5 Weeks of Halloween Treats-Week 1

This week for my five weeks of Halloween treats I decided to start with something easy, well what I thought would be easy apple pops. You know kinda like cake pops, but with apples! I found them here with a bunch of other cool Halloween treat ideas. Also I made this treat this week because they are pretty cheap to make actually.
You need :
Apples, the site says you get about 8 per apple, I think I did just about. Also I got an extra apple just in case.
Instead of peanut butter chips I used chocolate chips.
Colored sugar or sprinkles or coconut
Melon baller
Lollipop sticks

So to save on money I made my own colored sugar and coconut. I just took a cup or so of sugar put it into a ziploc bag added some gel food coloring and shook it up until the color blended in. It did take a minute or two. So if you have kids I would suggest having them do this part, lol.
Same process was used with the coconut.

Purple sugar and coconut, Orange sugar and coconut and Red sugar.

I won't even being to bore you on my failed attempt at melting the chocolate in the microwave so I just used a steam method over the stove, takes so little time.
Now getting the apple pops was a whole different story. So apparently we don't have a melon baller so I had to use a small ice cream scoop, mom said it would even work better. My first few tries at this I had little flat things that were not even close to being round so I ate those.(Also another reason to get an extra apple) Then I figured out how to use it and get the most out of the apple. Still they came out looking like those spinning tops but close enough.
Now while my chocolate was failing in the microwave I was punching these little buys out, well once I realized that, that was failing I had to put the pops in lemon water so they wouldn't brown. I don't know about changing the flavor at all yet, i'll let you know.
Then my sticks were 20 in, instead of 4. So I cut them into thirds. THAT was a task, so hard.
Then I forgot you had to dry the apples with the paper towel so the chocolate didn't even stick to my apples and I just about cried. But i'm so happy I didn't give up!
In the end I feel that these little guys were worth it, they in the end are pretty easy and quick to make, it just took me an hour cause I had a few set backs. And they are really yummy, great for class parties or to give to your co workers for a little something. But be careful these go fast, so make sure you make plenty for waht ever occasion.

My finished apple pops!

Next week I will be making eye ball cupcakes, so make sure to tune in and we'll see just how well they come out! 

Happy October! 

Em