Pete Peevey's Trick or Treat Caramel Apples
If you want to gather the kids around and have a fun Halloween night, this is the recipe your family will love and cherish. Growing up, we always carved pumpkins, made carameled apples and popped in the old VCR, "The Legends of Sleepy Hollow." Memories were created to last a lifetime. Now, I create new memories with my family. So, let me help you create some memories for yours.
Apples
12 lg Fuji Apples (green apples are also good)
12 bamboo or popcicle sticks
Wash apples and buff with a clean dish towel till shiny. Remove stems. Place all 12 apples in freezer for 1 hour. (need to be ice cold when dipping in caramel)
Ingredients:
1 1/4 c. light corn syrup
3 c. brown sugar
1/2 can evaporated milk
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 cube butter (not margarine) room temperature
1 greased cookie sheet or wax paper
Directions:
In a medium saucepan cook and stir 1/2 can of evaporated milk and 2 1/2 c. of sugar on medium heat. Bring to a boil and let boil for 5 minutes. Place in a container and refridgerate. Let cool for 1/2 hr.
In a separate medium saucepan cook and stir 1 1/4 c. light corn syrup and 3 c. brown sugar on medium heat until it boils. Stir consistently. Let boil for two minutes, still stirring, then add evaporated milk and sugar mix. Bring to a boil and add 1/2 of your cube of butter. Do not stop stirring at any time or caramel will burn. Lower temperature to medium low and stir in other 1/2 of butter. Caramel should be continuing to boil. Consistently stir for 20 minutes or until mixture forms a ball when dropping in cold water.
Caramel will be very hot, so pour in separate container and let stand for 1 hour at room temperature and occasionally stir.
Dipping your Apples:
Caramel needs to still be warm enough to dip apples. Take apples out of freezer and place sticks in the top of your apples. Dip cold apples into warm caramel and let drip until most of the caramel at bottom has dripped off. Place on greased cookie sheet or wax paper. Add your favorite Halloween candy, while caramel is still warm.
Happy Halloween!!!
Candy Corn Collage
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E.T. 's Pick
That carmel looks so delicious!!
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