Old Fashioned Caramel Apples
Old Fashioned Caramel Apples: When I was growing up it was normal to get homemade candies in your trick or treat bag. Like popcorn balls and caramel apples. No descent Halloween party would of been without a tray of homemade caramel apples! Bring back the good old days with these easy to make delicious caramel apples! Perfect for a Fall themed party, Fall Festival Birthday Party and definitely Halloween!
I’m sure you’ve seen the out of control decorated caramel apples you can get from the candy store in the mall. Well, those are far too expensive. Now you can create your own personalized colossal caramel apple! Dip your apple in this delicious caramel and then dip it in your favorite coating. Talk about being the talk of the party…..yep, you guessed it. That’s going to be you!
Know Your Apples
- APPLES TO APPLES—Plucking the perfect fruit, either off the tree or even off the grocery store display, can feel like a guessing game. To help you choose which variety best fits your needs, below is a break down of the top eight apples sold in the U.S.Ambrosia: Crisp and sweet with a light floral note: try in pies and tarts
- Golden Delicious: Crisp and sweet with a lighter texture use in a variety of baked goods
- Honeycrisp: Crisp, sweet and juicy; perfect for making applesauce and eating raw
- Fuji: Crunchy and sweet; eat fresh or use in baking
- Granny Smith: Classic tart flavor, great for pie and caramel apples because if retains its shape
- Cripps Pink/Pink Lady: Sweet and tangy with a firm texture; perfect for poaching
- Red Delicious: Sweet and milk; doesn’t hold up well when cooked, so use fresh
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Old Fashioned Caramel Apples
Ingredients
- 8 to 10 small green apples
- 8 to 10 popsicle sticks or candy apple sticks
- 2 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons molasses
- dash of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Wash and dry apples; remove stems. Insert sticks into apples. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, milk, corn syrup, maple syrup, molasses and salt. Stir with a wooden spoon over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer reads 248° (firm-ball stage). While caramel is coming up to temperature prepare the ice water. In a medium bowl add cold water and ice. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Dip apples, one at a time, into caramel and then into an ice-water bath (remove ice cubes) for 1-2 seconds to set caramel. Place back on the parchment lined baking sheet until completely cool. Store in an air tight container (air and humidity is caramels enemy).
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