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Monday, June 8, 2015

Caramel Apples

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 8 apples, small to medium size, room temperature
  • 1 cup heavy cream, divided
  • 3/4 cup corn syrup, clear
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

  • 1 wash and completely dry the apples. insert a stick (i use tongue depressors) into the stem end of each apple.
  • 2 cut 8 squares of waxed paper big enough to wrap the apple after cooled. butter each square lightly.
  • 3 fit a heavy bottomed saucepan with a candy thermometer. over high heat, cook 3/4 cup of the cream, the corn syrup, butter and sugar to 280 degrees f (firm ball); at this point the syrup will be golden. remove from heat and carefully swirl in the remaining 1/4 cup cream and the vanilla. while the caramel is hot dip and turn the apples til coated, placing them one at a time in the middle of a waxed paper square. leaving them on the squares chill until caramel is set then bring paper up around apple and twist around stick. options; dip in nuts or chopped choc chips.

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