These sweet chocolate caramel apples are easy to make and you can use a variety of toppings, like M&Ms, sprinkles, and white chocolate.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apples, chocolate
Servings: 4
Calories: 589kcal
Ingredients
5-7small to medium appleswashed, dried and refrigerated
popsicle sticks
12ouncebag of dark or milk chocolate chipsabout a cup and a half
14ouncebag Kraft caramelsunwrapped
sprinkleschopped nuts or candies of your choice (optional)
Waxed paper and cooking spray
Instructions
The night before, wash apples, remove any stickers, and place them in a bowl in the refrigerator to get cold.
5-7 small to medium apples
Line a tray with waxed paper, spray with cooking spray. Place a stick in each apple and place them on the tray.
popsicle sticks, Waxed paper and cooking spray
Unwrap caramels and fill a 2-cup measuring cup 3/4 full. Add 1 tablespoon of water and microwave at one-minute intervals, stirring after each, until fully melted - about two minutes.
14 ounce bag Kraft caramels
Dip each apple into the caramel and hold it over the bowl for a moment to allow excess to drip off. Return to greased wax paper-lined tray and refrigerate for at least thirty minutes.
Fill a 2-cup measuring cup 3/4 full with chocolate chips. Microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until fully melted - about two minutes.
12 ounce bag of dark or milk chocolate chips
Pour toppings into several cereal bowls and place them on the table with melted chocolate. Get apples from the fridge and dip them, one at a time, into the chocolate - allowing excess to drip off - and then roll them in desired sprinkles. Return to tray and refrigerate until chocolate is hardened.
sprinkles
Once these are hardened fully, you can wrap them in plastic for gift giving! If you are going to keep them for more than a few hours, I recommend storing them in the fridge.
Notes
Note: to top with white chocolate "streamers", place white chocolate chips in a measuring cup and microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until melted. Allow to cool for a minute or two, then spoon into a zipper seal plastic bag. Poke a toothpick in the end corner and press down on the bag while going up and down the tops of the apples. Refrigerate again until hardened.