Caramel Apples (with leftover candy)
I knew I wanted to make these with Solara because she just loves stuff like this. As you can tell by the look on her face, we had a ton of fun making these caramel apples. I love that we used all our leftover Halloween candy since it was just staring me in the face anyways! I will say though... this makes a mess haha. Don't say I didn't warn ya!
CARAMEL APPLES
Grab a few simple pantry ingredients and whip up a gorgeous batch of gourmet looking {but totally easy!} caramel apples at home!
Yield: up to 12 caramel apples. I made 5.
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
5 or 6 large cold organic apples, any kind you like
2 bags caramels, unwrapped {11 oz. bags}
2-3 tablespoons cold water
any desired coatings/toppings such as:
shredded coconut
mini chocolate chips
graham cracker crumbs
mini M&M's
mini marshmallows
crushed cookies
chopped nuts
white chocolate
festive sprinkles, optional
left over Halloween candy We used all our left over Halloween candy! It worked out perfectly. I also had festive sprinkles already in my cabinet.
DIRECTIONS:
Wash cold apples well and dry with clean kitchen cloth. Remove stems and push craft sticks {or cleaned sticks from the garden} 1 inch into the apples to secure them into place. Set aside.
Unwrap caramels and place into a large bowl with water. Set aside.
Place any desired toppings into dishes or onto paper plates.
Melt any chocolate you wanted for drizzling. I used white chocolate chips.
Back to the bowl of caramels and water: microwave 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally to melt caramel completely.
To make caramel apples, take a cold, clean and dry apple and dip it into the warm caramel. Turn apple completely around in the hot caramel to coat evenly. Let the excess drip off the apple for a good 30 seconds before dipping into prepared toppings. Place apple onto sheet of wax paper. Continue dipping and coating apples until all are covered. Feel free to refrigerate 5-10 minutes to solidify caramel faster. {Totally optional step!} After 3 or 4 apples, you may have to reheat the caramel if you notice its getting thicker and thus harder to get a thin, even coat on your apples.
This recipe/ idea is not my own! I was completely inspired by THIS recipe. Check her out and see how she made her own gourmet caramel apples. I used her exact instructions for my apples.