Healthy Cookie Dough Apple “Donut” Snacks

Healthy Cookie Dough Apple “Donut” Snacks

Ingredients

•     ½ cup raw cashews
•     1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
•     ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
•     Pinch salt
•     1 package Hail Merry Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Macaroons, refrigerated or frozen
•     2 medium organic apples

Instructions

    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.
    Finely dice the macaroons (they are easy to cut when chilled).
    Core the apples and slice horizontally into ¼- to ½-inch thick rounds.**
    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).
    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.