Description
Delicious and easy-to-make chocolate dipped apple slices featuring crisp apple wedges coated in smooth melted chocolate and customized with your favorite toppings. Perfect for a healthy snack or party treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Apples
- 2 firm apples (e.g. Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Fuji)
Chocolate
- 6 ounces semi-sweet, milk, or dark chocolate
Toppings
- Toppings of choice such as shredded coconut, chopped nuts or seeds, mini chocolate chips, sprinkles, dried or freeze dried fruit, crushed cookies, peanut butter, caramel
Instructions
- Slice apples: Cut apples into 8 wedges each, removing the core and seeds. Dry off the apple slices thoroughly with paper towels to ensure the chocolate adheres well.
- Melt chocolate: Chop the chocolate into small pieces if using a bar. Reserve a small handful of chocolate aside. Place the remaining chocolate in a heat-proof bowl set over a saucepan with 1 inch of barely simmering water, making sure the water doesn’t touch the bowl. Stir constantly until melted. Remove from heat and stir in the reserved chocolate until smooth.
- Dip apple slices and add toppings: Hold an apple slice by one end and dip it into the melted chocolate covering about ¾ of the slice. Let excess chocolate drip off, then immediately press or sprinkle your desired toppings to stick. Place slices on a parchment lined baking sheet. For wet toppings like peanut butter or caramel, allow chocolate to harden first before drizzling over.
- Set and enjoy: Place the dipped apple slices in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes to allow the chocolate to set completely before serving.
Notes
- Use good quality chocolate with cocoa butter for best melting and flavor, such as Callebaut, Ghirardelli, Lindt, Baker’s, or Guittard brands.
- Toppings can be customized with shredded coconut, nuts, mini chocolate chips, sprinkles, dried fruits, or crushed cookies.
- For microwave melting, heat chocolate in 20-second increments stirring each time to avoid burning.
- Store chocolate dipped apples in the fridge and consume within 1 to 2 days for best freshness.
- Ensure apple slices are dried thoroughly before dipping for better chocolate adherence.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 slices
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
