Gourmet Caramel Apples

Name: Gourmet Caramel Apples
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 128 grams white candy coating, coarsely chopped; 312 grams package Kraft caramel bits; 237 milliliters milk chocolate chips; 4 pretzel rods, coarsely crushed; 118 milliliters Reeses pieces; 237 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon shortening; 4 larges tart apples; 2 Tbsps water

Gourmet Caramel Apples is a dessert that serves 4. One serving contains 1284 calories, 10g of protein, and 57g of fat. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires candy coating, caramel bits, tart apples, and reese's pieces. Halloween will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. Wash and thoroughly dry apples. Insert a Popsicle stick into the top of each; set aside.

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Apple

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Popsicle Sticks

Baking Sheet

Place chocolate chips in separate microwave-safe bowls.

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Chocolate Chips

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Microwave

Bowl

Heat in a microwave until melted; stir until smooth. In another microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating and shortening; stir until smooth.

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Almond Bark

Shortening

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Microwave

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Combine caramels and water in another microwave-safe bowl.

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Caramel Candy

Water

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Microwave

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Heat in a microwave until melted; stir until smooth. Dip apples into caramel; turn to coat. Immediately press pretzels and Reese's pieces into sides of apples.

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Reeses Pieces

Pretzels

Caramel

Apple

Dip

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Drizzle melted chocolate and candy coating over tops.

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Almond Bark

Chocolate

Place on prepared pan; let stand until set.

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Servings:

128grams

white candy coating, coarsely chopped 312grams

package Kraft caramel bits 237milliliters

milk chocolate chips 4

pretzel rods, coarsely crushed 118milliliters

Reese's pieces 237milliliters

semisweet chocolate chips 1teaspoon

shortening 4larges

tart apples 2Tbsps

water

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Candy Apple on the menu? Try pairing with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "