Take-out Tuesday, Caramel Apple Mini Bites
Now that it’s mid September,
are you thinking about your favorite Fall foods?
I am beginning to crave a hearty Beer Cheese Soup,
Maple Glazed Acorn Squash with Pecans,
Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter & Sage
and Caramel Apples!
Caramel apples are messy and hard to eat
so how about a mini version…
Bite size is not only much easier to eat,
but one or two small bites feel a lot less guilty
than a big caramel apple!
This is a fun party food for Fall,
with an easy and fairly quick method of putting them together
A melon ball scoop makes quick work of forming the mini bites
The apple bites must be as DRY as possible.
Put them on a towel as you are making them
and then wrap them up in it to make sure they’re thoroughly dry
while you make the caramel coating
Place unwrapped caramels in a measuring cup with the cream and corn syrup
Microwave for 30 sec-1 minute and stir
Return to microwave for 10 second intervals until just melted,
being careful not to scorch the caramel
Chop nuts finely
[put them in a ziplock and pound them with a rolling pin]
and put them in a bowl or pan
that has been lined with foil for easy clean up
Insert a short wooden skewer into each mini apple,
dip in the warm caramel, swirling to coat,
and then dredge in the nuts
Let the apples sit in the nuts in this pan.
Put the pan into the fridge to harden the caramel
The chilled caramel will “glue” the nuts to the apples
Place bites into mini cupcake papers for serving
{Chilling the caramel apples before putting them into the paper cups
will prevent the apples from sticking to the cupcake papers}
A perfect Fall dessert bite for any gathering!
MINI CARAMEL APPLES
Ingredients
- Honey Crisp and Granny Smith apples [each apple makes 8-10]
- Mini Caramel Apples
- 20 caramels
- 1 T light corn syrup
- 1-2 T heavy cream
- 1 cup dry roasted peanuts*
- wooden skewers
- mini cupcake papers
Instructions
- Cut ball shapes out of the apples with a melon baller.
- Place into a clean dry towel.
- Chop nuts finely by placing into a ziplock and crushing with a rolling pin.
- Put nuts into a foil lined pan.
- Unwrap caramels and place in a microwave safe bowl. Add cream and corn syrup. Microwave for 30-60 seconds, checking and stirring until just melted, returning to microwave at 10 second intervals.
- When caramel is ready, make sure apples are as dry as possible, insert skewer, dip into candy then roll in nuts, leaving the apples to set in the pan.
- Place pan in fridge to chill coating.
- When apples are chilled carefully place each bite into a mini cupcake paper and put on a tray for serving.
- Makes 20-24 mini apples.
Notes
Happy Fall!
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Saved this one. It will be a fun treat to make and much easier on the waistline.
Thank you Bernadette!
This is brilliant, Jenna! Who wants to risk breaking teeth with an entire apple caramel dipped, lol?! This is the perfect size. Pinned, thanks.
Thank you Rita, all the flavor, none of the mess!
You are truly an artist and always know how to make small little things in life so enjoyable and fun. Those little caramel apple bites are really lovely!
Thank you Angie!
Jenna, the bite size caramel apple is brilliant. I can never eat a whole one. I will have to make these with EM.
Happy Tuesday 🍂🧡🍂
These would be perfect to make with EM!
What a fun idea! Just the perfect little bit of sweet!
All the flavor without the mess!
Talk about the perfect fall treat! These are great Jenna, love the bite size and the presentation is darling. I’ve got to try these. Yum too…….
Thank you Emily, all the flavor without the fuss!
What a great idea. These would be so much easier to manage!
Thanks Jeanie 🍎
Jenna, this is just the cutest idea! I’m munching on an apple as I type, but oh, to add a little caramel would be delicious! Thanks for sharing. I’ve pinned and will make these.
Thanks so much Sarah, I hope you enjoy!
So Yummy and Cute. Perfect for a Fall party.
Thank you Lisa!
Yum!! Sounds like the perfect treat.
Yes, yummy Fall treat!
Nothing better than bite size party food:@)
I agree, it’s always the first thing to disappear!
These are wonderful! Kids love things like this. I remember one Easter we had a neighborhood Egg Hunt and I made a ton of the mini muffins using a cake mix. I iced with pastel frosting and topped each with a pastel M&M. The kids were mesmerized by these tiny muffins. These apple bites are brilliant as Rita said. So going to make these–Georgia Gal
Thanks so much Georgia Gal, little one bite foods always disappear fast, and mini cupcakes are one of my favorites, a less guilty way to enjoy dessert!
such a fabulous idea to make them into small bites. Caramel apples are always so hard to try to eat. They look just a pretty and so much easier to manage. Thanks –
Thank you Judee, all the flavor and easy to eat!
What an adorable idea, Jenna! Plus, much easier to eat and not as messy. Thanks for posting. Pinning it!
Thanks Ricki, tasty little bites for sure!
Jenna, I was just talking about making caramel apples. These look perfect! I love the fact that they are bite sized. Happy Wednesday!
Thank you Shannon, they are so much easier to eat and enjoy than a big caramel apple!
This is such a great idea! Especially if you don’t want an entire caramel apple!
Thank you, so much easier to eat!
Cute, delicious and perfectly sized! ♥
Little bites don’t count, right 🙂
How fun and tasty these treats are. A perfect little bite.
What a clever idea, and these look super delicious. Caramel apples are synonymous with fall, and I eagerly await their appearance at the local market. This year I think I will make mini versions of my own.
Minis are the way to go, so much easier to enjoy!
Cute idea, Jenna! I’ve also seen where people are just take a slice and dipping the slice. These ideas make it easier to eat.
Yes, I’ve seen the dips too, fun for a fall gathering, thanks Kitty~
Such a cute idea!
Thank you, so much easier to eat!