Healthy Baked Apple Slices with Caramel
These healthy baked apple slices with caramel are the perfect fall and winter dessert. Refined sugar free these apples still taste amazing and are paleo and vegan.
Servings: 8
Calories: 284kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Baked Apples Ingredients
- 6-7 sweet apples, chopped (such as gala, honey crisp, ambrosia, pink lady etc)
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 4 tablespoon melted coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon organic vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Caramel Sauce Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups dates
- 1 1/2 cups full fat coconut milk
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
- pinch sea salt
Instructions
Baked Apples Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- Chop the apples and place them in a 3 quart casserole dish.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir well to coat all the apples.
- Cover the casserole dish and place the dish in the oven.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes.
- While the apples are baking make the caramel sauce.
Caramel Sauce Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to your Vitamix or other high speed blender and blend them until you have a smooth sauce.
Final Assembly
- Drizzle the caramel sauce over the warm baked apples. Then enjoy!
Notes
- If you want the apples to be sweeter feel free to add more coconut sugar.
- If you tolerate dairy feel free to use butter or ghee instead of coconut oil.
- Feel free to peel the apples if you prefer them without the skin. I recommend peeling them before slicing them.
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
Nutrition
Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 290mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 2mg