Carnival Caramel Apples

Reviews

• Ann
  
  Oct 27, 2017

  Excellent recipe. I halved it and still covered eight small Spartan apples. So easy and so good.

• Maureen
  
  Sep 17, 2017

  Followed recipe exactly but cut in half and had enough for 6 small to medium apples. Tastes so yummy! We used a meat thermometer and stopped cooking at 222 and was a success!

• Rebecca
  
  Nov 23, 2016

  Wow!! I followed the directions exactly and this was my first attempt with a candy therm. Holy cow! This was perfect. The consistency was perfect/thick/flavorful. I decorated with mini-chip/mini M&M's, crushed Oreo's and drizzled colored coating on them for Thanksgiving. So perfect! I think I might use this recipe to make actual caramels dipped in chocolate with sea salt.

• Chellahd
  
  Nov 1, 2016

  Oh my goodness....this was such an easy thing to make :-) Soaked apples in white vinegar to remove residue as suggested to make the caramel stick. I followed the recipe to the letter and used my candy thermometer for the first time which worked well. All I have to say is wow...found another recipe off food network but was a complete failure. This one was the best I have found. I think it makes a difference using the sweetened condensed milk and brown sugar to make this. I did slice up the apples and poured caramel over them vs putting them on the stick which made it easy for people to eat. Very pleased with how they came out and I'm definitely saving this one! I am at a higher altitude (in CO) but I did not have to modify the cooking time.

• Lnjo21
  
  Aug 12, 2016

  I made this today as a trial run for a fall festival chutch fundraiser... the texture is sorta lumpy... what could I have done wrong? I followed the instructions or thought I did ;-)

• thegatheringgarden
  
  Oct 16, 2015

  The caramel tasted amazing and the apples look just so beautiful, but I think I lost a filling biting into them, I must have done something wrong:( any suggestions, or is this how they are suppossed to be? super fun making them though, used a candy thermometer and all seemed perfect just texture not right.

• hummingbird2257
  
  Oct 9, 2015

  Have used this recipe for years with no failure! LoveThis Time Of The Year!To Smithian. Making caramel is easy if you follow the directions. Plus, always wash apples with hot water to remove any wax they may have on them from processing. If not, thecarmels won't stick right! Just a note. Good Luck! Give it another try! Patience-Youll get it!

• taya_k
  
  Sep 25, 2015

  Absolutely loved this recipe! I make caramel apples every year and this recipe really has the richest tasting caramel yet! It's really important that you let the caramel boil for several minutes before adding the sweetened milk. Then let it lightly boil after you add the milk until it reaches your desired temp. I didn't quite let it get to 248 because it started browning before then. I made 2 batches and they both turned out wonderful!! Really helped to spray the paper with cooking spray to keep them from sticking too.

• wakesk8
  
  Oct 31, 2014

  Made these last night. The caramel was a bit stiff, but I'll adjust the cooking temperature next time. Everybody loved the apples!!In response to the one-star review below - you need to be careful when making caramel that it doesn't drop below the boiling point as you are adding the Milk/Cream. I've had that happen before and it ruins the caramel. You just have to throw it out and start over. At least that is my experience. :)

• Catherine69
  
  Oct 27, 2014

  We tried this recipe again with much better results. We cooked the caramel to 220? instead of 248?. It was not as thick but we let it cool for a minute or two before dipping the apples.