Party Caramel Apples

Name: Party Caramel Apples
Ingredients: 8 medium Red Delicious apples; 8 Popsicle sticks; 2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar; 3/4 cup butter, cubed; 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk; 3/4 cup dark corn syrup; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1-1/2 teaspoons molasses; Dash salt; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; Chopped salted peanuts and red-hot candies; 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped; 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

8 medium Red Delicious apples
8 Popsicle sticks
2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, cubed
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup maple syrup
1-1/2 teaspoons molasses
Dash salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chopped salted peanuts and red-hot candies
4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

Directions

1

Wash and dry apples; remove stems. Insert Popsicle sticks into bottoms of apples. Place on a buttered
2

; refrigerate until ready to use.
3

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). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
4

Dip apples, one at a time, into caramel and then into an ice-water bath for 1-2 seconds to set caramel. Dip apples in peanuts; place on the buttered
5

. Press red-hot candies onto apples as desired.
6

In a microwave, melt white chocolate; stir until smooth. Transfer to a small resealable plastic bag; cut a hole in a corner of the bag. Drizzle over apples. Repeat with semisweet chocolate. Decorate with additional nuts and candies as desired. Let stand until set.