Creamy Caramel-Apple Glaze

Name: Creamy Caramel-Apple Glaze
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3/4 cup.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups unsweetened apple juice; 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches); 1 cup Kraft caramel bits; 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream; Sliced apples and doughnut holes or vanilla ice cream; Optional toppings: chopped salted nuts, jimmies or miniature chocolate chips

This easy homemade caramel was really a happy little discovery. The thin glaze is perfect for dipping. — Shannon Roum, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups unsweetened apple juice
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
1 cup Kraft caramel bits
1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
Sliced apples and doughnut holes or vanilla ice cream
Optional toppings: chopped salted nuts, jimmies or miniature chocolate chips

Directions

Place apple juice and cinnamon stick in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick.
Reduce heat to medium; add caramel bits, half at a time, whisking after each addition until caramels are melted. Stir in cream; keep warm until ready to serve.
Transfer to a serving dish; serve warm with apples and doughnut holes for dipping. Glaze can also be spooned over ice cream. If desired, sprinkle with toppings. (Warm glaze in microwave if mixture becomes too thick.)

Originally published as Caramel Apple Glaze in Taste of Home October/November 2012

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crclk14

Dec 31, 2012

Easy to make, but a little too tangy for my taste. Probably won't make this one again.
kelleykwilson3

Oct 17, 2012

This is the Halloween recipe for all our lifes