5 7 Published Aug 28, 2024, Updated Oct 02, 2024 I’ve been making these apple nachos for years, but it’s been so fun to make them with my kids! They love helping me assemble the apple slices, drizzle the date caramel sauce and add their favorite toppings. With our abundance of apples this time of year, we’ve also been making my healthy apple muffins and date caramel apple slices a lot, which are both great kid-friendly fall treats!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Quick and Easy – All you need is just a few minutes of your time and boom! You have the perfect snack or dessert when you want something sweet and nutritious. Healthier Treat – Made with fresh apples, date caramel sauce and drippy almond butter, this recipe is a healthier alternative to traditional caramel apples. It’s a great snack that satisfies your sweet tooth without refined sugars. Kid Friendly – This is a fun recipe for the kids. Everyone can customize their own plate with their favorite toppings, making it a great activity for family time. Customizable – Feel free to make this recipe your own! Use your favorite variety of apples and your favorite toppings.
Ingredients Needed
date caramel sauce – we’re using my 4-ingredient date caramel sauce, which is made with real food ingredients. Plus, there’s no heavy cream or butter involved unlike traditional caramel sauces. Use the leftover date caramel sauce as a dip for apples or as a topping for salted caramel oatmeal or in my samoa baked oatmeal! apple – you’ll need two apples for this recipe, sliced and arranged on your plate so that every piece gets some drizzle! I like using one red and one green apple for some variety, but feel free to use the same variety of apples. My go-to apples are Honeycrisp or Pink Lady and Granny Smith. nut butter – I love adding a drizzle of nut butter along with the date caramel sauce for an extra boost of protein. My motto = when in doubt… add nut butter. Almond butter, peanut butter or cashew butter would be delish. chocolate chips – I prefer to use Lily’s dark chocolate chips because they’re sugar-free, but feel free to use your favorite brand of chocolate chips. chopped pecans – we’re toasting the pecans for more flavor. For toasting, turn oven to 350°F and spread the nuts out evenly on a baking sheet. Bake until golden for 5-10 minutes or until fragrant and toasty.
How to Make Apple Nachos
More Apple Recipes to Try
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Be sure to check out all of my apple recipes as well as the full collection of snack recipes here on EBF!
Date caramel sauce: If you don’t have dates or just don’t want to make the date caramel sauce, don’t worry! Regular caramel sauce can totally be used. Swap the pecans: Feel free to use a different nut like walnuts, almonds or cashews instead of pecans. You can toast the nuts the same way you would the pecans. Make them nut-free: Skip the chopped nuts and use hemp seeds, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds instead. And swap the nut butter with sunflower seed butter, tahini or even coconut butter. Use different toppings: The sky’s the limit when it comes to toppings! Swap out the mini chocolate chips for cacao nibs, or use melted chocolate for a drizzle. Shredded coconut (or toasted coconut) dried fruit (like raisins or dried cranberries), crushed pretzels, marshmallows or different candies (like mini m&m’s) are all excellent options as well depending on what you’re going for. For some extra flavor, sprinkle your apple nachos with cinnamon, pumpkin spice, or even a pinch of cayenne for a little heat.
