This past weekend our church had a fall festival. It was really fun and we sold food to raise money for the youth group to go to a prayer conference in the spring. So, I decided to make caramel apples to sell this year! I was a little nervous on how they would turn out but they were great! The caramel had great flavor and good consistency too. They're really easy to make and a fun fall treat.
Caramel Sauce
1/2 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
2 Tablespoons vanilla
Melt butter and brown sugar together. Add corn syrup and stir mixture until it reaches 300 degrees (you will need a candy thermometer). Stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla, return to a boil and stir until it reaches 250 degrees. Take a taste and see how the flavor and consistency is. Then dip your apples. I think the caramel is enough for about 10 apples depending on how big they are. I made quite a few more so I'm not sure how much one recipe will make. They were delicious though!!!
Insert popsicle sticks or wooden rods into the apples. Dip the apples in the caramel, let it cool a little bit (30 sec - 1 min), then roll or sprinkle your favorite toppings. We used peanuts, sprinkles, heath, and Reese's pieces. Also place the apples on wax paper after dipping, you will be thankful you did... we learned the hard way!
Thanks to all my friends who helped make the apples!
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