Trick-or-Treat!

The Littles will be dressing up for Trick-or-Treat,

and I'm making some yummy caramel apples for them.

This recipe is so good!  

Homemade caramel!  What could be yummier?

This recipe makes a lot so get plenty of apples washed.

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Carnival Caramel Apples

(from taste of home)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• Dash salt
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 10 to 12 Popsicle sticks
• 10 to 12 medium tart apples, washed and dried
• 1 cup salted peanuts, chopped

Directions

• In a large heavy saucepan, melt butter; add the brown sugar, corn
• syrup and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes
• to a boil, about 10-12 minutes. Stir in milk. Cook and stir until a
• candy thermometer reads 235° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the
• heat; stir in vanilla.
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• Insert Popsicle sticks into apples. Dip each apple into hot caramel
• mixture; turn to coat. Dip bottom of apples into peanuts. Place on
• greased waxed paper until set.  You can also use sprinkles or any other toppings for dipping the apples.  Yield: 10-12 apples.
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Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 526 calories, 17 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 231 mg sodium, 94 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 6 g protein. 

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