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    Vegan Apple Donuts Snack with Healthy Cookie Dough Topping

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    By Alisa Fleming on June 2, 2014 Alisa's Favorite Dairy-Free Recipes, Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dairy-Free Snack Recipes

    When Hail Merry asked me to create some grain-free and dairy-free recipes using their Cookie Dough Bites, I headed to the kitchen without hesitation. These amazingly soft coconut snacks (they even stay tender when frozen!) lend themselves to so many delicious ideas that my only problem was narrowing them down. But I eventually landed on this healthy snack recipe for vegan cookie dough apple “donuts.”

    Vegan Apple Donuts Snack with Healthy Cookie Dough Topping - also gluten-free, with nutritious sugar-free "icing"

    This fast, easy, and delicious sweet recipe includes a healthy, homemade, vanilla cashew butter that sets up like magic shell when briefly refrigerated. This helps to hold those yummy cookie dough bits in place!

    Vegan Apple Donuts Snack with Healthy Cookie Dough Topping - also gluten-free, with nutritious sugar-free "icing"I’m I submitted this healthy vegan apple donut snack with cookie dough topping to Gluten-Free Wednesdays.

    Special Diet Notes: Vegan Apple Donuts Snack

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, vegetarian, and raw.

    Healthy Vegan Apple Donuts Snack
     
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    Prep time
    15 mins
    Total time
    15 mins
     
    This delicious snack has a vanilla cashew butter "magic shell" to hold the toppings in place and act like a healthy, sugar-free icing. You can use another nut, like almonds, if preferred.
    Author: Alisa Fleming
    Recipe type: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Serves: 4 servings
    Ingredients
    • ½ cup raw cashews
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
    • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • Pinch salt
    • 8 raw macaroons (see Cookie Options below)
    • 2 medium organic apples
    Instructions
    1. Place the cashews in a spice grinder or food processor*, and process until finely ground and beginning to clump. Add the coconut oil, vanilla, and salt, and process again until smooth and creamy.
    2. Finely dice the macaroons (they are easy to cut when chilled).
    3. Core the apples and slice horizontally into ¼- to ½-inch thick rounds.**
    4. Spread the cashew butter onto one side of each apple round. Top with cookie dough macaroon bits (be generous!), gently pressing into the cashew butter (they should settle in nicely).
    5. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. The coconut oil will help the cashew butter set up for a rich glaze that holds tight to those cookie dough bits. Devour.
    Notes
    Cookie Options: I used Hail Merry Cookie Dough Bites. Other tasty store-bought options are Emmy's Macaroons or Enjoy Life Soft-Baked Cookies. For healthy homemade options, try my Raw Cookie Dough Bites or Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls. Both are vegan-friendly and gluten-free.

    *If using a medium to large food processor, you may want to double the batch of cashew butter. This would be 1 cup cashews, 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil, ½ teaspoon vanilla, and a dash of salt.

    **If you are concerned about browning, you can toss the apple rounds with citrus juice (lemon, pineapple, orange).
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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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    5 Comments

    1. Ricki on June 23, 2014 7:52 am

      Okay, so clearly I HAVE to try Hail Merry next time I’m in the States! I’ve heard nothing but good things, and these recipes all look phenomenal. 🙂

      Reply
    2. Dreena Burton on June 5, 2014 5:58 am

      I lost my invite to this Hail Merry treat party. 😉 Seriously, I am crazy about the Hail Merry tarts – have 4 or 5 sitting in my fridge right now (thank heavens hubby stocked up)!

      Your ideas of incorporating the macaroons into other desserts are marvellous! Our girls would love those apple Donuts. Great stuff, Alisa!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on June 5, 2014 7:14 pm

        The tarts are amazing aren’t they? Did you know they have new mini tarts?!! In the Meyer Lemon (wholly yum!) and Chocolate – http://www.godairyfree.org/product-reviews/hail-merry-miracle-tarts

        Reply
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    4. Sarah Hatfield on June 3, 2014 11:30 am

      I love their macaroons! What a great snack idea.

      Reply

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