Halloween family recipe: ’mummy’ apples

Written by Allie McAllister

Three slices of apple covered in milk chocolate drizzled with white chocolate to give a mummy design with edible eyes are on colourful straws.

Apples covered in chocolate and drizzled with even more chocolate are sure to a-peel to everyone’s app-le-tite! You can easily make this simple recipe into a fun Halloween treat.

What you’ll need

Apples
Milk chocolate
White chocolate
Reusable straws (or lollipop sticks)
Edible eyes
Greaseproof paper
Baking tray (or a large plate)

Did you know?

Apples float! This makes them great for playing a Halloween game called dooking for apples. All you need to do is fill a basin with water and add some apples. Then, with a fork in your mouth and your hands behind your back, drop the fork and try to spear an apple. It’s tricky but very fun!

A bar of white chocolate and milk chocolate on a wooden surface next to three apples a bowl of edible eyes and four reusable straws.

Method

Step 1

Break your bar of milk chocolate into pieces and place it in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, or until the chocolate is melted and can be stirred.

A pair of child's hands break milk chocolate into a glass bowl.

A child's hand stirs a bowl of melted milk chocolate.

Step 2

Slice your apples into discs and push your reusable straw or lollipop stick into the bottom of each one. Cover your apple discs with the melted chocolate.

A young girl dips an apple slice on a reusable straw into a glass bowl of melted milk chocolate.

A pair of child's hands use a metal spoon to spread melted chocolate on an apple slice on a reusable straw.

Step 3

Once all your discs are fully covered, place them on a baking tray (or plate) lined with greaseproof paper and pop them in the fridge to cool.

Four reusable straws each with a slice of apple covered in milk chocolate lie on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper.

Step 4

Break your bar of white chocolate into pieces and place it in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, or until the chocolate is melted and can be stirred.

A pair of child's hands break white chocolate into a glass bowl.

A child's hand stirs a bowl of melted white chocolate.

Step 5

Remove the apple discs from the fridge and use a spoon to drizzle the white chocolate over each one, creating a mummy design. Place two edible eyes on each apple and return them to the fridge for an hour to set. Enjoy your delicious treat!

Three reusable straws each with a chocolate covered apple slice resembling a mummy lie on an orange and white striped background next to a small pile of chocolate squares and two apples.

Top tip

If you can’t wait to tuck into your apple mummies, chop your leftover apples into apple chips and use the remaining melted chocolate as a dip. Yummy!

Two glass bowls with leftover melted white chocolate and milk chocolate, and a spoon in one, sit on a wooden surface next to a purple bowl with sliced apples.

Share your pics!

Ask an adult to help you share your creations on Instagram, tagging @nationaltrustforscotland

Autumn is for apples

During autumn at the Trust, our orchards are bursting with lots of ripe apples. If you’d like to see them growing for yourself, some of our places with orchards include: