Chocolate Salad (a.k.a. Caramel Apple Salad)

I found this recipe when our church choir was having an end-of-the-year salad party. Not being a huge fan of salads myself, but loving to make desserts, I figured there had to be a recipe out there somewhere for chocolate salad -- and here it is. The recipe makes a large quantity and it doesn't keep well for more than a day or so, so keep that in mind when deciding whether to make a full recipe. If preparing this recipe for a potluck, it's also wise to put a note on the serving dish indicating that it is chocolate salad and NOT potato salad, which it resembles quite a bit.

Ingredients:

- 1 package (5 oz) instant vanilla pudding
- 1 cup milk
- 1 container (12 oz) frozen Cool-Whip, thawed
- 6 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 6 Snickers bars (2.16 oz each), chilled and sliced
- 1/4 cup seedless grapes (optional)

Directions:

Combine the pudding mix with the milk. Blend in the Cool-Whip.

Add the apples, candy bars, and grapes (optional). Mix together and refrigerate until chilled.