Apple Charoset
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Apple charoset is a healthy side dish full of fruit and nuts that many people enjoy at a Passover Seder. This chunky version is popular with kids and adults.
Charoset is part of the traditional seder meal. It’s an easy no-bake recipe that brings sweetness to this special Passover meal.
There are different varieties of charoset, but it’s basically a salad of fruit and nuts. Some versions of charoset are in the form of a paste, but I like this chunkier apple charoset with a base of apples, medjool dates, and pistachio nuts.
Substitutions and Variations for Apple Charoset
- Nuts – You can use other nuts like walnuts or pecans in place of the pistachio nuts.
- Apples – Any variety of apples can be used here. Golden delicious apples, fuji apples, and granny smith apples all work well.
- Dates – Medjool dates are delicious in this recipe, but you can substitute raisins if you don’t have dates.
- Spices – You can adjust the amount of cinnamon and ginger to suit your tastes. Nutmeg and allspice are other delicious flavor options.
Try this delicious apple charoset recipe as part of the Passover Seder, or enjoy it any time of year for a healthy, sweet side dish full of delicious flavor.
These apple pie Larabars are a similar recipe with a different texture in snack bar form.
Apple Charoset
Recommended Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 chopped apples
- 1/2 cup chopped dates
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachios
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/4 cup grape juice
Instructions
- Chop the apples, dates, and nuts very finely, and place them in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, stir together the grape juice, honey, cinnamon, and ginger. Pour this over the fruit and nut mixture.
- Stir all the ingredients together in a bowl and refrigerate. Serve at room temperature.
Approximate Nutrition Info
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I just got the recipe from Delicious lunches, made it and loved it! I would love to put it in my lunchbox, but how do you prevent the apples from turning brown? I don’t think lemon is a good option here. Thank you!
Put just a little bit of lemon juice in some water, and sprinkle it on the apples. It shouldn’t affect the flavor. Good luck!
This sounds fabulous and I want to try it. I’ve got all the ingredients except the pistachio’s and grape juice…I have some apple juice…could I sub that with good results?
You can definitely substitute apple juice. You could even use lemon juice or wine vinegar instead for a different flavor. Other nuts can be used too – walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, etc. Let me know how you like it!
Nice! Thanks!