I’m not really the crafting type, and I’m especially not the crafting where sugar is involved type so when I brought home a huge bag of Brach’s caramels that William and Lindsey unearthed while they were helping me unload groceries they were like, “WHAT ARE THESE FOR?” (See also: has Mom lost her mind? Did someone accidentally throw these into her cart and she missed it and now their loss is our corn-syrupy-goodness gain?!)
It was no accident.
“CARAMEL APPLES,” I replied.
They sat on the shelf for a few days until the long weekend came, and then we got to work. We all unanimously decided that caramel apples are too hard (and too big?) to eat (especially William with his braces) so slices were decided on. I thought green apples would be best–more tart and sour then their sweeter red relatives–and some mini chips and almond slices to dip them in.
I don’t have a double-broiler so I put a pot with the caramels (and a few tablespoons of water–key to getting the caramel really smooth and melty) into another pot with the boiling water. Within fifteen minutes we had the caramel melted and we had our apples sliced and skewered (I used these
) and we were ready to dip.
) and we were ready to dip.
It was a fun fall activity (I can imagine spicing it up a whole lot with tons of bowls of toppings from coconut to crushed peanuts and having a veritable caramel-apple-dipping party) and while I considered saving a few for book club dessert that night, we pretty much ate them all (sorry ladies). My favorite thing to dip them in was the almonds. They’re pretty delicious plain too.
Oh apple slices are a much better idea than a whole apple! Cinnamon almonds would be delicious. http://semiweeklyeats.blogspot.com/2014/10/weekend-outfit-5.html
Apple slices are a great idea, I will try this as soon as possible!
Easy homemade caramel is fun to make and no corn syrup. Here is one that is very similar to the one I use. Super yum and fun for the older kids to learn and make from scratch.
http://www.fivehearthome.com/2013/11/15/5-minute-5-ingredient-homemade-caramel-sauce/
thank you!! i thought about doing it from scratch but ended up being lazy… i should have!!
Since I love my caramel with a little salt, and I love plain green apples with a little salt. . . I think I want to make these with just a sprinkle of salt. Mmmmmm.
What a fun fall craft – totally makes caramel apples accessible, plus this is way easier to eat!