Caramel Apples

Caramel Apples
One portion of this dish contains roughly 11g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 791 calories. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of salt, sturdy lollipop sticks, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It will be a hit at your Halloween event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

1
Combine sugar, butter, condensed milk, corn syrup, maple syrup, vanilla, molasses and salt in a thick-bottomed 2 1/2 or 3 quart saucepan. Stir with a wooden spoon on medium-low heat until all the sugar dissolves. There should be no grittiness (sugar crystals) when you test by rubbing a little of the caramel between your fingers.
Ingredients you will need
Sweetened Condensed MilkSweetened Condensed Milk
Maple SyrupMaple Syrup
Corn SyrupCorn Syrup
MolassesMolasses
CaramelCaramel
VanillaVanilla
ButterButter
SugarSugar
SaltSalt
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Wooden SpoonWooden Spoon
Sauce PanSauce Pan
2
Brush down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush to dissolve any sugar crystals that might form on the pan sides. 2 Attach a clip-on candy thermometer to the pan and cook caramel at a rolling boil until the thermometer reaches 236°F, stirring constantly and slowly with a wooden spatula. Continue to occasionally brush the sides down with a pastry brush. Carefully pour caramel into a metal bowl. Cool until the temperature lowers to 200°F, at which point you are ready to dip the apples. 3 While the caramel is cooking/cooling, prepare a large baking sheet, covering it either with buttered aluminum foil or silpat. Insert a chopstick or sturdy lollipop stick into each apple, about 2-inches, top down, into the apple core. 4 When the caramel has cooled enough for dipping, dip the apples in, one by one, by holding on to the stick, and vertically lowering the apple into the caramel, submerging all but the very top of the apple. Pull the apple up from the caramel and let the excess caramel drip off from the bottom back into the pan. Then place on the silpat or prepared foil. The caramel will pool a little at the bottom of each apple.
Ingredients you will need
CaramelCaramel
AppleApple
DipDip
SugarSugar
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Candy ThermometerCandy Thermometer
Lollipop SticksLollipop Sticks
Aluminum FoilAluminum Foil
Baking SheetBaking Sheet
Pastry BrushPastry Brush
Kitchen ThermometerKitchen Thermometer
ChopsticksChopsticks
SpatulaSpatula
BowlBowl
Frying PanFrying Pan
3
Place into the refrigerator to chill for at least 15 minutes. 5 Once the caramel has chilled a bit, remove from the refrigerator and use your fingers to press the caramel that has dripped to the bottom of the apples, back on to the apples. Then take whatever coatings you want and press them into the apples for decoration. Return to the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour.
Ingredients you will need
CaramelCaramel
AppleApple
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings12
Health Score1
Dish TypesSide Dish
OccasionsHalloween
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