It’s that time of year! Fall is the perfect time for caramel and candy covered apples.

If you want the wonderful taste of a sweet apple treat without all of the work of a caramel covered apple, you are going to love these Chocolate Covered Apple Slices!

These chocolate covered apple slices are an amazing treat that is actually super simple and perfect for parties and bake sales too!

They also make for a fun party activity, and everyone will enjoy the results of their creations!

How to make Chocolate Covered Apple Slices

This recipe will make 6-8 apple slices. You’ll probably run out of chocolate first so grab two bags if you want more!

Ingredients for making dipped apple slices

• 1 package, semi-sweet chocolate chips (12oz)
• 1/2 cup caramel bits (found in the baking aisle)
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips or white candy melts
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup mini m&ms
• granny smith apples (whole apples)
• popsicle sticks or lollipop sticks

Note: 1 apple makes about 4 slices. I discarded/ate the ends that were round but you can certainly dip them. Have at least one extra apple if you are trying to make a specific number of apples. Sometimes you’ll mis-slice the slit for the stick or it will break.

How to make Chocolate Covered Apples on a Stick

Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside.

Wash and dry apples.
Slice them into about four large slices, discarding the round ends, or using if desired. Each slice is about 1/2-5/8″ thick.

Use a sharp knife to carefully put a slit in the bottom of each apple. Gently insert a popsicle stick into the slit. Repeat for all apples.

How to Dip Apple Slice in Chocolate? 

I’ve tried several different ways of dipping apple slices in chocolate and for me, the easiest way is to do the dip and smoother method. I always have a spoon handy to help coat the apple in chocolate and then let it all drip back off so your chocolate coating isn’t too thick. Making chocolate covered apples (or in this case, chocolate covered apple slices) doesn’t have to be difficult or messy. 

Melt chocolate in a microwave safe container at 70% power for 1 minute. Stir and continue to heat in 30 second increments on 70% power until melted. Stir until smooth.

Dip apples into chocolate and place onto prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt caramel bits and milk in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute. Stir until combined and caramel is melted completely. Return to microwave if necessary in 30 second increments at 70% power until melted. Remove apples on the cookie sheet from refrigerator, place on wax paper and drizzle with caramel. Return to fridge to let set.

Microwave white chips for 45 seconds on 70% power, stirring until smooth. OR alternatively you can place the white chips into a ziplock sandwich bag and microwave. Knead until smooth. Drizzle with a spoon onto your apples or cut the tip of the bag and drizzle onto your apples.

Top with m&ms and chopped pecans as desired. Return to fridge until ready to serve.

Obviously you can modify these fun Chocolate Covered Apple Slices to fit your event or them. Get creative!

Chocolate Covered Apple Recipe Notes and Tips

For the melting chocolate we’ve tried both dark chocolate, milk chocolate and semisweet chocolate. I personally prefer the melted chocolate to be semisweet chips but you can try different chocolates if you like. You can ever try this with white chocolate, but I definitely prefer the brown chocolates.

As I mentioned above, lollipop sticks will work, but wooden sticks seem to do better for little hands and they don’t wear apart as easily. Just use care when you insert the popsicle sticks, try to get them as close to the center or middle of the apple as you can so the wooden craft sticks fully support the finished apples.

Try various toppings. We’ve tried them all and other favorite toppings include: mini marshmallows, toffee, sea salt, crunched up graham crackers (amazing with the mini marshmallows -then you’ll have Smore’s Chocolate Apples!), roasted peanuts or sundae nuts, the possibilities are endless! Crunch up a Heath candy bar for yummy toffee apples! I would try to avoid heavier toppings as they tend to make the apples harder to eat and enjoy.

Our favorite apples to use are probably honeycrisp apples but honey crisp apples can be expensive and hard to find. My son prefers green apples, but just use your favorite kind of apple – as long as they are crisp and fresh, they should turn out amazing! I would avoid too tart apples, and go more for the sweet but again, that is up to your personal preference!

I would try to use medium to large sized apples and small-ish apples are a bit harder to work with.

I love a good fall recipe! If you do too, make sure to check out my Caramel Apple Cheesecake Jar recipe, this is another of our favorite recipes that is perfect for the fall months!

These will be perfect for your next Halloween party but I’ll be honest, we enjoy them all year long! You can never go wrong with chocolate apples, gooey caramel and yummy candy toppings!

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One of our favorite fall treats, these chocolate covered apple slices are a wonderful dessert idea for your harvest or halloween party. Kids love to help make these so you could also make this and activity part of your classroom or event party. The topping ideas are endless and guest will love these delicious candy apple treats that are so much easier to eat than caramel apples, but just as good - if not better!

Ingredients

• 1 package, semi-sweet chocolate chips (12oz)
• 1/2 cup caramel bits (found in the baking aisle)
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips or white candy melts
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup mini m&ms
• granny smith apples
• popsicle sticks

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside.


Wash and dry apples.


Slice them into about four large slices, discarding the round ends, or using if desired. Each slice is about 1/2-5/8" thick. Use as sharp knife to carefully put a slit in the bottom of each apple. Gently insert a popsicle stick into the slit. Repeat for all apples.


Melt chocolate in a microwave safe container at 70% power for 1 minute. Stir and continue to heat in 30 second increments on 70% power until melted. Stir until smooth.

Dip apples into chocolate and place onto prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt caramel bits and milk in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute. Stir until combined and caramel is melted completely. Return to microwave if necessary in 30 second increments at 70% power until melted. Remove apples from refrigerator and drizzle with caramel. Return to fridge to let set.

Microwave white chips for 45 seconds on 70% power, stirring until smooth. OR alternatively you can place the white chips into a ziplock sandwich bag and microwave. Knead until smooth. Drizzle with a spoon onto your apples or cut the tip of the bag and drizzle onto your apples.

Top with m&ms and chopped pecans as desired. Return to fridge until ready to serve.

Notes

1 apple makes about 4 slices. I discarded/ate the ends that were round but you can certainly dip them. Have at least one extra apple if you are trying to make a specific number of apples. Sometimes you'll mis-slice the slit for the stick or it will break.

This recipe will make 6-8 apple slices. You'll probably run out of chocolate first so grab two bags if you want more!