How to Make Chocolate Covered Apples

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How to Make Chocolate Covered Apples
How to Make Chocolate Covered Apples
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Chocolate-covered apples are becoming very popular and all the rage. Why spend big bucks on pastry when it is possible to prepare them in a few minutes at home? Here's how to do it.

Ingrediants

  • 6 medium-sized apples (sweet-sour)
  • 450 g of semi-bitter chocolate, cut into pieces
  • 125 g of Decorations of your choice (Oreos, Coconut, Peanuts, M & Ms, etc.)

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Prepare the Ingredients

Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 1
Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 1

Step 1. Prepare your apples

Choose a strain like Braeburn, Fuji, or Gala. You want your apples to be medium in size and sweet, but not too much. Wash them and remove the stalks. Insert a popsicle stick in the center of each apple.

If the apples are cold, the chocolate glaze will cover them more easily. Store them in the refrigerator while you prepare the other ingredients

Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 2
Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 2

Step 2. Cut the chocolate and the chosen decorations

Make pieces of chocolate about 2.5 cm long. It is highly recommended to use dark chocolate, but follow the preferences indicated by your palate. Let your personal tastes take over the choice of decorations as well.

  • When it comes to mouth-watering additions, almost any ingredient is fine. Whichever you choose, be sure to chop it finely. Crumble cookies and nuts, crush chocolate bars, and use mini M & Ms. Arrange your decorative ingredient in a separate bowl.

    A cascade of extra chocolate will make your apples even more pleasing to the eye. When you melt the chocolate, melt a small amount of white chocolate (about 110 g) and use it to make your creation unique

Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 3
Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 3

Step 3. Get a cake pan

Line it with parchment paper. If you wish, grease it with a thin layer of oil to prevent the apples from sticking to the surface of the paper.

Method 2 of 2: Prepare Your Apples

Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 4
Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 4

Step 1. Prepare a water bath

If you don't have any special utensils, you can place a glass or ceramic bowl over the boiling water. Melt the chocolate slowly, to prevent bubbles from forming and to prevent it from burning or separating.

  • Add the chocolate pieces and stir frequently. If the heat becomes too high, reduce the heat. When the chocolate is almost completely melted, remove it from the heat, and continue stirring until you get a smooth, warm, not boiling mixture.

    The practical microwave oven can be a valid alternative. Heat the chocolate for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through the process. Note: with the microwave oven you risk separating the ingredients of the chocolate making it unusable

Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 5
Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 5

Step 2. Dip each apple in chocolate

Lift it up and allow any excess liquid to drain into the bowl. Swirl it in the chocolate to allow for a more even coverage.

If necessary, cover the most hidden parts of the apple, such as where you inserted the stick, with the help of a spoon. Level the chocolate so that the topping layer is evenly thick on each side

Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 6
Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 6

Step 3. Roll the apple in your chosen additional ingredient

You may need to use your hands to pour it over the apple to ensure even coverage. If the decorative pieces fall due to too much weight, press them lightly with your fingers to incorporate them into the chocolate.

If you want to decorate the creation with chocolate of a different color, place the apples on the baking paper, with the stick facing up, and spread the chocolate with a spoon, keeping it about 15 cm away from the apples. Create lines and decorations of different thicknesses

Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 7
Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Step 7

Step 4. Arrange the apples on the baking sheet

The stick should be facing up. Place them in the refrigerator to cool until the chocolate has completely hardened.

Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Intro
Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples Intro

Step 5. Finished

Advice

  • The smaller the pieces of chocolate, the faster they will melt.
  • If you wish, you can make your apple even more delicious by combining the decorations in pieces with those of chocolate of different colors. Follow this order: dark chocolate, chopped decorations, white chocolate.
  • To create a horizontal decoration, hold the apple with the stick facing you.

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