Looking for the ultimate healthy snack?  These Peanut Butter Apple Rings with Chocolate Chips are a kid-friendly, healthy after-school snack that’s also budget-friendly.  Crisp apple slices, creamy peanut butter, chocolate chips, and coconut shreds are a fun and healthy way to make a kids’ snack.

A fun kid’s snack that’s super healthy

Are you looking for a healthy snack for after school for the kids?  Or if you’re like us, the kids are home from school (2020 is a crazy one!)  but nevertheless the kids need snacks regardless of where they’re doing their actual school work.  Offering a healthy, yet delicious snack to your kiddos is a must.  And is there anything better than crisp apples, creamy peanut butter, and sweet chocolate chips?

How are these apple rings different from simply serving apple slices and peanut butter?

Because they’re fun!  Cutting the apples into rings and spreading the creamy peanut butter and sprinkling chocolate chips and coconut shreds on top make for a fun and creative way to make a snack for the kids.  When it comes to serving healthy snacks (or meals) to picky eating children, getting creative in the way you present the food is the secret to getting kids to eat healthily.

Talk about getting creative, changing the name of their snack makes it 100 times better

That’s right, changing the name of their snack (or meal…check out my Spinach Muffins that we call ‘Hulk Muffins’) is a sure way to grab their attention and get them to eat it.  These Peanut Butter Apple Rings with Chocolate Chips are also known as apple ring donuts, apple cookies with peanut butter, peanut butter apple donuts, no-bake apple donuts with chocolate chips.  You can get very creative with what you name these apple rings and the kids are going to jump for it!

A healthy and budget-friendly snack

These Peanut Butter Apple Rings with Chocolate Chips are a healthy snack (for adults too!) and they’re a budget-friendly kid’s snack.  When life gets busy it’s easy for us to reach for store-bought snacks.  I’m not dissing store-bought snacks, I’ve bought my fair share of snacks and bars for my family!  But when I can, I make healthy snacks with fresh fruit for my kids.

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Ingredients:

Apples – we love pink lady apples but use your favorite variety

Peanut butter – we love this peanut butter but use what you have.  Be sure to read the ingredient list for added sugars and oils! If you have a peanut allergy, feel free to use sunflowers seed butter, almond butter, or any butter that best fits your needs. 

Chocolate chips – Enjoy Life has the best tasting dairy-free chocolate chips in my opinion

Chopped peanuts – finely chopped peanuts like this one add a fun crunch to this snack

Unsweetened coconut shreds – this one is the one we use

How to put these apple ring donuts together

Wash and dry the apples.  Slice the apples into rings about ½”-¾” thick.  Cut the core out of each slice.  

Spread one side of the apple rings with peanut butter.  Sprinkle with chocolate chips, finely chopped peanuts, and unsweetened coconut shreds.  Serve.

Best served right after making.

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