Sweet and Salty Caramel and Chocolate Apple Nachos
These sweet and salty apple nachos, drizzled with caramel and dark chocolate, and topped with crushed nuts, are a fantastic treat for kiddos and adults alike! Read on to find my tips to keep your apples from browning.
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These apple nachos are nutritious and make a delicious sweet and salty,
crunchy and gooey snack! They satisfy even the hungriest of kiddos and are the
perfect after school snack for Fall or anytime of the year!
Can you believe it's October this week? I don't know about you, but this Fall
has flown by πππ Christmas will be here before you know it, and on that
cheery note, I have a fun announcement at the end of my post! π
How to Make Sweet and Salty Apple Nachos
This recipe is so easy it doesn't even really qualify as a recipe. Cut apples
and toss some stuff on top. Done. But, there are a few tips that are good to
know to keep your apples from browning as well as using caramel and chocolate.
This is one of those snacks that's best eaten as soon as it's assembled. I
planned to have it ready as my daughter was finishing up her online classes,
and she was pleasantly surprised to have a plate of apple nachos brought up to
her room by her personal waitress...her momπ
When I first made these a couple years ago, and told my kids we were having
apple nachos, they looked at me like I had two heads...they thought I was
putting apples onto tortilla chips and melting cheese on top! LOL.
Nope, it's all sweet and salty and chocolately, caramely goodness! Apple
nachos are totally customizable so just put whatever you love on top! Things
like crunchy chopped pretzels, mini chocolate chips, sprinkles, crushed oreos
or graham crackers. I even thought of adding a few candy corn to the top, but
the only ones we had in the house were the
"turkey dinner candy corn" that Mr DIY brought home as a joke (stay away from the green bean and the
roasted turkey flavors...you have been warned!)
Gather ingredients
Keep the apples from browning using this trick
Nothing is more unappealing that brown fruit! So before you wash and cut your
apples, fill a bowl with cold water and added 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
(either fresh or the
ReaLemon from the grocery store, which is what I used). Add the apples to the
bowl and let them soak while you prep the rest of the ingredients for these
yummy apple nachos.
Drain apples
Next, you want to drain the apples well on a paper towel or clean kitchen
towel. Once all the water is soaked up, you can proceed with making apple
nachos OR you can put the apples in a sealed container in the fridge for a
couple days! Planning ahead saves on prep!
Assemble the apple nachos
Grab a large plate or platter or
charcuterie board
and arrange the apple slices on top in a pleasing way. It doesn't have to
be perfect! These will be gobbled up soon anyway.
Melt caramels
Rather than the square caramels that you have to painstakingly unwrap, I
just buy the
Kraft caramel bits; they're already unwrapped and are in smaller pieces so they're easier
to melt!
Put the caramels in a glass bowl and add 1-2 tsp water. Melt in microwave
at 80% power for 30-45 seconds, stirring in between. Continue until
caramel is melted and slowly drizzle over apples.
Melt chocolate
You can use any chocolate you like, I've been buying these
Hershey sugar-free chocolate chips
because then I can snack on chocolate guilt-free! I also like the flavor;
they have a richer flavor like dark chocolate.
I melt them the same way as the caramels, in the microwave. To make them a
little runnier for drizzling, you can add a little butter or cream.
Drizzle chocolate over apples.
Crush and sprinkle on nuts
I added some
roasted almonds and salted peanuts into my
mini food processor
and chopped them in seconds. I love this little gadget when I don't want
to bring out my large food processor! The chopped nuts were ready to go
and immediately sprinkled on top of the warm chocolate and caramel.
This would be the time to add any other dry ingredients like mini
marshmallows, cookie crumbles, or crushed pretzels. They'll stick better
if you sprinkle them on while the chocolate and caramel are still warm.
Call the kids
Apple nachos with sweet and salty toppings are a great snack anytime and
my kids love them! They're apples loaded with yummy toppings so what's not
to love? ππ
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Christmas announcement
I am so excited to be sharing a
Facebook Live Christmas craft tutorial this Friday, October 2 at 11:00
am Central Time
on KariAnne of Thistlewood Farms Christmas page! You can
CLICK HERE
to join the group and see all the video tutorials. I would love to have
you follow along and get some Christmas inspiration. If you miss it, I
will be posting the project and video here to the blog on the weekend
(it's a good one!).
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