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Last weekend, before decorating our Halloween Cupcakes, we tried our hand at Caramel Apples.
I had never made caramel from scratch, and was pretty pleased with the result.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. Butter
- 1 1/2 c. Brown Sugar
- 3/4 c. Corn Syrup
- 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 t. Vanilla
- 1/4 t. Cinnamon
Instructions
- Melt butter in heavy saucepan, add sugar, syrup and milk.
- Bring to boil and cook until thick.
- Remove from heat, add vanilla and cinnamon.
- After dipping the apple in the caramel, place on waxed paper
We added some extra treats to ours. Here are a few ideas…
- Smores – drizzle in chocolate, add mini marshmallows and crushed graham crackers
- white or chocolate almond bark melted and drizzled
- peanuts, chopped
- M & M’s or any other candy you like
- Chocolate chips – regular size or mini
Cook’s note: – the caramel did drip quite a bit on the first apples, but when we let it sit for a bit, it thickened and hardened and stuck to the apple better. And we found when adding the extras to the apples, it was easier to pick the apple up by the stick and then coat it. I didn’t get a lot of pictures, because the apples all didn’t look the greatest, but they tasted really good. In fact, my son and his girlfriend ate 2 of them before I could take a picture. I will definately continue to make this caramel.
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Fun!! I’ve never done it with homemade caramel. It looks like a great recipe, though. I’ll try that next time!
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If you want the caramel to stick better, boil the wax off the apples. It takes just a few extra minutes and the apples look so much prettier that way!
This has to be delicious.
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Carmel Apples are the best!!
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Yummy! Looks like they came out great! They look like those really expensive ones you can order to be sent for gifts! Thanks for posting on Monday Munchies, be sure to link it up to the Halloween party on The Krazy Kitchen too if you haven’t already!
PS – Go Gators!
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NOthing like homemade caramel apples!
Thanks for sharing!!
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Looks like a lot of fun, and you can make each one exactly the way you like it.
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The closest I get to a homemade caramel apple is slicing my own apple and opening a tub of caramel from the produce section of the store! These look great to eat and look like a lot of fun to make!
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Oh how yummy!
My Sweet Thursday Dessert Carnival is this Thursday. You can submit your Halloween/Fall dessert to simplysweethome@hotmail.com.
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I haven’t made caramel apples in years. These look fantastic.
These look amazing! Just in time for all the Halloween parties!
Those look delicious and not as hard as I thought
Great idea!
I like this recipe it’s different than the one I make. THANKS!!! for sharing a GREAT!!! recipe.
Geri
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Apples are one of my favorite foods. Believe it or not, I made sugar-free caramel from scratch a few weeks ago and it was divine.
Everyone loves caramel apples (at least I think so) and homemade is always the way to go. Thanks for linking this to Slightly Indulgent Mondays!
I’m planning on making caramel apples this weekend. Yum!!
Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks so much for joining Grace’s Kitchen this week. We have apples and store-bought caramel, and making caramel apples is on our list of things to do this weekend. I can’t wait!
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