Want to make your own caramel apples?
The first tip I have is to lightly sand your apples. I tried this tip last year and it made a world of difference. The caramel stays on the apples and doesn't slide off.
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Caramel Apple Recipe:
1 c. sugar1 c. brown sugar
1 c. corn syrup
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 stick butter {not margarine}
Heat over medium-low heat until candy reaches 225. Allow to cool to 180 {about 5 minutes}.
Dip apples in caramel. If desired, dip in nuts or mini chocolate chips. When cooled you could drizzle with melted chocolate.
I prefer just the caramel and the apple. The nuts and chocolate look pretty, but doesn't taste quite as good to me.
If you have some leftover place it in a greased pan. Cut and wrap and you have some caramels.
This is such a versatile recipe. In fact, this is the recipe I use at Christmas time to make caramels. You can also use it to dip the big pretzels sticks. If you cook it less{so it's a little softer}, you can make caramel popcorn with it.
Well what do you think? Don't they look yummy?
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Ah! I was just reading through the recipe, thinking how good those apple looks, when I read that you can use it for caramel popcorn. I went back and re-read the recipe and realized, that is the exact recipe I have been using to make caramel popcorn since I was 10 years old! It is absolutely the best! I can't wait to use it to make some apples. Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to come back and ask: Lightly sand...with sandpaper?
ReplyDeleteYes. Then I washed off the apples to get any sandpaper grit off.
DeleteI don't think there's anything better than a caramel apple - love them! Thank you so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout Rachel! - Trish
ReplyDeleteSand your apples??? Who would've thought of that, what a great tip! I love how perfect that caramel looks on these apples! Thanks for sharing at Iron Chef Mom!
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