It may seem like you ’re take your life into your own hands when you abuse into the kitchen to make , from scratch , caramel apples with kid , but I assure you , you could do it . It ’s actually not that hard , apart from some inspiration . They make splendid gift if you ’re looking to make this Christmas a little more handmade .
I ’m not invent the wheel with this formula as it ’s pretty basic , but there ’s no corn syrup and no to a great extent svelte sugar , which is nice .
Ingredients
Preparation
Poke bamboo skewer or some other straight stick into the bottom end of each apple . Make certain you show the nipper how sharp those skewers are , and to be careful of slivers , which will occur if someone breaks one . We ordinarily cut our skewers in one-half to make them easier to apply and then wrap the bottoms in clear tape to prevent chip . It would be precious to enwrap the whole skewer in medallion and leave fancy tassels at the end , but we ’re usually in such a rush to make the caramel we do n’t take much prison term for cute . Return the apples to the electric refrigerator .
In a medium - sized saucepan on medium heat , scald the emollient until you see piddling bubbles around the boundary . The buff salmagundi will puff up a bit as it cook , so you ’ll desire blank space in your pot .
Add the sugar , honey and salt . This will reverse the mixture a golden brown color . Bring mixture to a boil , whisk always to prevent burning . Let the kids take act , being certain to supervise the whole time as blistering loot will burn skin .
Once the caramel has begun to thicken and has make about 240 level F ( 240 will give you soft caramel ; 248 will give you harder ) , place the pan into an ice bath to stop the cooking cognitive process . Stir only until it thicken , and do not leave the pot in the bath too long or it will cool down down too much to spread out . If it does harden too much , put it back on the oestrus until it is quiet again .
Working quick , coat each apple in caramel by spooning generous amount onto the cool hide . Be sure to work in one direction as you use the caramel . One person should hold and turn out the orchard apple tree , while another apply the caramel .
While the caramel is still warm on the Malus pumila , dust with chocolate , add sprinkle or roll in testis .
Place each orchard apple tree into a softly oiled gem line drive to cool .
These apples make grand gift , specially for hard - work teachers and bus driver or deserving grandparents and friends . Wrap them up in cellophane and a festal ribbon or eat them yourselves . Either agency , enjoy quarrel off the leftover and spend sentence together in the kitchen .
