candy apples at daycare

[Live Love Laugh]

Another challenge : My sons daycare sent me a note home and the children are making candy apples this week - How can I be creative and make a HEALTHY one ? any ideas ( agave and hemp seeds ;) )

[rawbeliever]

Hi, LLL,

This link leads to a caramel sauce...It would be good to dip apple slices in, but I'm not sure about caramel apples. :)

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19644&highlight=caramel

[Live Love Laugh]

rawbeliever thanks for the link , that is one we can try at home for sure as it looks yummy.. But the daycare has a NO NUT policy , and that caramel sauce has coconut butter and almonds in it ... makes things difficult

[Rawkinlocs]

Check this out!
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6699&highlight=caramel+apples

The picture looks AWESOME!

Here is RawPriestess' recipe (which Truthseeker dehydrated into rounds in the above-mentioned thread):

1 cup dates (pitted and unsoaked)
1/4 cup almond milk
1 dash sea salt
1 tsp vanilla extract, or 1 inch vanilla bean scraped
1 T raw honey

Mix all ingreients in a food processor until smooth and well blended.

I'm sure you can sub the almond milk with water (I've done this...the nut milk just makes it creamier) and agave for the raw honey if you don't like using honey.

[Live Love Laugh]

Rawkinlocs ... OMG that caramel apple pic looks so yummy !! I am going to have to try that . All those daycare kiddies will want caramel and Not candy apples ... lol Thanks so much for the recipe !!

[maryonherway]

I made this the other day to top a cheesecake and it was so easy and soooooo good! I did have to add quite a bit more almond milk, but it was really delicious! Thanks RP for all the nice stuff you do for us (sharing, entertaining, etc.) It's much appreciated!

[Queen Shelley]

YUM-O! I've picked several varieties of apples and LOVELOVELOVE cutting up a couple and dipping the slices into RP's carmel sauce...now to try the other recipe too. Your kids will love it too. No child really finishes a SAD carmel apple, they're really too big, not to mention sad sad sad. :D

[Conscious Midwife]

An apple covered in agave or honey then rolled in a variety of crushed notes cacao nibs cocoa nut etc... sounds awesoem to me.

[River Mom]

When I tried the link for the carmel apples it did not come up,
does anyone have the recipe?
I'd love to make them.
rm