Chocolate Apples

There’s nothing traditional about chocolate but who says you can’t start a new tradition. Samhaim celebrates the dead, the new year and the harvest. The apples in this Samhain recipe remind us that it is harvest time.

Ingredients

8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

4 cup pecans, finely ground

8 apples

2 cups sugar

2 cups heavy cream

2 cups dark corn syrup

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Place the chocolate in a double boiler over medium heat until it is molten

Dip the apples into the chocolate and shake off excess. Then dip the apples into the nuts to coat the bottom.

Set them three-inches apart on a lightly buttered tray and refrigerate for 45 minutes

In a small pot, stir together the sugar, cream, vanilla, corn syrup, and butter.

Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat.

Cook for ten minutes, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and pour hot mixture over the apples.

Cool, then slice the apples into eighths and remove the cores.