Easy Homemade Caramel Apples

Ok, so I drew up this recipe for caramel apples. They taste awful yummy, but the caramel was a bit too hard when I cooked it to 250 degrees (basically, the apple will never see the light of day), so change that and they'd be perfect. Here's what to do:

This recipe make about 5 good sized apples.

1. Put jumbo popsicle sticks (if they're too small, they might snap) into the apples after removing the stem. Take each apple and roll it in boiling water for about 5 seconds to remove some of the wax. Set apples aside on a piece of foil or parchment paper.

2. In a large sauce pan (the big ole ones...if its not big enough, the stuff will boil over...use the biggest you have) mix these ingredients:

2 cups of light brown sugar
1 1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup cream (whipping works well)
4 tablespoons butter

3. Stir ingredients on medium heat (not too high or it'll burn) until they reach a boil. Once they reach a boil, do not stir them anymore. Insert a candy thermometer and allow mixture to keep boiling on medium heat unti it reaches 230 to 240 degrees (not past the soft ball stage.) Remove from heat.

When I first made this recipe, I let it boil until it reached 250...big mistake. The candy was almost as hard as a Werther's Original candy. The poor apple had no chance. Make sure it doesn't boil for too long.

4. The mixture might still seem kind of liquidy, but it will harden fast. Take the apples and roll them in the caramel. Continue to roll the apple in your hands so that the caramel has time to solidfy and doesn't pool at the bottom of the apple. Place apples on foil. Some people like to spoon the caramel onto the apple, but do whatever you like best. Do this quickly so that it doesnt harden.

5. Enjoy the apples please.


Hope y'all like the recipe. It's a tasty one, and it really doesn't take that long. Peace.