Candy Apples

Yield: Makes 8 apples

Ingredients

• 8  wooden craft sticks
• 8  medium Gala apples
• 2  (6.5-ounce) packages caramel apple wraps
• 1  (16-ounce) chocolate bar
• 16  ounces  vanilla bark coating
• Orange paste food coloring
• Toppings: colored sprinkles, chopped peanuts, black writing gel

Preparation

Insert craft sticks into apples. Cover each apple with 1 caramel wrap.

Microwave at HIGH 15 to 20 seconds. Cool.

Melt chocolate bar in a small saucepan over low heat.

Dip each apple into chocolate; let dry.

Melt vanilla bark coating in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in orange food coloring.

Dip or drizzle each apple with vanilla coating mixture. Decorate with desired toppings, and let dry.

NOTE: For testing purposes only, we used a Ghirardelli chocolate bar.