Chocolate Covered S'mores Apple

I've tried different things before that were s'mores-esq like a s'mores cupcakes and also a graham cracker with cream cheese dipped in coating chocolate, both turned out well. This time I wanted to try a candy apple.

As with most of my food experiments, it all started with a sale at the grocery store on some large and beautiful Granny Smith apples. I didn't know what I had planned for them until I happened to look at Instagram one day and it seemed as though every person that I followed was making s'mores. Then the light bulb went off.

These were actually alot easier than I anticipated. I have made several different kinds of coated apples with caramel, and sometimes working with getting the caramel just the way I liked it seemed to be a chore. To fix that problem, I decided I would just dip the apple in chocolate. The results were amazing!

I didn't eat the apple because as I have stated before, I am dieting, so I gave it to my cousin who said it was very good. By the looks of it, I believed her.

These are super easy to make and all you need are a few ingredients.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup chocolate chips (I used Ghiradelli semi sweet)

(do not use coating chocolate for covering the apple as it will not adhere to the apple when it is cut)

4 graham cracker sheets rough chopped and slightly crushed

1 cup mini marshmallows

1 large Granny Smith apple rinsed and dried

1 wooden stick or lollipop stick large enough to support the weight of your apple

Directions

Remove the apple stem and stick your stick into the center of the apple down through the core being careful not to go through to the bottom.

In a large bowl toss together your graham cracker pieces and crumbs, marshmallows, and 1/2 cup of chocolate chips by hand and set this aside.

Place the remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and melt them until smooth. DO NOT OVER HEAT!!!

Holding the apple by the stick, take a spoon and evenly apply the melted chocolate onto the apple. I left about 1/8 of the apple uncovered at the top.

After the chocolate has been applied scoop your mixture of grahams, chips, and marshmallows into your hand and press them onto the melted chocolate until it is covered.

*If you really want to be fancy, take some melted coating chocolate or chocolate bark and place it in a small plastic piping bag/ Cut a small hole at the end and decoratively drizzle chocolate all over your apple.  

To slice the apple, run a large cutting knife under hot water until the blade is heated. Dry the blade and slice your apple...or just bite into it.:)

Enjoy!!