Chocolate Covered Apple Slices and Hearts
These Chocolate Covered Apple Slices and Hearts will be a sweet chocolaty treat for the apple of your eye on Valentine’s Day!
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2-3 apples
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- Large bowl of water
- 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- Heart cookie cutters
- Valentine's Day sprinkles
- Lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Prepare a couple baking sheets with wax paper and set aside.
- Cut the apples into 1/2 inch slices. Then, cut the rest of the apple into wedges.
- Place the sliced apples into a bowl of lemon water and set aside.
- Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips and coconut oil into a small pot and heat the pot to low.
- Stir continuously until the chocolate is melted. Remove from heat.
- Remove the apple slices from the lemon water and pat dry.
- Cut sliced apples into hearts with cookie cutters. Carefully insert lollipop sticks into the apples.
- Dip apples into chocolate making sure to coat apples completely. Allow excess chocolate to drip back into pot. Place apples onto prepared baking sheets.
- Place the baking sheets into the fridge and let the chocolate set for about 10 minutes.
- Add the white chocolate chips to another small pot and heat over low. Stir continuously until melted.
- Drizzle the apples with white chocolate and add sprinkles. Place the apples back into the fridge until the white chocolate sets.
- Serve the chocolate covered apples immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge.