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Recently I was flipping through cookbooks and I spotted a recipe for “dessert nachos” — where you thinly slice up an apple as the chips, then add caramel as the sauce and sprinkle on toppings.

That got me to thinking about trying it with the healthy vegan caramel sauce from the recipe for Banana Claw ice cream.

I tried making some, and my middle son and I liked it so much that I have been making it again every morning lately. It is a little addictive.

The best part is that it is so healthy that you can eat it for breakfast.

YUM!

I thought about saving this recipe to post in the autumn, since apples are not in season right now. But it is too good to wait.

For recipes that are in season now, I long all year for Chocolate Chip Fresh Cherry Bread. There’s also Zucchini Brownies. Also, Fresh Fruit Pie With Chocolate Brownie Crust is in season now and totally awesome!!! Yum!!!!!

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Dessert Nachos - healthy, vegan, gluten-free, and awesomely yummy!

Great as a dessert -- and healthy enough to be breakfast! Thinly slice up an apple as the chips, then add healthy vegan caramel as the sauce and sprinkle on toppings. YUM!!!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Total Time5 minutes mins

Course: Dessert or Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4 small servings or 2 medium ones

Author: Valerie Mates

Ingredients

• 1 apple
• 5-6 dates with no pits or hard bits of stem
• 2 1/4 teaspoons almond butter for a nut-free version, try sunflower seed butter or soybutter instead
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3/8 teaspoon salt optional but really good!
• Toppings such as 2 tablespoons chocolate chips coconut bits, pomegranate seeds, etc.

Instructions

• In the smallest jar of a reliable blender, using a nut-butter blade if you have one, put the dates, almond butter, oil, water, and salt. Blend until very smooth. If the mixture isn't getting smooth easily, add a couple of teaspoons of water and blend again.
• Slice the apple into many thin slices.
• Divide the apple among four plates (for small servings) or two plates (for bigger servings). Add the caramel sauce on top, then sprinkle on the toppings.