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Aunt Alisa tried something new with our apple harvest this year: homemade caramel!  The best part may have been that she cut the left-over caramel into little squares and wrapped it up for each of us to take home.  All of her creative and individualized toppings also made the caramel apples amazing: chocolate, white chocolate, frosted flakes, mini M&Ms, coconut, mini marshmallows, Fruity Pebbles, chopped pecans.

Love apples and caramel?  Try Michaela’s (Aunt Alisa’s oldest) caramel apple cookies.

We have other apple recipes also.
Apple Pie Filling
Apple Pie
Apple Pie Cookies
Apple Crumb
Apple Cinnamon Bundt Cake
Apple Fritters
Accidental Applesauce

 

Ingredients

Caramel

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 – 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

 

Assembly

  • 16 pink lady apples
  • 16 popsicle sticks or skewers

 

Instructions

Caramel

  • In a large Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat.
  • Once melted, add the sugars, syrup, and milk.
  • Bring to boil.
  • Stir constantly with a rapid boil until reaching 240 degrees Fahrenheit. (If you go over 240 degrees, the caramel will become too thick to dip apples.)
  • Take the caramel off the heat, then stir in the vanilla and salt.
  • Let the caramel cool for about 5 minutes before dipping apples or other goodies.

 

Assembly

  • Ensure all apples are washed and dried. (If storebought, the apples may need to be soaked in vinegar and water to remove wax coating.)
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Remove stem from each apple.
  • Insert popsicle or skewer into the top of each apple, then place on prepared baking sheet.
  • Take each apple by the stick and dip into the hot caramel until completely covered.
  • Lift out and slightly swirl until caramel stops dripping.
  • Place back onto the baking sheet and let cool to room temperature.
  • If desired, drizzle melted chocolate over the cooled caramel then roll in other toppings.

 

“O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”
Psalm 34:8