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Time to Prepare: 10min. Servings: 2
This is one of our family’s favourite snacks. My teenage son ate them almost every day after school (A full Naan!). For those with a smaller appetite, a half Naan is very satisfying. It’s a lower sugar alternative to the great Canadian Beaver Tail. Start with a whole wheat or high fibre Naan bread to make this snack particularly filling. (See Presidents Choice High Fibre Naan Bread below). You can also make up your own variation using lemon juice, butter, cinnamon and sugar or go decadent and coat with Nutella and peanut butter. I like this mix which gives the crunch and juiciness of fall apples contrasted with the melted peanut butter and a touch of dark chocolate.
Ingredients
Whole Wheat Naan Bread (Also works with a whole grain Tortilla )
2 Tbs Crunchy or Smooth Peanut Butter
1 apple cored and thinly sliced. (Any type: Gala, Granny smith and Honeycrisp are nice!)
1 Tbs chocolate chips (dark chocolate or semi sweet)
Directions
Cut Naan Bread in half and toast lightly in the toaster
Spread peanut butter onto warm Naan and sprinkle chocolate chips on top of peanut butter while the Naan is still warm so they both have time to soften and melt.
Arrange sliced apple onto peanut butter.
Enjoy with a glass of your favourite dairy or non-dairy beverage!
Our favourite brand of High Fibre Naan Bread. It has twice* the fibre and protein of usual flatbread. *10g of fibre and 10g of protein per flatbread.
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