Vegan Caramel Apples – Incredibly delicious. Unbelievably nutritious.

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Go to any grocery store, especially at this time of year and you will find “do-it-yourself” caramel apple kits and little dipping containers with caramel.  While caramel is one of the most universally cherished sweet flavors, if you read the contents, the first ingredient will invariably be “High Fructose Corn Syrup,” soon to be given a new, somewhat misleading name and makeover – “Corn Sugar”, compliments of that very lucrative industry.  Other commercial caramel ingredients include hydrogenated oils, milk solids and artificial flavorings.

An Apple a Day Really Does Keep the Doctor Away!

Optional:  crushed pecan pieces, walnuts, peanuts or slivered almonds

Pit dates and cut into smaller pieces.  Place in blender with 1/3 cup of almond milk, coconut oil, salt and Lucuma powder.  Blend until smooth, using spatula to scrape down sides until you have caramel consistency.   Add more almond milk if needed.  Pour into shallow bowl.   Insert skewer or stick in center of apple and either roll in caramel or layer on with butter knife to smooth.  Dip in pecan pieces.  You can also slice apple and dip one half in caramel and in pecan or almonds slivers.  To make mini-balls, peel the apple and use a melon baller

*You can buy ready-made almond milk at the health food store, but it is super easy and economical to make your own – a fun task to do with the kids.  See my video lesson. https://www.naturalwellnessacademy.org/video-lessons/ We also have 100% natural nut milk bags. https://www.naturalwellnessacademy.org/nut-milk-bags/

**Lucuma is a superfood powder that is made from a small South American fruit.  Many health food stores now have raw foods sections and may have it packaged.  It has a lovely, yet subtle caramel taste and offers a lot of nutrients.  I have also used Maca, a malty-flavored superpowder that might be easier to find as it has hit the mainstream as of a few years ago.  Online raw food stores and ebay and Amazon.com are also good sources for Lucuma and other high nutrient superfoods.

You can replace with a few drops of Butterscotch flavoring, but there is a small amount of dairy in that extract and not completely vegan.

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