Homemade Caramel Apples*
2014-10-08 05:43:43
Ingredients
- 6 apples (any kind you want)
- 6 wooden popsicle sticks
Homemade Caramel
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- chopped nuts (optional)
Instructions
- First things first, wash and dry your apples of choice and put the wooden popsicle sticks in them! Thats the easy part... just kidding! Don't be afraid of making homemade caramel!!! I promise it is not as hard as it looks. I'm not going to lie... you might burn the first batch. But hey, sugar is cheap so it's not a big deal!! What you want to do is put your sugar in a medium sized pot over medium heat and stir constantly until the sugar is all dissolved and turning a light golden color. This will take about 6-9 minutes depending on your cooktop. If you have a candy thermometer you will know the sugar is ready when it reaches about 235*F. Once it gets to the right color and temperature turn off the heat and pour in your heavy cream. Be extra careful it is VERY hot!!! It will boil up a little bit but thats ok, it won't run over. Let it do its thing! Once the bubbles have gone down stir it all together to combine the heavy cream and sugar. Add the tablespoon of vanilla to the caramel. Let cook on medium low until for another 5 minutes while still stirring. Turn off the heat and let cool for about 10 minutes. Once the caramel is cool enough to touch dip, or spoon, each apple and cover with the delicious caramel sauce. I like to do a nice double dip to get everything nice and coated. If you would like to add any chopped nuts, sprinkles, or candies this would be the time to do it! After you are done place them on a VERY greased up sheet pan with aluminum foil on it. You don't want your delicious apples getting stuck. And thats it! How easy is this?! Trust me... this is WAY better than those pre-packaged nasty "caramels" that you can buy. Nothing says love and fall like a delicious caramel apple. Oh, and did I mention this caramel sauce is phenomenal on just ice cream... just saying! Enjoy! 🙂
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I was having a lousy day until I saw that you posted a new video. Yea!
I’ve not had one of those in years and never with homemade caramel. Crushed Heath bar sounds really good as well. Thanks again Blakely
Mmm! just like you. So yummy!
I want a bite of that apple!
You don’t use butter in your carmel and it still sticks to the apple?
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