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Split Plate Apple Pie Snack Box

Four apple-pie-inspired snack boxes with jerky, apples, yogurt dip, and cookies. About 240 calories and 18g protein per box.

YIELD4 servings
TOTAL TIME10 min
COOK METHODSee method
EST. / SERVING~240 cal | ~18g protein

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 jerky sticks or 8 mini jerkies — 1 stick or 2 minis per box
  • 4 small apples or 2 regular apples, cut into kid-friendly pieces
  • 2 containers high-protein yogurt — 1/2 container per box for dipping
  • 8 chocolate chip cookies — 2 per box

You want an apple-pie-inspired post-lunch or after-school snack without baking. Make 4 boxes once for 2 kids across 2 snack days; jerky and yogurt add protein while apples and cookies keep the box familiar and fun.

Method

  1. 1.SET UP. Line up 4 divided snack boxes.
  2. 2.JERKY. Add 1 jerky stick or 2 minis to each box. Adjust the exact portion based on appetite.
  3. 3.APPLE. Cut 1 small apple or 1/2 regular apple per box into age-appropriate pieces.
  4. 4.YOGURT DIP. Spoon 1/2 container of high-protein yogurt into each box as the apple dip.
  5. 5.COOKIES. Add 2 chocolate chip cookies to each box, keeping them away from the yogurt compartment.
  6. 6.LID + CHILL. Seal all 4 boxes and refrigerate or pack with an ice pack until snack time.

Storage and reheating

Store: Refrigerate covered, or transport with an ice pack.

Reheat: Serve chilled; no reheating needed.

Lasts: Best within 2 days. Toss apple pieces with a little lemon juice to slow browning across the prep window.

Estimated nutrition

~240 cal | ~18g protein.

~240 cal / 18g protein per snack box, approximate. Component breakdown: 2 Archer Minis (~100 cal / 10g protein) + 1/2 Oikos Triple Zero (~50 cal / 7g protein) + 2 Simple Mills chocolate chip cookies (~70 cal / 1g protein) + 1 Rocket apple (~40 cal / 0g protein). Total: ~260 cal / ~18g protein. Marked estimated because jerky serving flexes per kid appetite (1 regular vs 2 minis), apple size varies, and Simple Mills cookie serving is per-cookie estimate — labels vary by run.

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Split Plate Apple Pie Snack Box

Four apple-pie-inspired snack boxes with jerky, apples, yogurt dip, and cookies. About 240 calories and 18g protein per box.

Make this when

You want an apple-pie-inspired post-lunch or after-school snack without baking. Make 4 boxes once for 2 kids across 2 snack days; jerky and yogurt add protein while apples and cookies keep the box familiar and fun.

Total time
10 min
Yield
4 servings
Protein / serving
~18g
Cal / serving
~240
Flavor target

Creamy yogurt-dip apple bites + salty chewy jerky + soft-crisp cookie crunch. Reads as apple pie in a snack-box format, no baking, no sauce mess.

Ingredients

Batch cookYields 4 servings — quantities below are the full batch.

Ingredients

Method

  1. 1
    SET UP

    Line up 4 divided snack boxes.

  2. 2
    JERKY

    Add 1 jerky stick or 2 minis to each box. Adjust the exact portion based on appetite.

  3. 3
    APPLE

    Cut 1 small apple or 1/2 regular apple per box into age-appropriate pieces.

  4. 4
    YOGURT DIP

    Spoon 1/2 container of high-protein yogurt into each box as the apple dip.

  5. 5
    COOKIES

    Add 2 chocolate chip cookies to each box, keeping them away from the yogurt compartment.

  6. 6
    LID + CHILL

    Seal all 4 boxes and refrigerate or pack with an ice pack until snack time.

Storage and nutrition

Storage: Refrigerate covered, or transport with an ice pack.

Reheat: Serve chilled; no reheating needed.

Lasts: Best within 2 days. Toss apple pieces with a little lemon juice to slow browning across the prep window.

Watch the full cook

Brands I use

Archer
Grass-Fed Beef Mini Jerky (5-pack — ~50 cal / 5g protein per mini). 2 minis per box ≈ 10g protein.
Clean-label protein anchor. Grass-fed, no MSG, no nitrates. Cross-recipe candidate for any kid snack box needing a chewy protein hit.
Rocket Farms
Rocket Apples (small variety — ~40 cal / 0g protein each). 1 per box.
Kid-portion-sized apples — the whole apple fits a snack-box compartment without cutting waste. Naturally sweet, crunchy. Sub 1/2 a regular Honeycrisp / Gala if Rocket isn't stocked locally.
Oikos
Triple Zero yogurt (5.3 oz cup — 100 cal / 15g protein / 0g added sugar per cup). 1/2 cup per box = ~50 cal / 7g protein.
The dip. Triple Zero = 0 added sugar, 0 artificial sweeteners, 0 fat. 15g protein per cup is the macro anchor for the yogurt slot; splitting across 2 boxes stretches the container.
Simple Mills
Soft-Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies (~35 cal / 0.5g protein per cookie). 2 cookies per box = ~70 cal / 1g protein.
Clean-label cookie option. Almond-flour base, no cane sugar, no palm oil, no soy. Contains tree nuts (almond flour + coconut) — flagged in allergens.
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