Candy 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.

Southern Living, OCTOBER 2001