Description
Delicious and easy-to-make chocolate dipped apple slices, perfect for a healthy snack or dessert. Crisp apple wedges are coated with smooth, melted chocolate and topped with your favorite crunchy or sweet toppings for a delightful treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Apples
- 2 firm apples (e.g. Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Fuji), each cut into 8 wedges, core and seeds removed
Chocolate
- 6 ounces semi-sweet, milk, or dark chocolate
Toppings (optional)
- Shredded coconut
- Chopped nuts or seeds
- Mini chocolate chips
- Sprinkles
- Dried or freeze dried fruit
- Crushed cookies
- Warmed peanut butter, caramel, or different melted chocolate for drizzling (once chocolate has set)
Instructions
- Slice apples: Cut apples into 8 wedges each, removing the core and seeds. Dry the apple slices thoroughly with paper towel to ensure the chocolate adheres properly.
- Melt chocolate: Chop the chocolate into small pieces if in bar form. Set aside a small handful of chocolate. Place the remaining chocolate in a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan with 1 inch of barely simmering water, ensuring the bowl does not touch the water. Stir continuously until the chocolate is melted. Remove from heat and stir in the reserved chocolate until smooth and fully melted.
- 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. Lift and let excess chocolate drip off. Immediately press the slice into or sprinkle with your chosen toppings so they stick. Place the dipped slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet. For wet toppings like peanut butter or caramel, allow the chocolate to harden first before drizzling over.
- Set and enjoy: Place the baking sheet in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to let the chocolate set completely. Serve chilled and enjoy your chocolate dipped apple slices.
Notes
- Use good quality chocolate with cocoa butter for best melting and taste, such as Callebaut chocolate callets, Ghirardelli baking chips, Lindt chocolate bars, Baker’s baking chocolate, or Guittard baking chocolate.
- Customize toppings to your preference – options include shredded coconut, chopped nuts, mini chocolate chips, sprinkles, dried fruit, or crushed cookies. For wet toppings, add after chocolate sets.
- If using a microwave to melt chocolate, heat in 20-second intervals stirring in between to avoid burning.
- These chocolate dipped apple slices are best eaten fresh but can be refrigerated for 1 to 2 days.
- Make sure apple slices are dry before dipping to help chocolate stick properly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple slice
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
