Prep time
7 min
These delicious apple nachos make a great dessert or afternoon snack. They are ready in minutes and a family favourite.
Cook time
8 min
Servings
2
Prep time
7 min
Cook time
8 min
Servings
2
Ingredients
Peanut butter caramel sauce:
- 125 mL (½ cup) creamy peanut butter or non-nut alternative
- 60 mL (¼ cup) maple syrup or birch syrup
- 60 mL (¼ cup) water
- 2 mL (½ tsp) vanilla
- 1 mL (¼ tsp) salt (optional)
Apple nachos:
- 2 medium apples, cored and thinly sliced
- 125 mL (½ cup) lower fat plain Greek yogurt
- 60 mL (¼ cup) peanut butter caramel sauce
- 30 mL (2 tbsp) sunflower seeds (optional)
- 1 mL (¼ tsp) cinnamon (optional)
Directions
- Prepare the peanut butter caramel sauce: In a small saucepan, combine all of the ingredients and turn the heat to medium. As the ingredients warm, whisk well until the mixture becomes smooth.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat and whisk continuously for about 1 minute or until it starts to thicken.
- Remove sauce from heat. Set aside.
- Prepare the nachos: On a medium-sized plate, lay your apple slices in a single layer around the outside edges of the plate. Layer another small layer on top, over the inside edges, continue until all apple slices are used.
- Place Greek yogurt in the center of apple slices, for dipping.
- Drizzle 60 mL (¼ cup) of peanut butter caramel sauce over apple slices.
- Optional: Top with sunflower seeds, sprinkle with cinnamon, and enjoy!
- In an airtight container or mason jar, pour remaining peanut butter caramel sauce and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Tips
Use any fruit you have on hand – bananas or pears would be delicious substitutes!
Get little chefs involved! Encourage them to add other fun and healthy toppings, such as, shredded unsweetened coconut or flax seeds.
Leftover peanut butter caramel will thicken more as it sits and is refrigerated; gently reheat it or add some water to thin it out, if desired.
Experiment by using this sauce to customize breakfast recipes like classic overnight oats or apple pie oatmeal.
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