Tonight for family night we got a little crazy and made caramel apples with the kids. Actually it was just with Luke and Emry, we ended up putting Carley to bed. Neither Trent nor I had ever made them, so we thought it would be a fun thing to do, and we were right!
We all helped to unwrap the caramels and I have to give all of us some credit here because there were no caramel casualties....every last one made it into the pan. I didn't even have to remind the kids or Trent not to eat them, I was really surprised that Emry didn't try to snitch one, she is the Queen Snitcher, I'm really proud of her!!
Here are the apples all washed and waiting for Trent to put their sticks in.
Here we are melting the caramel and marshmallow creme. Well, I am melting the caramel, Luke and Emry are eating marshmallow creme!!
The beautiful and not so beautiful finished products!At this point we let the apples set up while we finished our family night lesson.
When we were finished we enjoyed our creations!
The recipe:4-5 apples
1 package (14oz) caramels
1 tablespoon water
1 cup marshmallow creme
macadamia nuts or pecans coarsely chopped
bittersweet or semi sweet chocolate candy bar (about 2oz), broken into small pieces
- Line cookie sheet with waxed paper and grease; set aside. (we used tin foil sprayed with pam) Wash and dry apples completely. Remove stems. Insert craft sticks into centers of apples.
- Combine caramels, marshmallow creme and water in small saucepan. Simmer over low heat until caramels melt and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Immediately dip apples, one at a time, into caramel to cover completely. Scrape excess caramel from bottom of apple onto side of saucepan, letting excess drip back into pan.
- Immediately roll apples in nuts to lightly coat, pressing nuts lightly with fingers so they stick to caramel. Place apples, stick side up, on prepared baking sheet. Let stand 20 minutes or until caramel is set.
- Place chocolate in small resealable plastic freezer bag; seal bag. Microwave at MEDIUM power 1 minute. Turn bag over; repeat until melted. Knead bag until chocolate is smooth. Cut off very tiny corner of bag; pipe or drizzle chocolate over apples. Let apples stand 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store loosely covered in refrigerator up to 3 days.
Live and learn.
7 comments:
i just might make these. looks like fun. i am one of those moms who doesn't like to deal with mess. I know, I am horrible, but I may partake in this fun.
I know how Trent is feeling in that last picture there. I hate it when people take a picture of me eating. I feel so vulnerable. The caramel apples are adorable! I love that they are decorated!
I am drooooling! Love, love, love caramel!!!
Thanks for the recipe. I like having others try something out, tell me about it, then have me try it. Not much into blind adventures! Can't wait to make these. I think we will crush oreos instead of nuts and maybe have "baby m&ms" too. We'll let you know how it goes.
You are SO creative! Your kids are SO lucky!
Looks like you had a really nice family night. Really enjoyed the pics. We bought caramels and honey crisp apples, but I chickened out! Adia would be fine, but my John-ugh-I shudder at the thought. hee hee
YUM! These look great! I didn't know that you mix marshmallow creme with carmels. Thanks for trying out the recipe and sharing with all of us!
Millie, so fun to see your cute family. Sorry we aren't down there anymore to see you more often. Just wanted to know I'm watching you, always watching. ha ha.
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