Caramel Apples

Name: Caramel Apples
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 sugar; 2 unsalted butter; kosher salt; 6 medium very crisp apples (such as honeycrisp, red delicious, pink lady or granny smith), well washed and dried; nonstick cooking spray, for the parchment; 1/4 light corn syrup; 1/2 heavy cream; 1/2 pure vanilla extract

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Total time

6

Serving

8

Ingredients

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Ingredients

sugar

unsalted butter

kosher salt

medium very crisp apples (such as honeycrisp, red delicious, pink lady or granny smith), well washed and dried

nonstick cooking spray, for the parchment

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light corn syrup

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heavy cream

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pure vanilla extract

Directions

Step 1

Add the sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup water to a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir a few times before the sugar begins to boil to combine the ingredients. Attach a candy thermometer to the inside of the pan and bring the syrup to a boil. Cook until the syrup begins to turn an amber color, then swirl the syrup to even out the color. Continue to cook until the syrup is a deep amber and the thermometer reads between 375 and 380 degrees F, then remove from the heat. Carefully pour in the cream and gently whisk to combine. Stir in the butter, vanilla and a pinch of salt until smooth. Keep off the heat but keep the thermometer attached to the pan.

Step 2

Pierce the apples through the stem ends about halfway through with candy apple sticks. Line a baking sheet with parchment and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.

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