Holiday DIY: Chocolate and Caramel Covered Apples
So. Running a pretty successful wedding blog definitely has its perks. Aside from just being a really cool job (and getting to work in my PJ’s) we also happen to get really great little gifts right around the holidays. It’s actually kind of awesome, although many of them are making me quite fat. In a good way. So, one of those treats that we loved the most were these incredible Chocolate and Caramel Covered Apples that Jessica over at Jessica’s Country Flowers made us. Purely sinful…and we loved every bit of it.
So, here is a little DIY from Jessica. A perfect surprise for the ones you love this holiday season! And really cute for a wedding favor (obviously).
Ingredients
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1 can sweet condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
24 granny smith apples (bought from Costco wholesale $7 dozen)
3 lbs. butter at Costco $7
pointed wooden round sticks at local craft store or candy making supply company online
ribbon from Costco ($8 for 50 yard roll at Costco)
Instructions
Melt the butter in a sauce pan, add the brown sugar and corn syrup. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon over medium heat. Add the sweet condensed milk, continuing to stir. Bring the mixture to 245 degrees F. Once off the stove, add the vanilla and stir. Cool down to about 210 degrees and dip your apples or pears.
Twist off the stems on your apples and put in the wooden sticks.
Place your dipped fruit on a sheet pan which is lined with parchment paper. Let dry and then dip in melted chocolate. While the chocolate is still wet, dip in toasted coconut, chopped nuts or add pieces of candy. Place back on the parchment paper to thoroughly dry. Melt some white chocolate and place into a zip lock bag, cut the very corner off and drizzle over the apples for detailing.
Package up in clear cellophane and tie up with a pretty ribbon. These make for incredible gifts from the heart. Store in a cool place or refrigerate. To enjoy, let them sit in room temperature for 1/2 hour. Place on a cutting board and slice.
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Thanks for this... might try it next year. So pretty...and they look incredibly tasty, too!
What type of chocolate do you recommend using?
Those looks absolutely delicious!
mmm Jessica these look delicious!!! (and oh so beautiful)
I use dark chocolate..... but you could use milk chocolate.
you can buy bulk chocolate pieces at a wholesale club or candy making supply company online.
You can make them a week in advance and store in a refrigerator or cool place. They last for 2-3 weeks in a refrigerator.
oh those look so good! love all the holiday yummies this time of year.
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They looked so happy.
Wish them a great future!
Just a little BTW - the key to this recipe is to use Granny Smith apples rather than Red Delicious. The tart flavor of Granny Smith juxtaposed with the sweet sugar and syrup is just perfect. Granny Smith apples also have a longer shelf life in case you are making them at home for the family.
I am curious to know about how long it takes for the caramel to heat up...i tried making these using a different recipe and my caramel turned really hard, and it took almost 2 hours for it to heat (maybe my thermometer was inaccurate) if you could give me an approximate time line it would be great!
So, I plan to make these tonight but I had a question...
In the recipe it looks like it calls for 1/2 Cup of butter and then a little further down it calls for 3LBS of butter?!? Which one is it? I assume it's 1/2 cup, but where does the 3lbs come in? I don't want to screw it up! Thanks!
IT takes a while for the caramel to come to hard ball stage... especially when you make the big batch we do. (a few hours of standing over the pot and constantly stirring!) BUT so worth the little extra effort to have your own homemade caramel. Saves $$$ too!
yummy!! we made these tonight and they turned out so good!!
My Mom made these every year for Halloween to give to my classmates as well as my brother's. I'm getting married soon and my brother is married and has two kids, so I can't imagine how many of these apples she has probably made in her lifetime! Probably enough to fill an entire tree haha. And I agree, Granny Smith are the way to go, they just don't taste the same with other apples.
One problem that many people have is their toppings falling off or slipping down. To remedy this, pop the apples in the fridge and get them cold after doing caramel and the chocolate will sort of harden a bit right after dipping. You have less time to add toppings, but it keeps them from sliding down and makes everything look uniform.
For my birthday one year she tinted white chocolate pink and we sprinkled on red and white sprinkles. She recently made a batch for a friend's baby shower with white chocolate with pink, yellow, and blue pastel drizzles and dusted the top of each with a little edible lustre powder. They were magical looking!
With the toppings. you need to dip one apple. put it on the parchment lined tray, dip another apple in chocolate, put it down. THEN add toppings to the first one.
DO NOT put the apples in fridge to dry the chocolate. It may discolor the chocolate.
is it 3 pounds of butter or 1 stick?
Those look gorgeous and delicious! What a cute treat for the fall! I think these would be perfect for my rehearsal dinner as a late night snack.
oh so yummy looking! can't wait to try these! I think I will use Gold And Delicious -my husbands favorite apples.
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These were super easy took me 15-20 to make caramel and coat apples! Did milk chocolate and white drizzles. Yumm. Just made 1/2 ingredients for a smaller batch to do a trial run. Made 7 apples. Am making these with pink chocolate and pink sugar as gifts for my daughters 15th birthday ! teens will love
This is a wonderful recipe and easy to do. I'm also going to dip pretzels along with apples . . . yummy!