It’s fall and that means it’s apple season!!! Yay! Double Yay!! So, therefore, it seems like the perfect time to make scrumptious Old Fashioned Double Dipped Caramel Apples!!! 

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Apple Trees

The picture above is of an apple tree on my parents’ farm. The apples will slowly turn red in color as they ripen. 

Growing up on a farm meant my family always had an abundance of organic apples in the fall. Naturally, that meant we also enjoyed all kinds of recipes that included apples. Rather than buying prebaked goods, we made our own goodies. Homemade Apple pie with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream is a favorite as well as Old Fashioned Praline Apple Bread and Mini Flax’n Apple Muffin Cakes (just to mention a few). 

Delicious Recipes

While we enjoyed all kinds of delicious homemade apple bread, pie, cakes, and applesauce, we also enjoyed making homemade apple cider.

Old Fashioned Double Dipped Caramel Apples are yet another fabulous treat. If you have never made homemade caramel apples before you are really missing out on some fun! Maybe they’ll become a favorite recipe for you too. 

TIP: Usually, most apples purchased in the store are coated with a waxy film to prevent spoilage. This film often prevents the caramel from sticking to the surface of the apple. Therefore organic apples work best, although you can use a rough cloth and vigorously rub the skins of waxed apples before dipping them in caramel.

Okay, let’s start making caramel apples! 

Homemade Caramel Sauce

First, place butter, brown sugar, light corn syrup, and a pinch of salt into a saucepan. A can of condensed milk is then added once the mixture reaches a boiling point. The cooking process continues until the mixture is a caramel color and the temperature reaches 248 degrees F. Using a candy thermometer is the easiest way to make sure the caramel sauce is ready.

NOTE: Some people find that heating the caramel sauce to 235 degrees F is better than allowing the mixture to reach a “hardball stage” of 248 degrees F.  Therefore, please do whichever temp works best for you. 

Add Vanilla

Now that the caramel sauce has finished cooking it’s time to add vanilla.

NOTE: If you add the vanilla during the cooking process the flavor will cook out and as a result, the caramel sauce will not be as flavorful.

Dipping

Now comes the fun part! Dip and swirl the apples in the caramel sauce! 

Excess Sauce

Allow the excess caramel to drip off the apples before placing them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Refrigerate

Refrigerate the apples for 1 to 2 hours.

Double-Dip

In order to double-dip the apples, reheat the remaining caramel sauce and repeat the dipping process again. 

Garnish

While the caramel is still hot, roll the apples in chopped nuts,  candy sprinkles, crushed cookies or graham crackers, miniature marshmallows, shredded coconut, and more.

The picture above is a caramel apple rolled in chopped pecans, crushed Heath Bits, and candy sprinkles. 

Anna and I are always looking for ways to spend quality time with family. Because it is so important to make memories as a family, consider taking some time to make these Old Fashioned Double Dipped Caramel Apples with your children and other friends and family. Most of all, they will love doing a fun activity with you. 

Enjoy!

Linda

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