These Dubai-style Apple Nachos are made with crisp apple slices, pistachio butter, chocolate tahini, and crunchy granola in only 5 minutes! You'll just love this quick, sweet-and-crunchy snack inspired by the flavors of Dubai chocolate.
As a dietitian, I've enjoyed apples with peanut butter for years. And while I still love classic apple nachos, sometimes it's fun to put a new twist on a classic recipe.
This recipe started with a conversation at a farmers market about pistachio butter from Nutty Novelties (not sponsored). I wasn't sure about the idea at first, but then I thought of how much I love chocolate tahini, also known as chocolate sesame spread.
The combination reminded me of Dubai chocolate, with its pistachio-tahini filling and crispy Kataifi pastry. My version uses granola for crunch, making these apple nachos an easy way to enjoy the favorite flavors of Dubai chocolate any day of the week.
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Why You'll Love Apple Nachos
- Easy to Make No cooking, no baking! Just slice the apples, thin out the pistachio butter and chocolate tahini, then add granola.
- Healthy Snack Lots of fiber and phytonutrients in this recipe!
- Kid-Approved Who doesn't love a refreshingly crunchy snack that's equally as salty as it is sweet?!
How to Keep Apples From Browning?
Best Tip: Use Cortland apples! I recently learned from an apple farmer that Cortland apples don't brown. I had no idea. So, if you care about apples browning and can find Cortland apples, use them.
Next Best Tip: If you slice the apples within a few hours of serving, toss them in a small amount of lemon juice, just enough to lightly coat them.
Ingredient Notes
- Apples Use any apple you enjoy eating. If you care about apples browning, use Cortland apples.
- Nut Butter Use peanut butter for classic or pistachio butter for Dubai style.
- Chocolate Sesame Spread Also referred to as chocolate tahini. Use this for Dubai style apple nachos
- Honey For classic apple nachos.
- Granola Use any kind of granola, homemade or storebought. I used my low-sugar granola recipe in the pictures shown above Chocolate granola will add extra chocolate flavor to the Dubai style apple nachos.
How to Make Apple Nachos
- Layer slices of freshly cut apples.
- Thin out the nut butter and chocolate tahini (if using)
- Drizzle nut butter and honey (for classic) or chocolate tahini (for Dubai style) over the apple slices.
- Top with granola. Serve and enjoy!
Dietitian Tip
Serving a familiar food, such as apples, with a new food, such as pistachio butter, is a great way to introduce new foods to your family as well as add nutrient diversity to snacks.
Favorite Toppings for Apple Nachos
- Mini chocolate chips A little extra chocolate will enhance the 'Dubai' flavors even more.
- Chopped pistachios Enhances the 'Dubai' flavor even more.
- Coconut flakes For a little taste of the tropics & even more texture.
- Pumpkin seeds Adds a nice crunch (along with fiber and magnesium, haha!)
- Sunflower seeds Adds a nice crunch and nutty flavor.
📖 Recipe
Apple Nachos (Dubai-Style)
Equipment
- 1 Sharp knife for slicing the apples
- 1 Apple corer and slicer This apple corer and slicer linked slices apples into 12 slices.
Ingredients
- 1 large apple or 2 small, bagged apples. washed, skin on.
- 2 tablespoon Pistachio Butter
- 2 tablespoon chocolate sesame spread also known as chocolate tahini
- ¼ cup warm water divided
- ¼ cup granola Nutrition info references my low-sugar granola recipe.
Instructions
- Remove the core, then cut into thin slices.1 large apple
- Arrange apple slices closer together, in a single layer, on a white plate or serving tray.
- Thin out the chocolate tahini by mixing it with about 1 tablespoon of warm water. Stir until all water has been incorporated.2 tbsp chocolate sesame spread, ¼ cup warm water
- Thin out the pistachio butter by mixing it with about 2 tablespoons of warm water. Stir until all water has been incorporated.2 tbsp Pistachio Butter
- Drizzle thinned out chocolate tahini and pistachio butter over the apple slices.
- Sprinkle with granola. Serve and enjoy right away!
Notes
- If your apple corer cuts apples into 8 slices, use a sharp knife to cut each slice in half or thirds to get smaller slices.
- If the chocolate sesame spread or pistachio butter are not thin enough to drizzle, stir in a little more of the warm water.
- Use any kind of apple that you enjoy eating.
- Cortland apples are less likely to brown.
- For more of a chocolatey flavor, use chocolate granola or a sprinkle of mini chocolate chips.
- Get creative with your toppings for apple nachos: use almond butter or peanut butter instead of pistachio butter, vary the flavor of granola, add coconut flakes, chopped pistachios, pumpkin seeds, or sunflower seeds.
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