Looking for a twist on the grain-free sandwich? Tart apple slices are the perfect vehicle for all your favorite sandwich fixings for fun lunch bites. When I dropped grains from my diet, one of the things I didn’t realize I’d miss was sandwiches. They were hardly a staple in my lunchtime diet, but there is something so delightful about the texture of a really awesome deli sandwich. I venture into gluten-free bread from time to time, and that’s great, but it really doesn’t sit well with me.

Lettuce wraps are fine too, but I’m just not a big lettuce fan…. Our greens game is more in line with spinach, kale, chard, etc. and those my friends are not good fodder for wraps. Just saying. So when I had a hankering for a sandwich the other day, I snagged the turkey and havarti from the fridge and a lone green apple caught my eye. Call it a pregnancy craving or inspiration, but I knew just what I was going to do.

I snapped a photo for the instagrams, like we all do now, and the internet lost its collective mind. Okay maybe not the whole internet. But like 10 of my friends thought it was a cool enough idea to warrant a blog post/recipe.

So here ya go! There’s no true recipe here, but I do share fillings and combinations we’ve enjoyed in these Apple Sandwich Bites. These have been a big hit with our toddler as well and make a perfectly packable lunch for school. They hold up better than lettuce wraps in a lunch box and still offer that satisfying crunch.

Edith’s favorite combination is cashew butter and whole blackberries. I like my apple sandwich bites with bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado. This combo doesn’t travel as well assembled, so I pack all the pieces in my lunch box and assemble when ready!