Why You Should Eat More Apples & Recipes to Take Them to the Next Level
You know what they say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” and it really is true! There are so many health benefits to keeping apples on a regular rotation in your diet. In the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, we love WHOLE FOOD nutrition and apples are a great nutrient-loaded whole food!
I’m sharing some of the benefits of eating them along with several easy recipes to help you level up your apple game. Regularly adding apples to a meal or snack is one of the easiest ways to give your health a little boost! These recipes would also be fun to write on a notecard and deliver to a teacher, neighbor, or friend with an apple or a whole bag of apples.
Eating apples can help with…
Disease prevention
Lowering cholesterol
Improving and protecting HEART health
Managing your blood pressure
Boosting your immune system
Regenerating your liver
Digestion
Quick & Yummy Apple Recipes
Apple “Tostadas”
Top thinly sliced apples (we like Honeycrisp) with …
Nut butter, Enjoy Life dark chocolate chips, and unsweetened coconut
Nut butter and granola
Nut butter, caramel sauce, and dark chocolate sauce
Crumbled energy bites (You can find this recipe in Let’s Eat!)
Granny Smith apples thinly sliced, topped with caramel sauce and chopped peanuts are so good too!
The options are endless!
Air Fryer Apples
Ingredients:
4 to 6 apples (Honeycrisp are my favorite) peeled, cored, and chopped into bite-sized pieces
¼ to ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Nonstick cooking spray
Spray the fryer basket with cooking spray. Place the chopped apples in the basket and sprinkle them with the cinnamon; toss to coat. Cook at 400°F for 12-14 minutes or until edges begin to brown, pulling the basket out and tossing/stirring the apples every 5 minutes or so. This will help them brown evenly. If you aren't eating them right away, place them in an airtight container. This will help them keep their moisture. ENJOY them with dairy-free whipped “cream,” a drizzle of honey or as is!
Cinnamon Apple Chips
This recipe is from my second cookbook - Let’s Eat MORE
Ingredients:
2–3 Honeycrisp apples, thinly sliced on a mandolin
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 200°F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Place thinly sliced apples in a single layer on each baking sheet. Do not overlap apple slices. Sprinkle apples lightly with cinnamon. Bake for 1 hour. Remove baking sheets from the oven. Place the baking sheet that was on the bottom shelf on the top shelf and vice versa. Bake for another 1 to 1 1⁄2 hours until an apple slice is crisp. To test, remove one slice from the oven and let sit at room temperature for 3 minutes. Once you are satisfied with crispiness, turn off the oven and leave apples in the oven for an additional hour to crisp up.
I’d LOVE to know what kind of apples you like (and how you prepare them!). Share with me here in the comments, or tag me in a post on Instagram.
