Homemade Caramel Apples

• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 10 Apples, large green

• Condiments

  • 1 cup Corn syrup, light

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 cups Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 (14 oz can Condensed milk, sweetened

• Desserts

  • 1 Candy thermometer

Found on tipsfromatypicalmomblog.com

Description

Ingredients

• 10 large green apples (Granny Smiths)
• 1 cup butter
• 3 cups brown sugar
• 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• candy thermometer

Directions

• Wash and dry the apples completely.
• Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter big enough to allow all of your apples to sit on without touching.
• Cut butter into small cubes and melt over low heat in a medium size sauce pan.
• Add and mix sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk.
• Cook and stir (scarping the side of the pan constantly!) on medium high heat until boiling, then clip your candy thermometer to the side of pan. Do not allow the thermometer to touch the bottom of the pan.
• Reduce heat to medium which should allow for a steady, moderate boil. Stir constantly.
• When the thermometer reaches soft ball stage (235°F–240°F) (this will take approximately 30 minutes), remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Let the caramel sit for about 5 minutes. While its sitting, put a sucker stick or a Popsicle stick in each apple through the top.
• Dip each apple in the caramel CAREFULLY with an adults help, swirl around until completely coated. Pull up out of the pan and let the excess caramel drip back into pan.
• Quickly set on the parchment paper. Continue with each apple. Let the apples sit until completely cooled and hardened. About 45 minutes. We like to serve ours cut up.
• If you want to add additional toppings like chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs etc. do that right after dipping in the caramel so the toppings will stick. Or you can wait for the caramel to cool and harden, then dip them again in melted chocolate. The possibilities are endless!
• Enjoy!