APRIL FOOL'S 'CHICKEN NUGGETS' AND 'FRIES'

April Fool's 'Chicken Nuggets' and 'Fries' image

Take your pranks up a notch this year with our April Fool's 'Chicken Nuggets' and 'Fries'. Nuggets made of oats, dates and almond butter are covered in corn flakes and nuts to resemble crispy chicken. Your family will be surprised when they bite into these April Fools 'Chicken Nuggets' and 'Fries'.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/2 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
4 large pitted dates
1/2 cup almond butter
1 cup corn flakes, finely crushed
1/4 cup walnut halves, finely chopped
2 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
2 cups frozen mixed fruit (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Steps:

Use pulsing action of food processor to process oats and dates until crumbly; spoon into medium bowl. Add almond butter; mix well.
Shape into 24 nuggets, using about 1 Tbsp. oat mixture for each nugget.
Combine corn flake crumbs and nuts in pie plate. Add nuggets, 1 at a time; turn to evenly coat both sides of each nugget with crumb mixture. Place in single layer on plate.
Refrigerate 30 min.
Melt chocolate as directed on package; set aside. Microwave berries in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min., stirring after 30 sec.; spoon into food processor container. Process until smooth. Spoon berry purée into bowl. Stir in melted chocolate.
Cut apples into 1/4-inch-thick strips to resemble french fries; sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve with the nuggets and berry sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 55 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 13 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 12 g