Black-Cherry Fruit-Bats and Citrus Orange Pumpkin Fruity Cutouts

To get all of your patients into the Halloween spirit, here are some recipe's  for a healthy Halloween experience for our patients with braces ;-) 

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Makes about 2 dozen each
Black-Cherry Bats:
2  3-ounce packages black-cherry gelatin (dry)
3/4  cup water
1/2  cup grape juice
1/2  teaspoon lemon juice
Empty both packages of dry gelatin powder into a large bowl. In medium saucepan, stir together 
water and juice; bring to a full boil then remove pan from heat. Pour hot juice mixture slowly 
into bowl, stirring constantly with a large spoon. Keep stirring for two minutes or until all 
granules have dissolved. Add lemon juice and stir to mix.
Pour mixture into a 9-inch round or square pan and place pan in refrigerator. Chill for at least 3 
hours or until firm. Cut into squares with a knife, or into bat-shapes with cookie cutters dipped in 
hot water. If pieces are hard to get out, set the entire pan for a minute onto a cookie sheet filled 
with a quarter-inch of hot water. Keep chilled.
For the Citrus Orange Pumpkins, repeat the directions with:
2  3-ounce packages orange gelatin (dry)
3/4  cup water
1/2  cup orange juice (no pulp) or lemonade
1/2  teaspoon lemon juice
Use pumpkin-shaped cookies cutters as desired.
Recipe idea adapted from “The Braces Cookbook” by Pamela Waterman

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