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Carnival Caramel Apples Recipe

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With four kids (one child whose birthday is November 1), we celebrate Halloween in style around our house. These caramel apples are a tried-and-true favorite year after year. —Gail Prather, Bethel, Minnesota

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Carnival Caramel Apples Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 10-12 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, cubed
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
Dash salt
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
10 to 12 Popsicle sticks
10 to 12 medium tart apples, washed and dried
1 cup salted peanuts, chopped

Directions

In a large heavy saucepan, melt butter; add the brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil, about 10-12 minutes. Stir in milk. Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 248° (firm-ball stage). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
Insert Popsicle sticks into apples. Dip each apple into hot caramel mixture; turn to coat. Dip bottom of apples into peanuts. Place on greased waxed paper until set. Yield: 10-12 apples.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 526 calories, 17 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 231 mg sodium, 94 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Carnival Caramel Apples in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2005, p244

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Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2012 by AzHuny

First time making caramel, and these turned out perfect. The apples were shiny and just the right texture. Will certainly be making again.

Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2012 by ClauNC

First time trying out this recipe and it was so easy and so delicious!!! I had five apples to play with so I half the recipe and still worked magnificent. I let it cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes then dipped into chocolate and added crushed pecans and almonds (cooled down a second time for 30 minutes) and they tasted just as the Rocky Mountain Chocolate covered apples. I will never buy another caramel/chocolate covered apple again!

Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2012 by charlbramel

Grandkids and adults loved it!

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2012 by tracy1231

I have been making caramel apple the last few years for homecoming for my son and friends. I have always used the caramel that you have to take the wrapper off and melt. Never again this is the best ever caramel apple recipe!! It is the easiest recipe. The caramel is really good, creamy much cheaper to make and makes a lot!!! Just loved this recipe!!

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2012 by walmart_gal2001

very easy and good

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2012 by jackofalltrades

My husband prefers caramel to the red ones. This is delish! Thanks for the old fashioned tip. I understand soft ball, hard ball, hard crack since I do not have a thermometer. That method stills works

Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2011 by momaT3kiddos

As a fairly new "from-scratch" cook, I have to say this recipe is wonderful. Quick and easy, and a definite crowd-pleaser ! I read the reviews before trying it... and also heated to only 240. (First time using my candy thermometer!) Ours turned out great with that temp, perfect softness. This one is definitely a keeper.

Thanks!

Moma T.

Reviewed on Oct. 02, 2010 by vjgunkel59

I've made the caramel apples with the candy caramels you unwrap with success, but I really wanted to try this recipe as the caramel was made from scratch and it didn't have all the chocolate and additional add on's. I wanted my kids to make these and it seemed the most uncomplicated recipe. This recipe is awesome! It took less time to make the caramel than the unwrapping of the candies and the taste was phenomenal. One of the reviews said to not take the temp up to 248, so I took it to 240 and had perfect results. The caramel stuck to the apple, was thick, chewy and not too hard or too soft. My own suggestion to others trying this recipe is to have 12-15 medium sized apples ready with a few on hand. This makes a LOT of carmel which surprised me-I have found that other recipes call for too many apples for the caramel, this recipe didn't seem to call for enough. This recipe is a definite 5 star keeper!

Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2010 by angelasandoval

Been making these for a few years now and they are incredible!...puts to shame those made with melted store-bought caramels! And they're really not difficult to make nor do they take any longer than unwrapping all those individual candies.

Reviewed on Oct. 08, 2009 by Mom01

The 248 degrees is too high for a soft caramel apple. It definitely has to be about 235. The taste was delicious, but waayy to hard, more like a candy apple instead of the way caramel should be.

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