Dark Chocolate-Dipped Apples
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| Serves | 8 |
| Meal type | Dessert |
| Misc | Child Friendly |
| Occasion | Halloween |
Ingredients
- 8oz dark chocolate
- 8 Medium apples
- various toppings as desired
- 8 bamboo skewers or wooden pop sticks
About This Recipe
Jackson Pollock made splatter-painting a contemporary art phenomenon. Now you can start an artistic Halloween phenomenon of your own with these healthier-than-caramel dark chocolate treats.
Makes 8 servings. Serving size: 1 apple.
Nutrition facts:
221 calories, 2g protein, 41 grams carbs, 9 grams fat
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Wash and dry apples. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Arrange toppings in medium sized bowls | |
| Step 3 | |
| Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper coated with cooking spray. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Insert wooden stick into apple cores. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Fill a medium sauce pan half way with water. | |
| Step 6 | |
| Bring water to a boil and place a medium glass mixing bowl over boiling water and immediately remove from heat. | |
| Step 7 | |
| Melt chocolate in the glass bowl over the hot water. | |
| Step 8 | |
| Coat the apple with a thin layer of chocolate by gently spooning melted chocolate on to each apple starting about one fourth inch away from apple top working downward | |
| Step 9 | |
| If you are using additional toppings dip apples into topping bowls or sprinkle toppings over apples. | |
| Step 10 | |
| Place decorated apples onto parchment paper and refrigerate for fifteen minutes to harden. | |