{"id":350,"date":"2011-03-05T17:38:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T17:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=350"},"modified":"2012-08-22T13:17:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T19:17:00","slug":"caramel-apple-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=350","title":{"rendered":"Caramel Apple Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Apple<\/p>\n

I have my own built-in philosophy which says that \u2018healthy food should be yummy\u2019. Meet the Caramel Apple Dip. Enough of the posts about detox and cleansing, let\u2019s get to the tasty stuff. Actually, this is a very guilt free snack, even though it tastes sorta sinful.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve made this dip for years and it will always be a classic in my kitchen. It\u2019s not just delicious; it\u2019s actually good for you. I found a recipe similar to this on a raw forum website years ago, and tweaked and adapted it until it was what I wanted. Because of the tahini paste, this recipe is chock full of calcium, which is something I don\u2019t get enough of. It also gives you some of your healthy fats for the day. This is the perfect after school snack for kids (and grownups!). Makes about 2 cups.<\/p>\n

Caramel Apple Dip<\/h2>\n
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  1. \u00be cup pure tahini paste*<\/li>\n
  2. \u00bd cup pure maple syrup<\/li>\n
  3. 1 tsp pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n
  4. 1 tbsp almond butter<\/li>\n
  5. 8-12 Medjool dates** (this all depends on how sweet you want it)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    * You want the kind that just has sesame seeds as its only ingredient<\/p>\n

    ** If your dates have gotten a little hard, just let them sit in a bowl of water for 10 minutes or so until they\u2019ve softened<\/p>\n

    \"Apple<\/p>\n

    Directions: <\/strong>Process all the ingredients in your food processor (don\u2019t forget to take the pits out of the dates) and whirl it around a while until it looks like this\u2026<\/p>\n

    \"Dip<\/p>\n

    If it\u2019s still not sweet enough just add more maple syrup or dates. If it\u2019s the desired taste, but still too thick, just thin it out with water or almond milk.<\/p>\n

    Nutritional Info (per tablespoon):<\/span><\/strong> Cals: 61, Fat: 3.5g, Carbs: 7.5 g, Sugar:\u00a0 5.5 g, Protein: 1g<\/p>\n

    Spoon it out into a bowl and enjoy\u2026it\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n

    \"Apple<\/p>\n

    \"Apple<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I have my own built-in philosophy which says that \u2018healthy food should be yummy\u2019. Meet the Caramel Apple Dip. Enough of the posts about detox and cleansing, let\u2019s get to the tasty stuff. Actually, this is a very guilt free snack, even though<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,43,225,1066,8,57,4],"tags":[72,73,354,1198,1194,1199,1197,1200,1201,1196,1195,1202],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=350"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350\/revisions\/358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}