Healthy Apple Snacks with Granola

These Healthy Apple Snacks with Granola are known as Apple Granola Topped Goodness at our house. They’re the best way to satisfy a sweet tooth while using healthy, delicious ingredients.

Sometimes you need a super quick, easy, inexpensive snack or dessert, and this one does the trick… all for just a couple of bucks! They can be made with no added sugar, a variety of toppings, and prepped in 10 minutes or less. Try this easy-to-whip-up snack along with our top 26 Amazing Vegan Apple Recipes this apple season!

Why You’ll Love These Apple Snacks

• Ready to eat in 10 minutes. All you have to do is cut the sweet apples into thick slices then dip in desired toppings.
• Kid-friendly. If your kids like apples, they will love these vegan chocolate and granola apples. They can even help dip the apples and add their own simple toppings! 
• Simple ingredients. This fun snack can be made with just 3 ingredients you likely already have on hand. 
• Perfect for apple season. If you’ve already made Vegan Apple Pie, Apple Cranberry Crisp, and Vegan Apple Crumble, it’s time to make this easy apple snack. 
• No-bake snack. No oven or appliance of any kind is needed. All you need is a sharp knife to slice the apples and a few bowls for dipping.

The Ingredients

This perfect healthy snack only requires 3 ingredients: 

• Apples: Any fresh apples of choice will work. Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala apples, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady and Fuji apples are great choices. 
• Dairy-free chocolate: Use your favorite dairy-free chocolate. Vegan chocolate chips or chocolate chunks will melt the fastest.
• Granola: We love these apple snacks topped with store-bought or homemade granola. If you’re interested in making your own, check out our Easy Peanut Butter Granola.

Topping Ideas

Don’t be afraid to switch it up from the granola. Here are a few simple and fun toppings to add to the apple slices: 

• Nut butter: Swap out the plant-based chocolate for a creamy nut butter like almond butter, hazelnut butter, peanut butter, or sunflower seed butter if nut-free.
• Crushed nuts or seeds
• Hemp seeds
• Coconut flakes: Desiccated coconut or smaller coconut flakes will stick on best.
• Vegan caramel sauce
• Dried fruit 
• Dairy-free sprinkles or vegan chocolate chips 
• Cinnamon
• Pumpkin pie spice

How to Make Apple Snacks with Granola

• 1) Slice the apples into spears or any desired shape.

• 2) Melt the vegan chocolate chips in the microwave in 45-second increments, stirring in between. Be careful not to burn the plant-based chocolate – it’s easy to do! 

• 3) Dip the apple spears into the hot vegan chocolate, then immediately dip them in granola of choice.

• 4) Serve immediately or place the apple snacks in the fridge and chill until the vegan chocolate is hardened again.

Recipe FAQs

Top Tips

• Use cold apples. ​They make the best refreshing snack! 
• Get the kids involved. Kids love snacking and this is a perfect example of a quick, healthy, and filling snack for little munchers. They can easily participate while preparing it – a great way to make memories! 
• Use plain granola. ​A granola that doesn’t have a lot of “extras” like nuts, fruit, seeds, etc. will stick better to the vegan chocolate.

Can I make these easy apple snacks ahead of time?

You can, but they are best enjoyed fresh. Apples oxidize quickly once cut and exposed to air and will not keep well for more than a day in the fridge. For the best results, make the amount of apple snacks you want to snack on at the moment, and prep snacks that keep better like Hummus, Rosemary Crackers, Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls, and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds for meal prepped snacks instead.

More Apple Snack Recipes

• Baked Apple Chips
• Apple Cinnamon Bread
• Apple Crescent Rolls
• Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
• Stuffed Baked Apples

Photos by Alfonso Revilla