Ah…Caramel Apples…the tartness of an apple and the sweetness of caramel makes them perfect! Many years ago, when the boys were young, we discovered the Caramel Apple Pops that Tootsie Roll makes. Oh…that was a happy day in our house! A certain someone might have even snuck a few and hid them to enjoy later. Shh…don’t tell!
Last Spring I shared with you how to make Homemade Jolly Rancher Lollipops, they are fun and super easy. So when I spotted that wonderful bag of Caramel Apple Pops in the Halloween candy aisle a couple weeks ago, I knew I needed to whip up a batch. And I’m so glad I did, of course, my waistline doesn’t think so. But the boys were pretty excited too!
Wouldn’t these be fun for a Halloween Party? Or even a classroom treat. After the caramel is set, just slip them into a cellophane bag. And with just 2 easy ingredients, they are easy to make and inexpensive as well.
The only special piece of equipment that you really need in parchment paper. Or if you have a Silpat, that will work also. Wax paper and foil just don’t work, in my experience.
Do you LOVE Caramel Apples? Here are a few more quick and easy recipes you may like also…
Caramel Apple Dip | Caramel Apple Nut Bars
Mini Caramel Apple Fondue | Caramel Apple Fudge
Homemade Caramel Apple Pops
Delicious treat that goes together in about 15 minutes. Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com
Ingredients
- Green Apple Jolly Ranchers - 2 or 3 for each lollipop
- 1 bag Kraft Caramels
- 1-2 tablespoons water
Equipment
- Lollipop sticks
- Parchment Paper
- Cookie Sheet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Lay 2-3 pieces of candy on cookie sheet so that they are touching
- Bake for about 7-8 minutes, keeping a close eye on them, remove from oven when they are melting together but be careful not to leave them too long
- Immediately add the lollipop stick, turning it once to coat
- Let them set at room temperature about 5 minutes to harden
- In a saucepan on the stove, melt caramels and water completely
- Dip lollipops into caramel, let excess drip off and place on parchment paper to set
I make these as well and am having a heck of a time figuring out the best way to store them. I make a bunch at a time and bring them to work for everyone. I’ve tried keeping them refrigerated with wax paper and parchment paper and both seem to stick to the caramel. Do you have any suggestions?
Hi Stacy, I feel your pain, the caramel is definitely a struggle. I would lay them on parchment or wax paper separately, then store in an airtight container.
I know that size of container might be hard. You might try stacking them with parchment in between and see what happens.
Good luck!
~Liz
How far in advance can you make these? I’d like to have them for my wedding reception but I would hate to make them too far ahead of time.
Hi Karen, if you keep them in airtight bags, I would think at least a couple weeks. If you have time, you might test it though. The ones I made didn’t last long around here.
Congrats on your wedding!
~Liz
Liz I LOVE these! I had a bit of an obsession on these pops as a teen. I think I need to revisit them (homemade of course!).
Oh I know, Katrina. They are one of my favorites! I could eat the whole bag!
Happy Baking!
~Liz
Silly question but when you lay out the candy do you lay it like 3 in a row touching then leave a space and 3 more. I am a visual person and I have to see. Lol.
This is so cute and I really want to make some of these.
Hi Phyllis, my original post on how to make jolly rancher lollipops might help – http://hoosierhomemade.com/homemade-jolly-rancher-lollipops/
You can see how I laid them out. Thanks for stopping by!
~Liz
That is a FANtastic idea! 😀
Hi, Liz! You just amaze me! I love these and having sucking down a whole package of these myself!!!
I am so happy to see how I can make them, now!!
I wanna come be your helper!!!! I love everything you do! What vision you have~~~
SherryBee in AZ
http://www.sherrystampinroom.blogspot.com
Bit of a weird question but are the caramels you use hard? Caramel in the UK is soft, and Toffee is hard so I want to make sure I use the correct stuff. They look amazing!!! YUM.
Hi Nicola, yes they hard pretty hard. They are made by Kraft, not sure if you have that brand. Any caramels you would use on apples will work.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Liz