Description
Enjoy delightful homemade caramel apples with this easy recipe! Perfect for parties or gifts. Try making your own today!
Ingredients
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- 8 medium Granny Smith apples
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 wooden sticks
Instructions
- Clean and dry the apples thoroughly, then insert wooden sticks into each apple and chill in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup. Stir constantly until melted.
- Gradually add sweetened condensed milk while whisking until smooth. Cook until the mixture thickens and reaches 245°F on a candy thermometer (about 15-25 minutes).
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Allow cooling slightly.
- Dip each chilled apple into the warm caramel until fully coated, letting excess drip off before placing on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- If desired, sprinkle toppings immediately after coating while caramel is still warm.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to set before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 58g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 66g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg