Caramel Apples

Name: Caramel Apples
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 apples, room temperature; 454 grams dark brown sugar; 118 milliliters dark corn syrup; 2 teaspoons dark molasses; 118 milliliters maple syrup; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 can sweetened condensed milk; 237 milliliters unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Caramel Apples requires approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 561 calories, 3g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Halloween. A mixture of condensed milk, brown sugar, maple syrup, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Special equipment: 12 wooden sticks

Combine all the ingredients together, except for the apples, in a large saucepan, and stir with a wooden spoon over a medium heat until all the sugar has dissolved and is not gritty. Use a wet pastry brush to wipe around the sides of the pan to dissolve any sugar crystals that may form.

Ingredients you will need

Apple

Sugar

Equipment you will use

Pastry Brush

Wooden Spoon

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Clip a candy thermometer on to the side of the pan and bring the sugar mixture to a rolling boil over medium heat, and cook until the thermometer reads 236 degrees F.

Ingredients you will need

Candy

Sugar

Equipment you will use

Candy Thermometer

Kitchen Thermometer

Frying Pan

Pour into a stainless steel bowl and allow it to cool to 200 degrees F.

Equipment you will use

Bowl

While the syrup is cooling, push a wooden stick into each apple from the top through the core. The stick should be deep enough so it won't fall off when you dip the apple into the caramel.

Ingredients you will need

Caramel