Description
Halloween Apple Slices are a fun and spooky treat perfect for festive celebrations. Crisp apple slices are dipped in dark and white chocolate, then decorated with candy eyes, licorice legs, Oreo cookie crumbs, and almond slivers to create adorable spiders, bats, and mummies. This no-bake recipe is quick to prepare and a delightful way to enjoy a healthy fruit snack with a Halloween twist.
Ingredients
Scale
Apple Base
- 2-3 large apples, cut into 12 slices
- Paper towels (for drying)
- 12 lollipop or popsicle sticks
Chocolate
- 1 ½ cups dark chocolate melting wafers
- ¾ cup white chocolate melting wafers
Decorations
- 3 Oreo cookies (1 crushed into fine crumbs, 2 with filling removed and halved for wings)
- 8 almond slivers
- 8 mini googly candy eyes
- 16 large googly candy eyes
- 8 chocolate chips
- Black lace licorice, cut into 48 pieces, each 2 inches long
Instructions
- Dry the Apple Slices: Sandwich the apple rings between paper towels and pat them dry thoroughly to reduce moisture and help the chocolate stick better.
- Prepare Cookie Decorations: Crush one Oreo cookie into fine crumbs for spider decoration. Remove the filling from the other two Oreo cookies and cut each into halves to create bat wings.
- Insert Sticks: Cut a small slit in the bottom of each apple slice and insert a lollipop or popsicle stick, then use paper towels to dry any juice to prevent sogginess.
- Melt Dark Chocolate: Melt the dark chocolate wafers according to the package instructions, making sure it’s smooth and pourable.
- Decorate Spiders: While the dark chocolate is still wet on the apple slices, add the large googly candy eyes and sprinkle crushed Oreo cookie crumbs. Dip the ends of licorice strings in chocolate and attach them as spider legs to the top of the apple rings. Wait for the chocolate to set slightly before positioning the legs firmly, and dust a bit of crushed cookie over the chocolate ends to blend.
- Decorate Bats: On other apple slices with wet dark chocolate, add the mini googly eyes and the Oreo cookie halves as wings. After the chocolate has set, dip tips of almond slivers and chocolate chips in chocolate and press them onto the bat slices for ears and accents.
- Melt White Chocolate: Melt the white chocolate wafers according to the package instructions until smooth.
- Decorate Mummies: Dip remaining apple slices in the white chocolate, place on a tray, and press googly eyes into the wet chocolate. After dipping all mummy slices, put the leftover white chocolate in a baggie with a small cut tip and drizzle randomly over the rings to create a mummy bandage effect.
- Serve: Press the sticks into a pot filled with styrofoam for serving or wrap each stick in plastic baggies tied with brightly colored string for a festive presentation.
Notes
- Ensure apple slices are thoroughly dried to help chocolate adhere and prevent sogginess.
- Use dark and white chocolate melting wafers for easy melting and smooth coverage.
- Hold licorice legs in place briefly after attaching to help them set.
- Store finished apple slices in the refrigerator until serving to keep chocolate firm and apples fresh.
- Customize decorations with other candy or edible markers for additional fun themes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple slice
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 20mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
