Things You'll Need:
- 8 medium sized firm apples
- 8 wooden sticks - buy at your local party supply or grocery store. (You can use popsicle sticks or bamboo skewers with excess cut off)
- Candy Thermometer
- Saucepan or pot
- Waxed paper (to put finished apples on)
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Step 1
Wash and dry the apples. Remove stems and insert skewer sticks to make handles for the caramel apples. If using popsicle sticks, carefully insert a knife into the apple where you want the stick to go in.
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Step 2
To make the caramel put butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, canned milk and vanilla in a saucepan over medium high heat and stir to combine. Bring to a boil until mixture reaches 248 degrees fahrenheit which is the firm ball stage on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat.
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Step 3
Holding the wooden stick, dip the apples into the caramel coating mixture. You may need to swirl the apples around and tilt the pan to coat the apples completely. Try and work quickly as the coating will begin to harden. If mixture thickens or cools too much, reheat briefly before proceeding.
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Step 4
If desired, quickly dip coated caramel apple in optional toppings, or sprinkle them over apple before coating hardens. Place coated apples with stick pointing skyward onto waxed paper. Completely cool before serving.
Experiment with these optional topping ideas for your caramel apples:
* Candy Corn
* Shredded Coconut
* M&M's
* Chopped Nuts
* Chocolate Chips
* Candy Sprinkles
Comments
gputscher said
on 10/29/2009 Sounds good. I will have to try this. Thanks for sharing.
omghow said
on 8/8/2009 Thanks for the recipe. Cheers!
dlcass said
on 10/19/2008 I've been looking for a Caramel recipe, I can't wait to try it. Thanks!
lildutchgirl56 said
on 10/19/2008 Yum! I never made the caramel before; I'm going to give it a try. Thanks