{"id":5717,"date":"2014-10-04T14:37:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T14:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5717"},"modified":"2014-10-04T18:10:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T18:10:17","slug":"gourmet-caramel-apples-with-homemade-caramel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5717","title":{"rendered":"Gourmet Caramel Apples with Homemade Caramel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>I&#8217;ve never made caramel apples before, and in fact, I&#8217;ve never even had a caramel apple.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve walked by chocolate shops a million times that had the fancy apples in the windows, but for some reason I have never bought one.\u00a0 I probably thought it was too healthy or something . . . all that fruit and all!!<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>When I first set out to make the caramel, I started out trying the pre-made caramel candies, and melting them down.\u00a0 I tried that 3 times, and had no success.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know what I was doing wrong, but I had failed enough times that I said &#8220;Screw it!&#8221; and went to scratch!\u00a0 I should have known better and started there!\u00a0 The caramel is deliciously chewy and SO hard to resist dipping into it immediately, but it is HOT when it comes off the stove, so be careful.\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>Choose a great tasting apple to use for dipping.\u00a0 I went with Honeycrisp and I was worried at first that they would be too sweet with the caramel and chocolate, but they were perfect!\u00a0 When I took the apples to a work function, the thing that my coworkers liked best was the combination of flavours with the type of apple I had chosen.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing which additional toppings to put onto the apples has endless possibilities!\u00a0 I chose three that I thought would make great combinations, but you can change them up however you would want to.\u00a0 My favourite of the three was the peanut butter one.\u00a0 I think it was because of the combination of saltiness of the peanut butter items and the sweetness of the caramel and apple!\u00a0 Whichever one you choose, they&#8217;re all delicious!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/swdmjh9yE0k\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Gourmet Caramel Apples<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>12 medium sized apples<\/li>\n<li>Apple sticks (wooden sticks, 6&#8243; in length with a pointed end) &#8211; Available here: http:\/\/amzn.to\/1pSag6O\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7882site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5743\" title=\"Caramel apples\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7882site.jpg\" alt=\"Caramel apples\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7882site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7882site-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Homemade Caramel\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Ingredients:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter<\/li>\n<li>1-14oz can sweetened condensed milk<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 cup dark corn syrup<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup pure maple syrup<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 teaspoons vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon molasses<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Procedure:\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>In a medium sized sauce pan, heat ingredients on medium low until sugar has dissolved. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Turn temperature up to medium high, insert a candy thermometer and continue to stir while heating to 230F. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Once this temperature is reached, remove caramel from heat and pour into a tall heat proof container.\u00a0 Make sure that it is wide enough to be able to fit an apple into it. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Insert apple sticks into the apples where the stem is (remove stem).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Dunk candy apple into the caramel, bring apple back out of caramel and let excess drip off. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Place apples onto a parchment lined baking tray and allow to cool. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7913site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5741\" title=\"Gourmet Caramel Apples\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7913site.jpg\" alt=\"Gourmet Caramel Apples\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7913site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7913site-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oreo Apple<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Caramel covered apple<\/li>\n<li>Oreso cut into quarters\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Golden Oreos cut into quarters<\/li>\n<li>Oreo crunch chocolate bar\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Melted chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Smarties Apple<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Caramel covered apple<\/li>\n<li>Smarties<\/li>\n<li>Melted chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7903site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5742\" title=\"Candy Apples\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7903site.jpg\" alt=\"Candy Apples\" width=\"601\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7903site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC_7903site-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Peanut Butter Chocolate Apple\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Caramel covered apple<\/li>\n<li>Peanuts<\/li>\n<li>Reese&#8217;s Pieces<\/li>\n<li>Mini Peanut Butter cups, halved\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>For each gourmet apple, dip apple into melted chocolate and add toppings as desired.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5717\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5717\" data-text=\"Gourmet Caramel Apples with 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