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RECIPE: Green Candy Apples

March 5, 2016 at 11:54 am · Filed under Recipes, Snacks, St. Patrick's Day

For St. Patrick’s Day, make chocolate-covered apples with green-tinted white chocolate. Photo courtesy Aiya Matcha.

We received a recipe from Aiya Matcha, for Matcha White Chocolate Candy Apples. The matcha tea powder colors the chocolate green. Voilà: a snack for St. Patrick’s Day.

We whipped up a batch. Matcha imparts a sophisticated flavor to the chocolate, but not all tasters were fans of green tea. For them, we went to Plan B, using green food color instead of matcha. Depending on how many drops of food color you use, you can get a much deeper green hue.

Whichever you prefer,

RECIPE: GREEN CHOCOLATE APPLES

Ingredients For 6 Apples

6 small granny smith apples

6-8 ounces white chocolate chips (we use Guittard)

1 teaspoon matcha tea or green food color

Choice of garnishes: chopped nuts, coconut, mini chips, sprinkles, or the St. Patrick’s garnishes below

Ice pop sticks or substitute (check out these bright green sticks)

St. Patrick’s Day Theme Garnishes

Green Sanding Sugar

Green Sprinkles

Shamrock sprinkles

St. Patrick’s Nonpareils

Christmas Variations

CHRISTMAS APPLES #1: Make half with green apples and green colored chocolate, half with red apples and red-colored chocolate.

CHRISTMAS APPLES #2: Add red candy garnishes to the green chocolate in the recipe above.

Preparation

1. REMOVE the stems and wash the apples. Pierce the sticks into the stem end.

2. PLACE 6-8 ounces (about ½ bag) of white chocolate chips into a microwavable bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, then microwave for 30 more seconds. If the chocolate chips are not yet melted, microwave in 10 second intervals, stirring in-between.

3. SIFT the matcha over the melted chocolate, or add green food color drop by drop to the desired hue. Stir with a spoon until blended.

4. DIP and coat the apples with white chocolate mixture (it may be helpful to use a spatula to smooth the chocolate mixture over the apple). Roll or dip the bottom third of the apple in the garnish. Place onto parchment or wax paper to dry.

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