Y’all, if anyone knows who stole the sun from the south could you kindly ask for its return?
I think it’s been at least 2 weeks since the sun has appeared for more than a few 5 minute teasers.
And that’s just dang depressing. Throw in a hurricane and it’s time for some other form of sunshine! So we are treating this Monday like a Friday and cheering up with some salted caramel apples.
Cheers to sunshine for everyone! That’s it.
Salted Caramel Apples
Ingredients
- 9 medium apples stems removed, washed, and completely dry - I used honeycrisp - see the update note below
- 2 bags of Kraft caramel squares
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
Instructions
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Heat caramels according to package instructions
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Insert a stick into the top of each apple
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Dip apples into caramel, turn to coat, let excess drip while continuing to turn and scrape the bottom of the apple on the side of the pan
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Transfer to a wax paper lined baking sheet
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Drop a couple of pinches of sea salt while the caramel is still warm
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Repeat with the rest of the apples
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Refrigerate to set
UPDATE: I forgot to add that I made these last year and all the caramel slid off – epic disaster! Some apples have a wax coating which I believe was the cause. I saw Giada remove the wax by boiling 6 cups of water with 1/4 teaspoon of white vinegar and adding the apples for 4 seconds each. I didn’t have the epic fail this time, so I recommend it.
