Cinnamon-Spiced Almond Butter Dip with sliced apples is my favorite snack right now. A tangy, crisp Fuji apple is ideal for dipping into this salted, lightly sweetened almond butter, spiced with cinnamon and generously topped with toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds). It’s awesome with the unrefined coconut sugar, but a drop stevia works just as well for a sugar-free alternative.

Of course, you can adjust any of the add-ins to your liking, but I highly recommend you don’t skip the salt. I had a hard time with almond butter when I first tried it because it tasted flat to me; salt made all the difference.

Below the Cinnamon-Spiced Almond Butter Dip Recipe, you’ll find 40+ Healthy Snack Recipes

Often it is the random things we grab for a snack (candy bars, donuts, granola bars, sugary yogurt) that wreck the good decisions we make at mealtime. Planning nutritious snacks for those morning and afternoon droops is key to healthy snacking.

Here’s just a few reasons snacks are important to a healthy diet and lifestyle:

Increase cognitive function for decision-making tasks
Increase energy and alertness
Avoid the vending machine temptations
Level blood sugar between meals
Curb hunger leading up to a meal to reduce portion sizes
Provide energy for a workout
Reduce caffeine consumption—try a snack instead of an afternoon latte
Avoid over-buying at the grocery store on our way home from work

Creamy, crunchy, salty, sweet—nearly snack perfection right there—healthy too, so it’s all good and no guilt!

Fuji apple with almond butter dip for a healthy snack.

Print Recipe

Cinnamon-Spiced Almond Butter Dip

A tangy, crisp Fuji apple is ideal for dipping into this salted, lightly sweetened almond butter, spiced with cinnamon and generously topped with toasted pepitas.

Prep Time20 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Snack Food

Cuisine: Healthy

Servings: 2

Author: Judy Purcell

Ingredients

2 tablespoons pepitas pumpkin seeds -- toasted
1/3 cup almond butter
2 teaspoons coconut palm sugar or honey
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
sea salt to taste
1 medium Fuji or honey crisp apple sliced

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Instructions

Toast pepitas in a dry skillet over med-high heat, stirring occasionally, until pepitas start to pop in the pan and are lightly browned. Remove from skillet and set aside.
In a small bowl, mix the coconut palm sugar and cinnamon into the almond butter until well blended. Taste and adjust as desired. Sprinkle with sea salt and top with toasted pepitas.

Notes

The coconut palm sugar gives the dip an added little crunch, honey will be more smooth, but works fine too. In my opinion, the salt is very important with almond butter and is a nice contrast to the sweet.

Nutrition

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Cashew Cookie Larabars by 52 Kitchen Adventures

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~ Crackers, Muffins & Munchies ~

Name: Cinnamon-Spiced Almond Butter Dip
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons pepitas (pumpkin seeds -- toasted); 1/3 cup almond butter; 2 teaspoons coconut palm sugar (or honey); 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; sea salt (to taste); 1 medium Fuji or honey crisp apple (sliced)

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Comments

Mandy - The Complete Book says
March 3, 2014 at 10:37 am
I would happily snack on this all day. Lovely.
🙂 Mandy xo
- Judy Purcell says
  March 4, 2014 at 10:05 am
  Thanks Mandy, me too!
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
February 25, 2014 at 5:19 pm
Now I’m looking forward to picking our apples and it is not even spring. 🙂
- Judy Purcell says
  March 4, 2014 at 10:05 am
  Oh yes, the apple blossoms that promise crisp, sweet apples to fill our hands … perfect.
sonia says
February 17, 2014 at 8:09 am
Hey, This post is looking so good and Amazing! A very well made post with beautiful pictures. I’ve bookmarked this special recipe of yours and would love to give it a shot soon. Thanks for sharing your well prepared and presented recipes. Shall look forward to your next post.
Have a wonderful week ahead. Take care.
Thanks & Regards, Sonia!!!
Raymund says
February 9, 2014 at 3:23 pm
This looks so delicious and healthy, I would love to try cantaloupes in this one
- Judy Purcell says
  February 10, 2014 at 7:31 am
  Oh, cantaloupe, now that is an interesting idea … gonna have to try that this summer when we can get one that is ripe. 🙂
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
February 9, 2014 at 12:56 pm
I love anything with cinnamon in it and I’d stand at the front of the line for this!
- Judy Purcell says
  February 10, 2014 at 7:30 am
  Me too, Maureen, I will sometimes choose cinnamon desserts over chocolate — and that is sayin something.
mjskit says
February 6, 2014 at 10:22 pm
I think we’re going to have this for lunch tomorrow! Just bought some organic pink lady apples and they would be perfect with your almond butter. Love the pepitas for some extra crunch!
- Judy Purcell says
  February 10, 2014 at 7:28 am
  Pink Lady apples are perfect for this snack, MJ, I love how crisp and tangy they are. Hope you like it. 🙂
Jed Gray (sportsglutton) says
February 6, 2014 at 3:10 pm
Tons of flavor, no guilt and a colorful presentation to boot! Sharing this one with Liz for sure.
Sorry about the Super Bowl and hope you guys are recovering well. 🙂
- Judy Purcell says
  February 10, 2014 at 7:12 am
  Hi Jed! Ugh, the Super Bowl … we are recovering fine, wasn’t terribly surprised by the loss though the lopsided score was hard to fathom. Hopefully, it will be a wake up call to focus on a more balanced team. Hope all is well with you and Liz ~ happy snacking. 🙂
[email protected] Riffs says
February 6, 2014 at 9:32 am
I love your dip! Perfect with apples. And such a great roundup of healthy snacks! I don’t plan my snacks carefully enough — too easy to pick something up at the supermarket, which usually tends to be a bad decision. Good post — thanks.
- Judy Purcell says
  February 10, 2014 at 7:09 am
  Hi John, I’m with you, without a plan I don’t usually make the better choice.
Lizzy (Good Things) says
February 5, 2014 at 11:02 pm
OMG, how absolutely delicious!
- Judy Purcell says
  February 10, 2014 at 7:07 am
  The only problem is keeping it “snack size”. 😉