Candy apples used to be given out for trick-or-treat. This is one of the reasons candy apples and caramel apples are actually different treats. But a true candy apple has a hard sugar coating colored red and tasting of cinnamon. I used crushed up nuts and sea salt but anything will work. Today, you can find a variety of different flavors coating the candy apples at the fair or the festival. This is fun to do with kids as they can choose any topping they like. For even better chances of the caramel sticking, I suggest using cold apples. Be sure to remove the stickers and wash and dry the apples thoroughly before trying to coat with the caramel. Unlike caramel apples, candy apples have a delicious candy shell that crunches when you bite into it. Most apples these days come with stickers and a waxy coating over the outside of them. Let the caramel cool for about 5-10 minutes and then you are in the clear to dip your apples in! Salted Caramel bubbling Be careful not to over stir and add in to many bubbles. Once you hit 240F, remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. You will want to check the temperature of the caramel frequently and don’t touch it until it reaches 235F-240F. Stir the mixture constantly until the butter is melted and once it is melted leave it alone to bubble away. Simple toss the cream, butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, and salt into a medium saucepan placed over medium heat. ![]() The reason we need a thermometer is so we can make sure that our sugar gets hot enough to form the type of caramel we need to properly stick to our apples. First things first you will need a candy thermometer for this recipe. In order to make caramel apples we need to make homemade caramel! This is a fun cooking technique that isn’t complicate but does take some time and the proper tools. Below I will walk you through step by step how we make these classic halloween treats. I definitely will be making this recipe with my two little girls before halloween! These sweet, sticky, buttery, caramel apples are really fun to make and decorate. Here is a fun one folks! This will take you right back to when you were a kid trick or treating.
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