Chocolate Covered Apples

• red delicious apple
• pop sticks (lollipop or old ice cream sticks)
• 3 bags white chocolate morsels
• 3 bags dark chocolate morsels
• flavoring of choice-preferable a mint paste
• decorations- ribbons
• wax paper
• caramel
• green grass (Easter)
• nice deep box

1. Using a double boiler heat water to melt 3 bags of chocolate. Add flavoring if you like.
2. Take the stick and inset it into apple.
3. Dip apple all the way in, remove and set on wax paper.
4. I usually dip 1/2 chocolate and 1/2 white chocolate, but be creative.
5. When apple dries dip in white chocolate 1/2 way.
6. Let cool on wax paper.
7. Melt caramel over double boiler.
8. Use a lollipop stick and drizzle the caramel over the dipped apple, making a pretty design.
9. Let cool on wax paper.
10. Finish by taking gold, red or green ribbon and making a bow on base of stick close to apple.
11. Set in the decorative box that has green grass in it and give as a gift.

red delicious apple, white chocolate, chocolate, mint paste, ribbons, wax paper, caramel, green grass

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=106394 (may not work)