Sweet and salty caramel apples
By Chatelaine
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Photo, Erik Putz.
Granny Smith apples are hands down the best variety for making candy apples - our latest Instagram-worthy obsession.
Ingredients
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6
wooden sticks
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6
medium tart
apples
, such as Granny Smith
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1 1/4 cups
brown
sugar
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1/3 cup
light
corn syrup
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1/2 cup
35%
cream
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1/2 cup
butter
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2 tbsp
maple syrup
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1 tsp
vanilla
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1/8 tsp
salt
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pretzels
, crushed
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dark
chocolate
, melted
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 pretzels and drizzle with dark chocolate. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Caramel apples can be made up to 1 week ahead.
Chatelaine Quickies: Sweet and salty caramel apples
