Description
Strawberry Shortcake Candy Apples are crisp apples coated in creamy white chocolate, then rolled in a crunchy strawberry and cookie mixture. This fun, colorful dessert balances tart fruit with sweet, rich flavors and delightful texture, perfect for parties, holidays, or homemade treats.
Ingredients
- 6 medium apples, washed and completely dried
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
- 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries, finely crushed
- 1/2 cup crushed shortcake cookies or graham crackers
- 6 wooden sticks or lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Insert a wooden stick firmly into the top of each apple. Set aside on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Melt white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in 30-second intervals and stirring until smooth.
- Combine crushed freeze-dried strawberries with crushed cookies in a separate bowl to create the coating.
- Dip each apple into the melted white chocolate, rotating to coat evenly. Allow excess chocolate to drip off.
- Immediately roll or sprinkle the coated apple with the strawberry-cookie mixture until fully covered.
- Place coated apples on the prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining apples.
- Let candy apples set at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 20–30 minutes until chocolate hardens.
Notes
- Chocolate Drizzle: Drizzle melted dark or milk chocolate over set apples for decoration.
- Strawberry Chocolate Mix: Add crushed freeze-dried strawberries to melted white chocolate for extra strawberry flavor.
- Crunchy Nut Topping: Mix finely chopped nuts into the strawberry-cookie coating for added crunch.
- Mini Apples: Use small apples for bite-sized treats.
- Extra Strawberry Coating: Press additional crushed strawberries onto apples before chocolate sets for a thicker fruity layer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: undefined
- Category: undefined
- Method: Dipping / Rolling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: undefined
- Calories: Approx. 210 kcal per apple
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 20 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: undefined
- Trans Fat: undefined
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: undefined
