Caramel Apples

Name: Caramel Apples
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 397 grams caramels, unwrapped; 6 wooden craft sticks; 6 larges Granny Smith apples; 473 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 340 grams semisweet chocolate morsels; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp water

Caramel Apples is a gluten free recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 16g of protein, 57g of fat, and a total of 990 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of water, wooden craft sticks, pecans, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is perfect for Halloween. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Wash and dry apples; remove stems. Insert craft sticks into stem end of each apple; set aside.

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Apple

Combine caramels, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon water in a microwave-safe glass bowl. Microwave on HIGH 90 seconds or until melted, stirring twice.

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Caramel Candy

Vanilla

Water

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Microwave

Bowl

Dip each apple into the caramel mixture quickly, allowing excess caramel to drip off.

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Caramel

Apple

Dip

Roll in chopped pecans; place on lightly greased wax paper. Chill at least 15 minutes.

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Pecan Pieces

Roll

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Wax Paper

Microwave chocolate morsels at HIGH 90 seconds or until melted, stirring twice; cool 5 minutes.

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Chocolate Chips

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Microwave

Pour chocolate where craft sticks and apple meet, allowing chocolate to drip down sides of apples. Press pecan halves onto chocolate, if desired. Chill 15 minutes or until set.

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Pecan Halves

Chocolate

Apple

NOTE: For testing purposes only, we used Kraft Caramels.

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Caramel Candy

Calypso Caramel Apples: Substitute 1 cup chopped toasted macadamia nuts and 1 cup toasted coconut for pecans.

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Macadamia Nuts

Caramel

Coconut

Apple

Pecans

Georgian Caramel Apples: Substitute 2 cups chopped toasted peanuts for pecans.

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Caramel

Peanuts

Apple

Pecans

Black-and-White Caramel Apples: Microwave 6 ounces white chocolate morsels at HIGH 60 seconds or until melted, stirring once; drizzle evenly over semisweet chocolate.

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White Chocolate Chips