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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!
April Fools' Day Fries Made From Apples!
Ingredients
- 4 apples peeled
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon more or less to taste
- granulated stevia can also use sugar
- 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
Nutrition
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Laura
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
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
WOW I really thought these were French Fries at first. How creative and fun. I can’t wait to try them.
Liz
Love these guilt free fries! Need to pick up a crinkle cutter and give these a try!!!
Amee Livingston
Thank you Liz! They are fun and so easy!!
David+Crowley
very clever!
Amee Livingston
Thanks David!
Christie
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
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
Love how the cinnamon makes the apples look baked. Clever!
Amee Livingston
You do actually bake them, Sue, so they taste like apple pie without the crust! 🙂
Joy | The Joyful Foodie
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
Thanks Joy!
Shaina
Love it! They REALLY look like crinkle cut fries, you could definitely fool anyone with these!
Amee Livingston
Thanks Shaina! I had fun tricking the kids with this one. 🙂
Valerie Cathell Clark
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
Thanks so much Valerie!
Hezzi-D
These sound wonderful and look exactly like fries!
Amee Livingston
Thanks Hezzi-D!
Sarah
DUDE! What a fabulous idea
Amee Livingston
They are fun to make! Thanks Sarah!
Cindys Recipes and Writings
These fooled me! They look like fries!
Amee Livingston
Thanks for stopping by Cindy!
Terri/Love and Confections
Such a cute idea – and they really do look like fries!
Amee Livingston
Thank you Terri! 🙂
Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook
We love kiku apples! What a great fool idea, too.
Amee Livingston
Thank you Lauren! Aren’t kiku’s delicious?!!