Chocolate Caramel Apple Bark

Total Time: 10 minutes + Chilling

Ingredients

1 12 oz bag chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark chocolate)

½ cup salted mini pretzels

¼ cup caramel sauce or dip, heated to pouring consistency.

1 Granny Smith or other tart apples, cored and cut into thin slices, then cut into smaller pieces, about ½” long

Sea Salt to taste (optional)

Directions

    1. Soak apples in 1 cup of water with 2 tbsp lemon juice for 5-10 minutes. Pat dry thoroughly.
    2. Melt chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl, in 20 second increments, stirring each time until melted
    3. Line a cooking sheet with parchment paper
    4. Pour melted chocolate onto paper and spread evenly with spatula
    5. Sprinkle pretzels, then apple slices, evenly over chocolate
    6. Drizzle melted caramel over chocolate, pretzels and apples
    7. Sprinkle with sea salt to taste
    8. Cool in refrigerator until set, 1 – 2 hours
    9. Break or cut bark into pieces.

    Store in refrigerator in a covered container until ready to eat.

     

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