Granny Smith apples are dipped in chocolate and rolled in candy or nuts. Use your favorite chocolate for this recipe, dark milk or white. This is good to make with children close to Halloween or anytime.
Provided by: SmallRecipe.com
Categories: Dessert
Total time: 1 hours 30 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 1 hours 0 minutes
Yield: 10 apples
Ingredients:
| 10 small Granny Smith apples |
| ½ cup chopped roasted peanuts |
| ½ cup candy-coated milk chocolate candies |
| 2 pounds semisweet chocolate, chopped |
Steps:
- Insert wooden craft sticks or lollipop sticks into the cores of the apples at the stem. Place the roasted peanuts and candies on separate plates. Set aside.
- Place the chocolate into a metal or glass bowl and set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir frequently until melted. Remove from the heat. Dip apples into the melted chocolate, turning to coat completely. Dip or roll in candy or nuts, then place on a sheet of waxed paper. Repeat with remaining apples. Allow apples to set at room temperature until the chocolate is firm, about 20 minutes, before serving.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 588.5 calories, Carbohydrate 73.3 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 34.6 g, Fiber 9.3 g, Protein 8.9 g, Saturated Fat 17.9 g, Sodium 66.8 mg, Sugar 62.6 g
Make these chocolate apples as a treat for a kids’ party. Great for Bonfire Night or Halloween, cover in chopped nuts, sprinkles and honeycomb pieces
Provided by: SmallRecipe.com
Total time: 30 minutes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4
Ingredients:
| 200g milk chocolate, finely chopped |
| 4 small eating apples |
| sugar strands, finely chopped nuts, sprinkles, honeycomb pieces |
| 50g of each white and dark chocolate, chopped (optional) |
| 4 skewers, wooden chopsticks or large lolly sticks |
Steps:
- Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of just simmering water, being careful that the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Stir frequently for 10 mins until completely melted, smooth and shiny. Remove from the heat. Alternatively, heat the chocolate in short bursts in the microwave, stirring between each burst, until melted.
- Put the apples in a heatproof bowl and pour over boiling water from the kettle. Drain carefully, and wash under hot water to remove any residual wax on the skin. This helps the chocolate stick better. Pat dry with kitchen paper, remove the stalks and push a lolly stick or skewer in its place.
- Line a baking tray or large board with baking parchment. Hold the apples by their sticks and dunk into the melted chocolate. Use a spoon to coat the tops of the apples if you like. Once the apples are completely coated, hold over the bowl for a few seconds for excess chocolate to drip back into it, then place, stick pointing up, onto the prepared tray. Leave to set for a minute or two.
- Tip the decorations into separate bowls. When the chocolate on the apples is just starting to set but not fully firm, sprinkle the decorations onto the apples. Hold them on their side and rotate using the stick to completely cover. Place back on the tray and leave until completely set.
- If using the white and dark chocolate to decorate, heat each separately, as you did the milk chocolate in step 1, then leave to cool slightly. Melt the dark chocolate first, then when the chocolate apples are set hard, use a teaspoon to drizzle this over them, again holding the stick so the apple is on its side and rotating the apple. Have a sheet of baking parchment underneath to catch any drips. Place back on the tray and leave to set, then repeat the process using the white chocolate. Will keep in an airtight container in a cool place for two days.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 324 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, Saturated Fat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 40 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 40 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.13 milligram of sodium