Caramel Apple'n

Caramel Apple
Dippin' Party!













Ingredients:
3 bags of caramels
15 apples (I used honeycrisps from Minnesota)
2 cups chopped peanuts
1/2 bag of shredded coconut
2 cups chopped peanut butter chips and chopped chocolate chips
15 popsicle sticks
cupcake papers

The method:
Dump 3 bags of Milk Maid caramels in the crockpot, set on low. (thanks to Crystal for unwrapping all those caramels!)
Once the caramel is melted add 6 tbsp of water and stir until the caramel is smooth and the water is incorporated.
Insert the popsicle sticks into the apples.
Set each apple in a cupcake paper.
Dip the apple into the caramel.
Rotate the apple over the crockpot, allowing excess caramel to fall back into the pot. Do this for about 5 minutes, allowing the caramel to cool and harden. *this step is important. If you don't allow the caramel to cool, all the caramel and toppings will run off.*
Sprinkle caramel covered apple with fixn's.
Set the complete caramel apple in the cupcake paper to allow for additional cooling time.

NOTE: I added 2 tbsp of water every 2 hours to the crockpot to keep the caramel smooth.

Also, don't set the spatula on the counter, as shown above. It makes a big, sticky mess. I had a small plate set out to the left of the crockpot, but for some reason, the spatula mysteriously moved to the corner of the sink....might have had something to do with the liqueur coffee
and pomegranate-blueberry screwdrivers also being served.

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