Halloween Healthy Snacks: Avocado Mummies
Avocado Mummies
These adorable Avocado Mummies are the perfect open-faced sandwich for a healthy and festive Halloween snack! They come together in minutes and are a fantastic way to add a fun, spooky twist to a nutritious treat.
Ingredients
- 6 slices Whole wheat sandwich bread
- 2 Avocados not overly ripe
- For the “eyes”: 12 pitted olives or smoked tofu balls low in sodium
- Plant-based spreadable cheese cashew, almond, or any creamy dairy-free base
- Seed mix pumpkin, sunflower, black sesame
- Black pepper
- Salt
- Optional: Lemon juice to prevent the avocado from oxidizing
Instructions
Toast the base:
- Toast the slices of whole wheat bread until golden and crispy.
Prepare the "bandages":
- Peel the avocados and, using a vegetable peeler or mandoline, slice the flesh into long, thin strips that will mimic mummy bandages.
- If preparing in advance, drizzle the strips with a little lemon juice to prevent them from darkening.
Create the creamy base:
- Generously spread the toasted bread with your chosen plant-based cheese. This layer will act as the "glue" for the bandages.
Bandage the mummy
- Place the thin avocado strips over the spreadable cheese, crossing them in a slightly messy way to create a tangled bandage effect.
- Leave a small space uncovered at the top center of the toast, which is where the eyes will go.
Add details
- Place two olives (or two tofu balls) in the uncovered space to create spooky eyes. If using olives, you can place a white sesame seed or a small dot of plant-based cheese inside to make the pupil.
Final touch
- Sprinkle the toasts with the seed mix for texture, a bit of freshly ground black pepper, and a pinch of salt.
