Chocolate Covered Apples are an adorable fall treat that can be whipped up in no time, and served to friends and family at all of your fall gatherings! Juicy, crisp apples are sliced up and dunked in rich, velvety chocolate before being garnished with all of your favorite toppings!
Not only are these Chocolate Caramel Apples incredibly easy to make, they are so cute, customizable, and definitely something you have to try this season!
Reasons You’ll Love This
Easy Chocolate Caramel Apples – Forget dunking an ENTIRE apple into caramel or chocolate and trying to deal with that sticky mess. Instead, slice your apples up, dunk them in whatever you want, and eat (easily) right off the stick!
Fruit Dessert – This is such a fun and delicious way to get in your one apple a day!
Kid Friendly – Not only do kiddos love eating these, they’re super kid friendly to make, and they can decorate them however they please!
Chocolate + Caramel – One of life’s greatest food combos. If this isn’t convincing enough to make them then I don’t know what is!
Customizable – This recipe has a few topping suggestions, but really, you can top these chocolate covered apple slices with whatever floats your boat!
If you hate biting into a giant caramel or chocolate covered apple, and can never figure out how to make or eat them properly, just skip the whole ordeal and slice the apple before you dunk! Seriously, who thought that was a smart idea? Regardless, you just have to try these, because they’re an easy, mouth-watering, and inexpensive way to enjoy a fall treat!
Ingredient Info
Let’s discuss how to make chocolate covered apples, as well as the ingredients that are needed. Please take note that below you will find discussion, expert tips, and answers to frequently asked questions about this recipe to help you recreate it in your kitchen. If you *just* want the recipe itself, scroll down. The full printable recipe itself, with exact measurements and instructions, is found at the bottom of this page.
- Apples – You can use whatever apples you like the best! Granny Smith apples are obviously the classic, but you do you! Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, and Gala apples are all great options as well.
- Caramel – Make sure you grab a soft caramel, and not a hard candy caramel for this recipe. Kraft Caramels or Kraft Caramel Bits are my personal favorites. Any of the ones that are soft and chewy should melt down fine, but check the packaging to make sure before you buy!
- Chocolate – This recipe calls for semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you can use chocolate candy melts or almond bark if you’d prefer. You also can use dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or a white chocolate if you’re feeling fancy!
- Heavy Cream – This is to soften the caramel a bit so it’s not so tough, and more like a sauce or glaze.
- Pecans – Pecans add a lovely crunch to these chocolate apples, but you can use a different kind of nut instead. Walnuts or Roasted almonds would taste great with these. You can also omit these from the recipe entirely.
- Lemon Juice – This is so the apples don’t brown immediately. Tossing apples in lemon juice will keep them fresher for longer. You don’t have to do this if you don’t mind a little brown on your apples.
Step By Step Instructions
- Start by washing the apples and patting them dry. Cut the apples in half, then each half into 4 wedges. Go ahead and trim the core off of each wedge and remove seeds if there are some.
- Stick a wooden skewer into the bottom of each wedge. You could also use a popsicle stick. Place the skewered apple wedges in a bowl and toss them with lemon juice to prevent browning. Set them aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Line a baking tray or board with parchment paper. Take your skewered apple wedge and dunk them a little more than halfway into the chocolate. Let the excess drip off, then place the chocolate covered apple onto the parchment. Repeat this with all of the apples, then refrigerate them for 15 minutes or until hardened.
- While those cool, in a separate microwave safe bowl, combine the caramel and heavy cream. Microwave this mixture in 30 second intervals, stirring after each one until melted. Once the chocolate has set on the apples, remove them from the fridge. Chop up your pecans and set them aside. Drizzle the melted caramel sauce on top of the apples, then sprinkle on the chopped pecans.
- Place these back in the fridge for about 20 more minutes, or until set. Remove from the fridge, serve and enjoy!
Tips & Advice
Storage – If you have leftover apple slices, you can store them in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Because you doused them with lemon juice, they shouldn’t brown. If they do, it will be minimal.
get creative
You don’t have to stop at pecans as a topping. You can dress these up or down as much as you want! You can add stuff like mini M&Ms, coconut flakes, crushed Oreos, mini marshmallows, cereal, crushed pretzels, sprinkles, and so much more!
Equipment
For these chocolate covered apples, you’ll just need a few simple materials!
FAQs
If your apples are still a little wet from the lemon juice, pat them dry before dipping in the chocolate. If they’re too wet, the chocolate won’t stick to the apple slices.
Absolutely! They work really well together. If you want, you can just dunk them in caramel instead.
This could be because of a few things. You used a candy type chocolate like Hersheys or chocolate sauce instead of chocolate chips. While this may work in some cases, the chocolate is likely not going to harden unless frozen. This could also be because you didn’t put it in the fridge to harden. Chocolate chips will likely stay melted at room temperature.
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Chocolate Covered Apples
Equipment
- Wooden Skewer Sticks
Ingredients
- 2 large apples
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup caramels
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Start by washing the apples and patting them dry. Cut the apples in half, then each half into 4 wedges. Go ahead and trim the core off of each wedge and remove seeds if there are some.
- Stick a wooden skewer into the bottom of each wedge. You could also use a popsicle stick. Place the skewered apple wedges in a bowl and toss them with lemon juice to prevent browning. Set them aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Line a baking tray or board with parchment paper. Take your skewered apple wedge and dunk them a little more than halfway into the chocolate. Let the excess drip off, then place the chocolate covered apple onto the parchment. Repeat this with all of the apples, then refrigerate them for 15 minutes or until hardened.
- While those cool, in a separate microwave safe bowl, combine the caramel bits and heavy cream. Microwave this mixture in 30 second intervals, stirring after each one until melted. Once the chocolate has set on the apples, remove them from the fridge. Chop up your pecans and set them aside. Drizzle the melted caramel sauce on top of the apples, then sprinkle on the chopped pecans.
- Place these back in the fridge for about 20 more minutes, or until set. Remove from the fridge, serve and enjoy!
Notes
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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