Start by cutting the top off of an apple. Use an apple corer or a metal spoon to scoop out the insides of the apple out leaving a quarter-inch intact around the outside. (You can dice the apple pieces that you scooped out and add them to the other diced fruit or use it for another purpose.)

Carefully cut two notches into the sides of the apple, about the width of a piece of licorice, directly across from each other, without cutting the peel.

Place the apples in a bowl and fill them with club soda, allowing them to soak for about 3 minutes.

Pour out the club soda and insert the pieces of licorice into the cut-out notches.

Fill the apple baskets with the diced fruit.

Store in the fridge until ready to serve.