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MINI CARAMEL APPLES

Easy to eat, mini caramel apple bites on a stick!
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Prep Time 30 minutes

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

This can’t be made too far in advance because the apples retain so much moisture, so try to make them right before your party.
*substitute any nuts you want instead of dry roasted peanuts if desired