I have no clue where I originally saw this idea years ago–but in today’s blogging world, apple nachos have become just about as ubiquitous as raw ballz…
But, there may still be a few folks remaining who aren’t tuned into all the apple nacho hoopla.
If you’ve never tried them, give ‘em a whirl! They are ridiculously easy and taste much more awesome than they sound. Plus, my kids LOVE them as a midday snack. And did I mention how silly easy these are to toss together? Almost as easy as raw ballz. ;)
Obviously this isn’t a recipe–use your imagination and your fave toppings to make THE perfect apple nachos!
I used (to feed 1 1/2 kids and 2 adults):
- 3 crispy and slightly tart apples (we ♥ honeycrisp! yum…)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp creamy natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup pecans
- 1/4 cup flaked unsweetened coconut
- 1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips
For these, I sliced up some apples thin enough so it would be easy to eat the slice in one or two bites. I also lightly spritzed the apples with lemon juice to keep them from browning too fast.
Then I melted some peanut butter–until it was super runny–and drizzled it all over the apples. Next, I topped the apples and peanut butter with unsweetened flaked coconut, sliced almonds, a few pecans and, of course, chocolate chips. And finally, I drizzled a little more peanut butter onto the plate. Ya know, for good measure.
Couldn’t get much easier! Be sure to eat these with your hands, just like real nachos. :)
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I’ve been wanting to try apple nachos for months – I’ve got a bag of honeycrisp apples in my kitchen and cannot think of a better way to use a few!
do it, Ashlae! You won’t regret it. Promise.
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Oh my goodness. That looks amazing!
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Apparently I have been under a rock b/c this is the first I’m hearing of apple nachos. Great idea and beautiful photo!
hooray! this post did, in fact, do what I had hoped. :) welcome to the hoopla, Emily. :)
I thought I was up on all the blog trends but apparently not! Love this idea :)
Yeah, I guess I’m also part of the “living in a cave” group. Good thing you’re around to make me see the light.
Brilliant take on nachos!! Dessert AND nachos, I meannnnn…. do you deliver??? LOVE.
OMG! These look fantastic! I even have Honey Crisps already!
Wow, what a rad idea! I’d never heard of apple nachos before but now I’m definitely going to have to make them.
Brilliant idea, I’ve never seen this before!
I will so be making these. They are gorgeous!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen apple nachos but now I want to try them!
Awesome idea! I will make this for our Halloween party.
Wowo, these look fantastic!
I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF APPLE NACHOS!!
whoa.
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I’ve never heard of apple nachos. Where have I been? Glad you’ve tuned me into it, though!! :)
oh my GOD. I haven’t heard of these before, and this picture is giving me total yumitude freak outs. Amazement!
I have NEVER heard of apple nachos! What a wonderful idea. I’m making them with pears. LOL
Perfect – you just planned my birthday dessert. Thank you Allyson. xoxo
These look great. How great are apples with pb? I just posted two apple-pb ideas yesterday too!
Wow! These look delicious. Thanks for posting as I am one of those folks that has never heard of apple nachos!
Mmm tasty!
Where have I been?! I have never heard of apple nachos. I am all over this…I am so making this with my girls after school tomorrow!
Ooh, yes please!
Fabulous!
Yum! I can’t wait to make this for my kids this afternoon! Looks so fun & easy… and delicious too! Thanks for the idea!
Seriously? This sounds awesome! This makes me want to eat nachos every night! YUM!!!
i feel like i’ve been living in a deep dark cave under a huuuuuuge rock – why have i not heard of apple nachos?!?! the farmer’s market has apples left ‘n right – totally picking up a few this weekend and sitting down to my own plate ‘o apple nachos. zing!
These look ridiculously good!! So fun and easy, too =)
Whoa! Yum.
Oh, my…my daughter will love coming home from school to these!!!
These look delicious! What a great idea. You can NEVER go wrong with peanut butter and apples. The fact that you added additional delicousness to these, makes my mouth water even more!
This is completely new to me and totally genius!
What an awesome, kid friendly idea! I must have been living under a rock – this is the first time I’ve heard of them!
i have not even heard of these! i live under a rock. will have to try them.
This photo is AMAZING and I think I have been missing the boat on these – it is like a super easy way to eat a caramel apple with all the perfect flavors that you want. Can’t wait to snack with friends this weekend on this
this looks SO delicious, I just stumbled upon your blog and love it, can’t wait to try all your recipes!
Teehee, I was feeling silly for not having heard of apple nachos, but reading the comments it seems that the majority of us haven’t! Fantastic idea!! I’m imagining a caramel made of soy sweetened condensed milk too :D
Ahh, that looks so yummy, I love apples with peanut butter… Mmm
Made these today and what a treat! Used what I had on hand and just loved them! Kids would’ve too, if I had shared. ;-)
I’m not really big on nachos (even the vegan kind), but these? I can get down with these!
Well, apparently I live under a rock because I had never heard of apple nachos until reading this post. What a fun family snack.
Never heard of apple nachos, but what a brilliant idea – the platter looks so fresh and tasty – it’s one of those ideas that seems so obvious once you see it, but I doubt I would ever have thought of it:)
Wow, how is it I’ve never heard of this? I love all these ingredients! This would make a great dessert platter to take to a potluck.
Tried this for one of the football game snacks. WOW!! everyone loved it!!
I found you/these on Pinterest, and I’ll be a loyal follower from now on. How have I missed these?! Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing me out of the dark. YUM!
Thank you Jessica!
This looks really great, and can probably work it into my diet macros awesome, but I gotta ask, where did you find 1/2 of a kid? ;D
Thanks you for the recipe!
Holy dessert nachos, batman! I’d take those over deep fried cinnamon sugar tortilla chips any day. They look fantastic.
mmmm yummy healthy snack :)
Wow great idea; and apples are certainly healthier than tortilla chips!
That is so cool and inventive. I found your post on Stumble and I love it…..my kids would go crazy over this.