Caramel Apples!

I love walking into chocolate stores and seeing their HUGE caramel apples on display.  They just make my mouth water!  About 3 years ago, I learned how to make them and decided to share with my mom and sister.  We were in a hotel and made 2 dozen of them... Yes that is probably not the best place to make them... but it makes for GREAT memories.  This is my daughter the first time we made them.... AS HAPPY as can be eating the leftovers in the bowl.

Here is our first attempt!  

 
I have come a long way since then but I still love making them.  I have probably made hundreds!

Since the allergy thing, it is a little more difficult to make them since all the store-bought caramel has corn in it.   I decided to make my own caramel and it is ALOT cheaper, and in my opinion tastes a lot better!

Caramel

1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup Eagle Brand Milk (sweetened condensed milk)

Melt butter and add the rest of the ingredients over medium heat.  Allow to boil for 10 min or until when you stick a spoon in and let it drizzle it is the consistency of pancake batter.  Insert sticks into tops of washed apples and dip into warm caramel.  Put on wax paper and place somewhere cool.  In the mean time melt chocolate.

The easiest way is to just melt some in a baggie, cut very small tip off of the bag and pipe squiggles onto the caramel apple.  You can see that I have dipped them in chocolate and covered with candy, nuts, etc.  I think the most popular one I have done is dipped in white chocolate and then sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.  Happy Fall!!!!