Caramel Apple Protein Slices

Ingredients

• 2 crisp red apples (Honeycrisp works great)
• 8 Medjool dates, pitted and soaked 10 min in hot water
• 32 g (2 tbsp) peanut butter
• 45 g (1½ scoops) vanilla whey protein
• Pinch of salt + 3–4 tbsp hot water
• 50 g dark chocolate, melted
• 30 g (¼ cup) chopped roasted peanuts
• Flaky salt

Steps

1. Slice the apples crosswise into 1.5 cm rounds and punch out the cores with a small round cutter.
2. Blend the dates, peanut butter, whey, salt and hot water until thick and glossy. That's your caramel.
3. Spread the caramel thickly over each apple ring.
4. Drizzle with melted dark chocolate.
5. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and flaky salt.
6. Chill for 15 minutes to set.