Chocolate Makes Everything Better
Before living in the UK, I had never had a "chocolate apple," but one autumn day while wandering the Tesco looking for something comforting to remind me of home, I came across a Chocolate Apple Kit. It basically contained a few lollipop sticks, a large pot of milk chocolate buttons, and some festive Halloween sprinkles. I was, of course, ON IT, using the contents but making my own rules. I prefer to melt chocolate on the stove top in a double boiler rather than in the microwave. My double boiler is homemade: a metal bowl that fits neatly over a small pan full of simmering water. Easy peasy. The apples are stabbed with lolly sticks and then dipped or rolled in the melted chocolate. It is fabulously festive to add colorful sprinkles but not entirely necessary. The apples then need to go into the fridge for at least an hour. (I do love a cold apple.) When I was living abroad, I longed for all of the seasonal decor and candy and crap that is...