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Get the recipe: Healthy Caramel Apple Nachos

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If you are looking for a fun and healthy fall treat that your kids will love, you have to try these caramel apple nachos! Made with a naturally sweetened caramel sauce, they are quick and easy to make and so fun to eat!

Ingredients 

Caramel Sauce

Caramel Apple Nachos

  • 2 apples, cored and sliced
  • 3 tbsp caramel sauce
  • 3 tbsp chocolate chips (optional)
  • 1 tsp coconut oil (optional)
  • 1/4 cup toppings of choice (optional)

Instructions 

Caramel Sauce

  • Place dates into a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Let sit for 10 minutes to soften up. Drain.
  • Place all of the ingredients, except for the almond milk, into a small blender, food processor or into a medium bowl and use an emersion blender. Since we are not making a large amount of sauce, a smaller type of blender works best.
    Blender full of healthy ingredients for caramel sauce.
  • Blend for 1-2 minutes, slowly pouring in the almond milk. Scraping down the sides of the blender if needed. Dates can be a little tough to blend all the way, but scraping down the sides and turning off the blender and stirring the sauce every 20 seconds or so helps.
    Blender full of a heathy Carmel sauce for apple nachos.

Caramel Apple Nachos

  • In a small microwave-safe bowl, add the chocolate chips and the coconut oil and heat in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each time, until melted. Mine took 90 seconds for it to melt. Set aside.
  • Place the sliced apples in a circular direction on a plate.
    Plate of apple slices.
  • Drizzle or pipe (with a baggie or piping bag) the caramel sauce on top of the apples.
    apple slices with healthy caramel sauce swirled on top.
  • Drizzle or pipe (with a baggie or piping bag) the melted chocolate sauce on top of the apples.
    Plate of apple slices with a healthy caramel sauce and melted chocolate onto.
  • Sprinkle on whichever toppings you are using.
    Plate with apple nachos with healthy caramel, melted chocolate and topping.
  • Serve and enjoy!
    Small kids hand reaching for an apple slice.

Notes

Age: 1 year and up. If serving to 1-3-year-olds, you can slice the apples thinner for easier eating. 
Storage: The caramel sauce, once cooled can be stored in the fridge for up to a week.
Note on Apples: to help preserve the color of the apples, you can soak the apples in a mixture of 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 1 cup of water in a medium bowl for 3 to 5 minutes. Drain before serving. 
Fun Toppings to Try:
  • Mini Chocolate Chips
  • Mini Marshmallows
  • Chopped Nuts
  • Sprinkles
  • Shredded Coconut
  • Crushed Cereal
  • Crushed Cookies
  • Chopped Dried or Freeze-Dried Fruit
Calories: 354kcal, Carbohydrates: 52g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 168mg, Potassium: 456mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 32g, Vitamin A: 63IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 119mg, Iron: 1mg

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