Chocolate Dipped Apple Slices

​I do my best to keep a bowl of fresh fruit on the edge of the kitchen counter all year as a reminder to myself and to my family to eat more fresh fruit.  It's a great reminder to all of us that we should choose fruit over a sugary treat when looking for a snack.  Fortunately, I really like fruit and I eat a lot of it.  Right now our fruit basket is filled with apples from our trip to the apple orchard.

​As much as I love fresh apples, there are times when I just crave something sweeter than an apple.  (Bring on the chocolate.)  Adding a little dark chocolate to an apple changes it from a simple snack into a decadent dessert.  My freshly picked apples just went from appealing to irresistible.  

​These chocolate dipped apple slices are super easy to make.  

​Melt some chocolate. 

Dip each apple in chocolate and then sprinkle with nuts ... 

or sprinkles.  

​Place dipped slices on waxed paper to allow chocolate to set.

​I put my apples in the refrigerator so the chocolate would harden quicker so that we I could eat them sooner.  I served them for dessert after dinner and they were a big hit.  

​I had a little bit of melted chocolate leftover and a few leftover strawberries in the refrigerator so I did what anyone in my position would do - I made chocolate covered strawberries.  Can you blame me?

​I'm thinking that I'm going to have to make these again really soon because they were really good.  I think I made my point perfectly clear - Chocolate makes everything better.

Ciao!