• 1/2 cup chopped apples , sautéed in a pan over medium heat in 1 teaspoon coconut oil, 1 teaspoon maple syrup and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, until slightly softened
• 1 cup dairy-free thick Greek-style yogurt , We like Culina's Plain & Simple coconut cream based yogurt or Kite Hill Plant-based Greek-style yogurt for an almond milk based yogurt. You can sub with canned coconut cream or regular Greek yogurt if not dairy-free. 
• 1/3 cup drippy unsalted cashew butter OR sub any other nut butter or seed butter you like, be sure not to use near the bottom of the jar. For a caramel apple dip, you can use our Easy Caramel Sauce instead.
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
• 2-3 tbsps maple syrup , or sub any sticky liquid sweetener of choice. Use Lakanto Sugar-free maple syrup, liquid monk fruit or stevia for low carb or keto. May also sub with coconut nectar syrup, date syrup or Yacon Syrup for paleo.
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons of plant-based protein powder , We use NuZest Just Clean or Sprout Living Simple Sunflower Seed Protein which are our favorite plant-based protein powder  but you can use your favorite. We have not tested this with a Whey protein powder since we wanted to keep this dip recipe vegan but feel free to do so if it fits with your dietary preference or use your favorite Collagen powder.
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground allspice
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts + more for topping

Serving suggestions:

• Your favorite fruit , sliced apples, bananas or strawberries
• grain-free cookies , we like Simple Mills Grain-Free Honey Cinnamon Sweet Thins, Simple Mills Crunchy Cinnamon Cookies or Hu's Kitchen Grain-Free Snickerdoodles to keep this recipe grain-free, vegan and paleo-friendly. For a low carb / keto version, use High Key Snickerdoodles  or my keto shortbread cookie recipe. 
• grain-free crackers , we like Simple Mills Crackers or Hu's Kitchen Grain-Free Crackers. You can also use regular or gluten-free graham crackers if not paleo. 
• grain-free pretzels , we like Fitjoy or Quinn.