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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 6
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Nothing beats the old-fashioned flavor of caramel apples when the caramel is made from scratch!
by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated Jul 6, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 6 medium apples
  • 6 wooden skewers
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Candy sprinkles, chopped candy or chopped peanuts, if desired

Directions

  • 1
    Wash apples and dry thoroughly. Insert a wooden skewer in stem end of each apple. Spray plate with cooking spray.
  • 2
    In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar, corn syrup, milk and salt. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, to 230°F on candy thermometer or until a few drops of syrup dropped into cup of cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool slightly.
  • 3
    Quickly dip apples into caramel, swirling until completely covered. Dip bottoms in candy sprinkles. Place apples on plate until caramel is set.

Nutrition Information

520 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 6g Protein, 111g Total Carbohydrate, 94g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
520
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
6g
10%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
410mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
111g
37%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
94g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 1 Fruit; 6 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 1/2 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
7 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • Nothing beats the old-fashioned flavor of caramel apples when the caramel is made from scratch!
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