When we were growing up, we would make caramel apples. But usually, they were the kind where you would buy the huge disks of packaged caramel from the store. You know, the kind where you put them on top of the apple and heat it up.
Man, have caramel apples come a long way since then!
I'm sure you could make these apples at any time of the year, but they are especially fun for Halloween. So delicious and spooky!
For this tutorial, we made three kinds of caramel apples: Spiderweb, Mummy, and Apple Pie.
We used granny smith apples. Wash them, and turn them upside down. You can use regular old popsicle sticks, but we found these thick, sharp skewers to be perfect.
We used Peter's Caramel. It has a great consistency, smooth texture, and amazing flavor. For 16 apples, you'll need about half of a 5 lb brick.
We placed the caramel in a oven-safe pot and warmed it in the oven on the temperature set at 200º. This can take up to an hour. It is ready when it is spreadable and easy to stir.
Using a large wooden spoon, smooth the caramel on the side of the apple, trying to keep the caramel even and smooth. If you use the scooped part of the spoon, it works great.
Scrape the excess off the bottom of the apple. This will keep a huge pool of caramel from forming on the bottom of your apple while it cools. Place the apples on greased wax or parchment paper.
We used these white buttons from Orson Gygi. But white chocolate will work as well. Place about 2-3 cups of the buttons in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each 30 seconds, until they are melted.
To make the mummy, just lightly drizzle the cooled caramel apple with the melted white buttons. Use two chocolate chips for the eyes. You could also completely roll the apple in the white chocolate, then sprinkle with coconut, and then top with the chocolate chips. Delicious and oh so spooky.
After you have rolled the apples in white chocolate, spin as much excess from the bottom as possible.
To make the spider web caramel apple, roll caramel apple completely in melted white buttons. Then roll immediately in crushed Oreo crumbs. You will want to remove the cream filling from the Oreos before crushing. For about 9 spiderweb apples, we used two sleeves of Oreos from the package. Then drizzle with the white chocolate. You could also sprinkle with Halloween sprinkles. The combination of the caramel, white chocolate, and Oreos is sooo good!
For the apple pie, roll cooled apple in white chocolate then immediately roll in cinnamon sugar mixture. For the cinnamon sugar, combine 2 Tbs cinnamon and one cup sugar. Drizzle with more white chocolate. This combination is absolutely delicious and tastes like eating an apple pie!
Whip these up for your coworkers, friends, or a Halloween party and everyone will be so impressed!
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