honeybells are naturally very sweet, with a large amount of juice. The sweetness of the Honeybell will fill any craving you have for sweets while the delicious flesh and refreshing juice make you feel revitalized and healthy again. Getting kids to go back to healthy snacks is easier if you feed them Honeybells. Here are some healthy snack ideas made with Honeybells for you and your family to try when you’re tired of eating Honeybells plain:

Dried Honeybell oranges – Using a food dehydrator you can dry the segments of a Honeybell orange to create portable dried fruit snacks. Pack several different kinds of dried citrus fruits like grapefruits, oranges, and tangerines in a bag for school lunches, or keep orange and grapefruit dried fruit in the car for the kids to snack on as they go to their afterschool activities. Tasty and portable healthy dried Honeybells are a hit with everyone.

Smoothies – Fruit smoothies are easy to make, delicious and healthy. Replace the water in your smoothies with nutrient rich Honeybell orange juice to give your smoothies a boost of flavor and an extra hit of vitamins and minerals. You and your family will love the sweet, rich taste and the vitamins in the juice will help you all stay healthy throughout the winter.

Honeybell compote – Making a fresh fruit compote is as easy as boiling together sugar and fresh squeezed Honeybell juice and then mixing in some chopped Honeybell segments. Warm Honeybell compote is delicious served over ice cream, pound cake, cheesecake, bread, scones, and even mixed into yogurt. When you want to give your traditional snacks and desserts a new citrus twist try throwing together some Honeybell compote.

Honeybell cupcakes – Kids will love these delicious cupcakes, and they are a little bit healthier than regular cupcakes and far more delicious. Instead of using water in the cake batter use Honeybell juice. Then, place warm Honeybell orange segments on the top of each cupcake for sweetness and flavor.

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