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These fun April Fools’ Day fries made from apples are sweet, not savory and kids love this nutritious fool food! Trick your family this April Fool’s Day with these sweet and delicious apple “french fries” served with strawberry preserve “ketchup” for dipping. It’s a tasty food prank the whole family will love!
I used Kiku apples for this fool fries recipe, not just because they are fun to say, but they are the perfect sweetness, nice and large for chopping, and hold up well when cooked. These guys look like apples on steroids. 😉
If you have trouble finding them at your local grocery store, you can always make a request with the store manager to carry them. Most store managers are great at honoring product requests.
You’d Never Know That These “French Fries” are made from Apples!
Using a crinkle cutter makes them look all the more deceiving.
Top with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar before baking in the oven.
These fries look like the real deal to me!
Do you have an epic food prank that you’d like to share for April Fools’ Day? Is so, tag me on social or leave a note in the comments. Sometimes it’s fun to play with our food!
Ingredients
- 4 apples peeled
- cinnamon
- sugar or Swerve sweetener
- Cooking spray I use the coconut oil spray
- *optional: strawberry preserves for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- Slice fries into strips with a crinkle cutter
- Toss with cinnamon and sugar or zero calorie Swerve
- Bake 8-12 minutes
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Laura says
I was actually going to try and make these for this theme but couldn’t find a crinkle cutter in time. This is just so cute, can’t wait to try it for us.
Amee Livingston says
Laura, I’ve had my cutter for years and can’t remember where I bought it. It definitely makes them look real! Thank you!
Tammi @Momma's Meals says
WOW I really thought these were French Fries at first. How creative and fun. I can’t wait to try them.
Liz says
Love these guilt free fries! Need to pick up a crinkle cutter and give these a try!!!
Amee Livingston says
Thank you Liz! They are fun and so easy!!
David+Crowley says
very clever!
Amee Livingston says
Thanks David!
Christie says
Where on earth did you get that crinkle cut thing? I wanted mine to look like that but just never could find one. LOVE your applies fries. They were addictive for my poutine.
Amee Livingston says
Christie, I honestly have no idea where I got it, I’ve had it so long! Check Amazon or a specialty kitchen store. Your “poutine” is fabulous! Loved that idea. 🙂
Sue Lau says
Love how the cinnamon makes the apples look baked. Clever!
Amee Livingston says
You do actually bake them, Sue, so they taste like apple pie without the crust! 🙂
Joy | The Joyful Foodie says
I was totally fooled! These are such a great snack idea. My girls love fries, so I’m definitely going to try these on them next snack time. I need to get my hands on a crinkle cutter to make them more believable. 🙂
Amee Livingston says
Thanks Joy!
Shaina says
Love it! They REALLY look like crinkle cut fries, you could definitely fool anyone with these!
Amee Livingston says
Thanks Shaina! I had fun tricking the kids with this one. 🙂
Valerie Cathell Clark says
I just have to keep going back and looking at your dish! This is really perfect for April Fools Amee! I love it!
Amee Livingston says
Thanks so much Valerie!
Hezzi-D says
These sound wonderful and look exactly like fries!
Amee Livingston says
Thanks Hezzi-D!
Sarah says
DUDE! What a fabulous idea
Amee Livingston says
They are fun to make! Thanks Sarah!
Cindys Recipes and Writings says
These fooled me! They look like fries!
Amee Livingston says
Thanks for stopping by Cindy!
Terri/Love and Confections says
Such a cute idea – and they really do look like fries!
Amee Livingston says
Thank you Terri! 🙂
Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook says
We love kiku apples! What a great fool idea, too.
Amee Livingston says
Thank you Lauren! Aren’t kiku’s delicious?!!