- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 10 apples 1x
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 10 apples 1x
Scale:
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 10 apples 1x
Ingredients
- 10 medium apples
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 4 oz (1/2 cup) butter
- salt
- 14 oz (1 can) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Wooden craft sticks or barbecue skewers
- Toppings, such as ground peanuts and chocolate, for dipping!
Instructions
- Wash apples and press skewers into the top of each one next to the stem. Place on a silicon or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Set aside.
- Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, salt, and sweetened condensed milk in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue to cook for approximately 15 minutes, still stirring. Cook until the caramel reaches approximately 248°F, then remove from heat and stir in vanilla.*
- Dip each apple into the caramel, coating the apple to within 1/2 inch of the stem. Lift the apple to allow for excess caramel to drip back into the pot.** If using toppings, coat the apple in your desired toppings immediately after dipping in the caramel. Place on baking sheet and repeat with the remaining apples.
Notes
*Don’t have a candy thermometer? To test your caramel, drop a small teaspoon into ice cold water and stir. The caramel should form a slightly firm but still malleable ball.
**When your caramel begins to cool, reheat on the stovetop for about a minute before dipping in remaining apples!
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Terrific looking apples…..I must make these and soon. I love caramel. Thanks 🙂
Thanks for commenting, Pat! Let me know when you do!
After apple picking with Mom and David this weekend I’m definitely making these bad boys!
★★★★★
IT’S THE BEST I JUST HAD A WHOLE ONE YESTERDAY
Ah, that photo of the BF is CLASSIC! And exactly how I feel about caramel apples. These are GORGEOUS! Isn’t fall the best?
Hahaha, thanks Amy! That’s how all of our taste tests go…
Fall IS the best. I don’t ever want it to end
So, SO pretty!!
Thank you! They were almost too delicious
So pretty! I’ve never made my own, but I’m inspired. There’s something so fun about caramel apples!
There is! Flattered o have inspired you. Thanks, Jennifer!