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Caramel apples with popcorn

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  • Prep Time25 mins
  • Total Time50 mins
  • Makes6
Caramel apples with popcorn

Photo, Erik Putz.

Chatelaine Triple Tested

Caramel, popcorn and salted peanuts add a little something different to this fall favourite.

Ingredients

  • 6 wooden sticks

  • 6 medium tart apples, such as Granny Smith

  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar

  • 1/3 cup light corn syrup

  • 1/2 cup 35% cream

  • 1/2 cup butter

  • 2 tbsp maple syrup

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1/8 tsp salt

  • kettle popcorn

  • salted peanuts

Instructions

  • LINE a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Insert chopsticks into apples.

  • STIR brown sugar with corn syrup, cream, butter, maple syrup, vanilla and salt in medium saucepan. Heat over medium-high until sugar dissolves, about 3 min. Boil, stirring constantly (and slowly) until candy thermometer registers 240F, about 10 min. Scrape caramel into heatproof 2-cup liquid measure and cool to 200F, about 10 min.

  • DIP apples, coating almost to the top. Invert, turning frequently, to allow caramel to set. Place apples on prepared sheet (it will pool a bit). Refrigerate about 2 min. If caramel pools, you can press it back up onto apple while still warm. Roll in kettle corn and salted peanuts. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Caramel apples can be made up to 1 week ahead.

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