Peanut Butter Butterscotched Apple Bunnies
Apples on sticks! We all love the classic caramel apples, right? I created my own version of a yummy coated apple with peanut butter and butterscotch. My recipe for Peanut Butter Buterscotched Apple Bunnies is delicious, fun, and easy to eat. This apple bunny is great for a spring snack or an Easter treat. I've also included two alternative recipes for peanut butter chocolate bunnies and a peanut free recipe as well.
Ingredients
- 6 Apples, Honeycrisp any type of apple works. 5-6 apples depending on the size.
- 2 cups butterscotch chips
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup peanut butter smooth
- 12 jumbo craft sticks function both as bunny ears and apple handle
- 6 yogurt covered raisins cut in half to make bunny noses
- 1 Tablespoon slivered almonds for bunny whiskers
- 1 Tablespoon milk chocolate chips bunny eyes
Instructions
- Push the apple on, carefully placing the center of the apple on the three prongs of the spiral cutting tool.
- Turn the crank the correct way to peel, core, and spiral cut the apple.
- The core remains on the prongs and the spiral cut peeled apple can be slid off the core.
- Set up the apples, sticks, and bunny face ingredients. The sticks function as bunny ears and the apple holder. Chocolate chips are for the eyes, the cut in half yogurt raisins are the bunny noses, and the slivered almonds are the whiskers. White chips are optional and can be used as noses.
- Place the 2 cups Butterscotch chips, 1/2 cup peanut butter, and 1 Tablespooon vegetable oil in a microwavable bowl. Heat in the microwave 4 times each in 30 second increments, stir in between heatings.
- Apple dip is ready once all the chips have melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Spoon fill the cored out apple space with the apple dip.
- Insert two jumbo craft sticks into the apple dip in the cored out apple space to make the bunny ears. Slightly press the ears apart and if possible embed slightly into the apple. This is not essential however as the hardened dip also functions to hold the stick handle ears in place.
- Spoon the peanut butter butterscotch dip over the bunny to fully coat it. Scooping it out with a large spoon and placing it on a plate or wax paper works best.
- Pop in the fridge for few minutes or let it sit on the counter for 5 mintues or so until the dip begins to harden. This is important because if done too soon, the face will not stay in place on the butterscotch coating, but will slide down. Add bunny face using two chocolate chips for eyes, half a yogurt covered raisin for the nose, and almond slivers for the whiskers per bunny.
- Refrigerate until hardened before enjoying or store bunnies for later in the fridge. Best when eaten within 24-48 hours from when prepared.
- Ready to serve!
Notes
Tips:
- If apple dip starts to harden, microwave again.
- If apple doesn't sit flat, slice off a spiral or two on the bottom of the apple to get it to sit flat.
- Remember, whole apples can be used too, a spiral cutter tool is not necessary.
- Store apple bunnies in the fridge.
Alternative Recipe Peanut Butter Chocolate Recipe
For an alternative recipe, try the Peanut Butter Chocolate Apple Bunny Recipe made in the same way as listed above, but the apple dip ingredients are different. Follow the directions as listed above for each step to prepare apples. This recipe will cover about three apples depending on the size of the apples.- 1 cup milk chocolate morsels
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
Alternative Peanut Free White Chip Apple Bunny Recipe
For a Peanut Free White Chip Apple Bunny Recipe use 1 cup peanut free white chip morsels and 2 teaspoons oil. Prepare apples as above and microwave white chip morsels and oil to melt. This recipe gives a rougher appearance to the bunny and hardens quicker to act fast when applying the bunny face.
What to do with leftover dip, if you have some
If you have leftover dip, cover cut up apple and make apple nachos. Simply dip apple slices into the dip and sprinkle with leftover chips, almonds, and yogurt raisins. Or coat some pretzels. Yum!
Enjoy!
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