Description
Crisp apple slices drizzled with creamy nut butter and topped with dairy-free chocolate chips, coconut, almonds, and cinnamon. This colorful vegan snack takes only five minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 crisp apples, such as Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Fuji, or Granny Smith
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup natural peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter
- 2 tablespoons dairy-free mini chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, optional
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Optional: hemp hearts, cacao nibs, raisins, currants, ground cardamom, or pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Wash, dry, quarter, and core the apples.
- Cut the apples into slices about 1/4 inch thick.
- Place the apple slices in a bowl with the lemon juice and toss gently to coat.
- Warm the nut butter for 20 to 30 seconds, then stir until smooth and drizzable.
- Arrange the apple slices in a wide, slightly overlapping layer on a serving plate.
- Drizzle the warm nut butter evenly over the apple slices.
- Scatter the chocolate chips, coconut, and slivered almonds over the nut butter.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and add any optional toppings.
- Serve immediately while the apples remain crisp.
Notes
- Use one sweet apple and one tart apple for a balanced flavor.
- Choose sunflower seed butter and omit almonds for a nut-free variation.
- Check chocolate chip labels when serving a dairy-free or gluten-free diet.
- Store sliced apples and toppings separately for the best texture.
- Nutrition values are estimated per serving.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 315
- Sugar: 27
- Sodium: 82
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 34
- Fiber: 7
- Protein: 8
- Cholesterol: 0