Preheat your oven to 375°F. Bake the almonds until lightly brown and nutty smelling, about 10-12 minutes.
Add the almonds, cinnamon and a pinch of salt into a large food processor and process until broken down and crumbly.
Add in the dates and dried apples and process until well mixed and the mixture begins to form a ball.
With the food processor running, stream in the water and 1 Tablespoon of the almond butter until well mixed.
Transfer to a square 8x8 pan and press out evenly. Spread with the remaining almond butter.
Chill 1 hour, or until the almond butter is tacky. Sprinkle with extra cinnamon and sea salt flakes.
Cut and DEVOUR!
Notes
You must use the very soft, light-yellow colored dried apples rings (like the photo) for this recipe, or else it will not work. If your apples are not very soft, they will not break down.
Store bars in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.