Healthy-ish Apple Nachos

These healthy (-ish!) apple nachos are my kids’ very favorite snack… and mine too! A layer of sliced apples is drizzled with a delicious chocolate-peanut butter sauce and topped with all sorts of goodies, like granola, coconut, and chocolate chips. This recipe is good enough for dessert and versatile enough to make it as healthy (or healthy-ish!) as you like. Easy to make vegan or paleo, too.

🍏 What Makes This Recipe So Good

• Apple nachos is one of those snacks that’s as much fun to eat as it is good to eat. The apple slices act as tortilla chips in this dessert nacho platter, becoming the perfect vessels for scooping up your favorite healthy, unhealthy, or healthy-ish toppings.
• Just like with traditional nachos, you can load your apple nachos up with literally any of your favorite toppings. I mean. Maybe skip the ground beef and hot sauce… Peanut butter, caramel, chocolate sauce, granola, coconut, candy, nuts, seeds – that’s all fair game! You could even add a little cheese if you want. Havarti, cheddar, goat cheese, gorgonzola, brie, mascarpone… There are several options depending on the type of apples you use.
• These are great as an after-school snack, a post-dinner sweet treat, or a healthy-ish party appetizer. If you’re planning to set them out so people can graze, toss the apple slices with a little lemon juice before assembling the nacho platter. That’ll help keep them from browning as fast while they’re exposed to the air.

👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips

• For less mess (and a little more crunch), assemble your apple nachos as desired, then pop them in the fridge for 15 minutes or so. The cool temperature will make the peanut butter and chocolate drizzles harden, so you won’t end up with sticky sauce all over your hands. Or your kids’ hands. Or your kitchen… dining table… doorknobs… sink. Whatever.
• You can use any color and any variety of apples you like. I love to use a blend of red and green (and sometimes yellow) so they’re visually striking, but you can absolutely use just one type if you prefer. Fuji apples will give you a nice, crisp texture with a sweet flavor. Granny Smiths are the way to go if you want that crispness with a slightly tart flavor to offset all the sweetness in the toppings.

🍇 Other Healthy(ish) Recipes We Love

• Frozen Yogurt-Covered Grapes
• Grilled Peaches with Honey
• Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt Bark
• Kiwi Starfruit Refresher (Starbucks Copycat)
• Watermelon Juice
• Tart Cherry Gummies
• Easy Yogurt Fruit Dip
• Paleo Flag Fruit Tart (Vegan Option)
• Apple Smoothie

Recipe By: Cheryl Malik

Healthy-ish Apple Nachos

Prep 15 minutes minutes

Cook 0 minutes minutes

Total 15 minutes minutes

Great for an after-school snack, a light dessert, or a fun potluck option, you can load these healthy-ish fruit nachos with any toppings you like!

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4 servings

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Equipment

• Cutting board
• Sharp knife or apple slicer
• large platter or serving plate(s)
• 2 small microwave-safe bowls
• 2 spoons

Ingredients

For the Apple Nachos

• ▢ 2 large apples any color, any variety
• ▢ ¼ cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter, sunflower seed butter, etc.
• ▢ ¼ cup chocolate chips see Notes

Suggested Toppings (All Optional)

• ▢ ¼ cup granola store-bought or make your own
• ▢ shredded coconut
• ▢ chocolate chips
• ▢ peanut butter chips

Instructions

• Core 2 large apples, then slice apples very thinly. Arrange apple slices on platter or plate in desired formation.
• Add ¼ cup creamy peanut butter to microwave-safe bowl. Microwave peanut butter in 30-second increments, stirring well between each burst, until peanut butter is melted. Drizzle melted peanut butter over apple slices.
• Add ¼ cup chocolate chips to second microwave-safe bowl. Microwave chocolate chips in 30-second increments, stirring well between each burst, until chocolate chips are melted. Drizzle melted chocolate over apple slices.
• Top apple nachos with ¼ cup granola, shredded coconut, chocolate chips, and/or peanut butter chips if desired and serve immediately.

• Apples: Any variety of apples will work here, but I like Fuji apples for crisp, sweet nachos. For a crisp texture with a tart flavor, go for Granny Smiths.
• Make it Paleo: Use almond butter, cashew butter, or sunbutter instead of peanut butter. Make sure your butter-of-choice doesn’t contain any refined sugars or vegetable oils. Use paleo-friendly dark chocolate chips or chocolate bars broken into pieces.
• Make it Vegan: Use vegan chocolate chips.
• Make it Added-Sugar Free: Use a natural peanut butter and chocolate chips (like Lily’s or ChocZero) with no added sugars.

 

More Topping Suggestions

• Caramel sauce (store-bought or make your own)
• Crumbled pretzels
• Crushed graham crackers
• Chopped peanuts, pecans, or walnuts
• M&M Minis
• Reese’s Pieces
• Mini marshmallows
• Sprinkles
• Brown sugar & cinnamon
• Honey or maple syrup
• Grape jelly, strawberry jam, or orange marmalade
• Dollops of yogurt or whipped cream
• Raisins

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Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 150calProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 181mgTotal Carbs: 28gFiber: 3gSugar: 20gNet Carbs: 25gVitamin A: 60IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 0.5mg

Nutrition Disclaimers

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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