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This is a great idea if you want to have a party where everyone can coat their own caramel apples! Best Apples for Caramel Apples Give it a gentle stir every 10 minutes to ensure the butter doesn’t separate. However, after the caramel has cooked, you can keep it warm in a slow cooker on the low setting. Slow Cooker to Keep WarmĬaramel must be prepared on the stove as instructed. Stand the apples in these adorable cellophane bags, then wrap the cellophane around the stick with a cute ribbon.

Once set, you can wrap the caramel apples in cellophane for travel or gifting. Let the excess caramel drip off, then place on a nonstick surface such as a silicone baking mat lined baking sheet.Įnjoy immediately or let the caramel set, about 45 minutes. Allow caramel to cool for a few minutes, then dip your apples. Remove caramel from heat, then stir in the vanilla. Some readers have been cooking to 240☏ (116☌) and saying the caramel sticks much better to the apples that way. But you won’t mind waiting because this caramel smells INCREDIBLE as it cooks. Reaching 235☏ (113☌) should take about 15 – 20 minutes, though don’t use the time as your stopping point because it really depends on your stove– electric stoves may take a little longer than gas stoves. Pull out the apple’s stem and insert a caramel apple stick.įor the caramel, cook the first 5 ingredients on the stove until the candy reaches 235☏ (113☌), known as the Soft Ball Stage in candy cooking terms. Make sure the apples are cold, which helps prevent the caramel from slipping off. Apples have a waxy coating that will prevent the caramel from sticking, so it’s important to wash and dry it off. Now that you have your ingredients, let’s make caramel apples. Add the vanilla extract after you remove the cooked caramel from heat. Salt & Vanilla Extract: Both ingredients add incredible flavor.Butter: Butter adds unbeatable flavor and a desirably soft texture.Brown Sugar: Brown sugar is softer and more flavorful than regular white sugar, so I love using it in caramel coating recipes.For organic non-GMO corn syrup, I like Wholesome brand. Though other liquid sweeteners can sometimes be substituted for corn syrup, candy making is not one of those instances. Without it, the caramel will slide right off the apple (just as my salted caramel would).

HFCS goes through an additional refining process.) Corn syrup is required as it acts as the sticky, taffy-like base for caramel apples. (Corn syrup used in home kitchens is not high-fructose corn syrup. Like all refined sugars, corn syrup doesn’t have an ideal nutritional profile. Light Corn Syrup: Corn syrup is liquid sugar made from corn.Any milk or half-and-half are too thin and won’t cook properly. Heavy Cream: Heavy cream/heavy whipping cream is the base for caramel.Cooking candy is actual chemistry, so there’s no room for substitutions. Let’s break down the ingredients you need for homemade caramel coating and why each are imperative to the taste and texture. If applied lightly, the caramel won’t pool down at the bottom of the apple. The homemade caramel we’ll use for caramel apples is soft, chewy, buttery, a little taffy-like, and adheres to the apple easily. However, it’s not suitable for coating apples because it’s too thin and won’t set properly– it’s missing corn syrup and the proper sugar to fat ratio. My salted caramel is perfect for garnishing desserts, filling cakes, and as a dip for apple slices. Today I’m sharing the recipe, all my recommended tools, tips for success, and showing you a video tutorial so you can see just how easy it is to make real caramel for homemade caramel apples. If cooked a little longer, this real caramel can be made into soft caramel candies like my sea salt vanilla caramels. No store-bought caramel candies or coatings because you can truly taste the difference between that and homemade. We’re making homemade caramel apples with caramel cooked completely from scratch on the stove. I decided to slightly adapt my original recipe, adding a little more butter and corn syrup for a softer, silkier caramel coating. There you’ll also find candy how-to’s and recipes including toffee, candy apples, caramels, fudge, truffles, chocolate bark, taffy, and marshmallows.

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Fall is in full swing and what better way to celebrate than with a traditional county fair inspired treat?! I originally published homemade caramel apples in my cookbook Sally’s Candy Addiction.

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