Has apple picking left you will too many apples?
Make our Caramel Apples Recipe!
Watch to learn how and then get all the caramel apple ingredients and supplies below!
There’s nothing more delicious than apples dipped in our creamy Merckens Vanilla Caramel and candy coatings! Top them off with sprinkles or candy toppings to make the ultimate caramel apples.
You can make gourmet caramel apples at home for a fraction of what they cost in the store, and they'll taste better too!
Note: organic and freshly picked apples are not coated in wax
Here’s how to remove the wax from apples.
Boil a medium-sized pot of water and dip apples one by one into the boiling water for two to three seconds each. Using a paper towel, rub and remove the wax from each of the apples as you remove them from the water and dry thoroughly.
Caramel Apples Recipe
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Category
Chocolate and Candy
Skill Level
Beginner
Make gourmet caramel apples at home and customize them with your favorite toppings!
Ingredients
6 Apples (washed and waxy coating removed)
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1 LB Merckens Caramel
Milk- 2 Tablespoon + 1 Teaspoon
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Candy Apple Sticks
Parchment Paper
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Toffee crunch
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Milk Merckens Chocolate Melts
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Dark Merckens Chocolate Melts
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White Merckens Chocolate Melts
Sprinkles
Optional ingredients
Directions
Remove wax from apples or use organic/fresh picked apples that are not coated in wax. Here’s how to remove wax from apples: Boil a medium-sized pot of water and dip apples one by one into the boiling water for two to three seconds each. Using a paper towel, rub and remove the wax from each of the apples as you remove them from the water and dry thoroughly.
Prepare your workspace and apples for dipping. Remove stems from the apples and insert the candy apple sticks where the stem comes out of the apple.
Place a piece of parchment paper under a cooling rack. The trick to dipping apples without caramel pooling at the bottom is to place them on a cooling rack. The excess caramel will drip through the openings and land on the parchment paper. You can scrape the excess caramel off the parchment and remelt it (no waste!).
Melt caramel and milk in a microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute
Remove from microwave and stir gently, folding the milk and caramel into each other. Stir slowly and carefully to avoid creating air bubbles in the caramel.
Return to the microwave for another minute and stir to incorporate the milk and caramel. The caramel and milk mixture should be melted and much easier to stir.
Microwave one last time for 30 seconds, stir, and get ready to dip apples!
Dip each apple one by one into the caramel and place onto the cooling rack.
Once you’re done dipping, allow the caramel on the apples to become firm to touch and transfer them to a baking sheet lined with parchment and place in the refrigerator until the caramel is completely set up (about an hour or two).
Take your caramel dipped apples to the next level!
You can stop there or you can take your caramel apples to the next level by dipping in melted Merckens candy coatings and sprinkling on your favorite toppings like cookie crumbs, sprinkles, and toffee crunch!