Perfect Apple Cookies Snack

Perfect Apple Cookies Snack

Apple as one of the most favourite fruits in US is always perfect as a snack. It is healthy and based on Chinesse medicine this fruit can strengthen the heart, quench thirst, lubricate the lungs, decrease mucous and increase body fluids. Besde that apple are high of antioxidants and much vitamin and viber too. Well, how if we make this more interesting?

Yup, with adding some extra thingi this fruit would be the perfect snack. And here we go:

INGREDIENTS

• 1 apple
• ¼ cup peanut butter
• ¼ cup almonds, sliced
• ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
• ¼ cup shredded coconut
• ¼ cup chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Slice apple into thing rings and remove core.
2. Spread peanut butter over one side of ring. Top with almonds, walnuts, coconut, and chocolate chips.

Don’t they look delicious and nutritious too! Much of apples’ antioxidant power is contained in the peel, and while you should eat apples with skin to get the nutrients, it is very important to choose organic apples. According to The Environmental Working Group apples have been found to be the most heavily pesticide-contaminated produce. The most common pesticides found on apples are Permethrin and DDT. Ummmmm no thanks! In addition to pesticide residue, non organic apples are often waxed which is not digestible. If you do purchase conventional apples, soaking them in a solution of 10 percent vinegar to 90 percent water for 15-20 minutes, prior to storing and eating, may help to remove some of the pesticides and bacteria.

Choose crisp ripe apples to make this treat. When you’re buying apples, be sure to choose apples with shiny, not dull, skin. Dull apples will not be crisp. Also choose firm apples, free from bruises and punctures. Then, when you get your apples home, store them in the fridge to maintain crispness.

Don’t these apple cookies look amazing! They are very simple to make as well. Unless you have perfect knife skills, you’ll probably prefer to use a mandolin to cut your apple into perfect slices.

If I were serving apple cookies to guests, I would dip the apple slices in lemon juice, or other citrus juice, to prevent browning before slathering on the nut butter.

Although the recipe calls for peanut butter, you could easily use almond butter or other nut butter instead. Macadamia nut butter would be divine! If you have nut allergies you could easily substitute raw sunflower seed butter, tahini or even pumpkin seed butter instead.

Find out more about this recipe HERE

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