Chocolate Apple Doughnut Rings
These apple chocolate ‘doughnut rings’ are a great healthier snack, perfect for kids too because they’re really fun and easy to make. You only need three base ingredients, or you can use five or more if you want to decorate them like we did. You can also swap out pistachio butter for peanut butter or a seed butter if you prefer a nut-free version.
Takes 40 minutes
Serves 8
Ingredients
- 2 medium apples
- 60 g ¼ cup pistachio butter, or peanut/seed butter
- 120 g ¾ cup dark chocolate, roughly chopped or in chips
Optional toppings:
- 1 tbsp pistachio butter for drizzling
- 1 tbsp freeze-dried raspberries or goji berries/chopped nuts
- A pinch of flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Slice the apples horizontally into 6–8 rings about 1 cm thick. Use a small bottle cap or apple corer to remove the core and create a hole in the centre of each slice.
- Match up rings of similar size and spread a thin layer of pistachio butter on one ring. Sandwich it with another apple ring to create a filled ‘doughnut’. Repeat with the remaining slices.
- Melt the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water (or in short bursts in the microwave).
- To coat, hold each apple ring on a fork above the bowl and use a spoon to drizzle melted chocolate over the top and sides until fully covered. Avoid dipping directly into the chocolate as the pistachio butter can mix in.
- Lay each coated ring onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Drizzle a little more pistachio butter over the top and sprinkle with freeze-dried raspberries and a pinch of flaky sea salt (or your choice of toppings).
- Place in the fridge for about 15–20 minutes, or until the chocolate has set.
- Store in the fridge and enjoy chilled for the best crunch and freshness.