Caramel Apples

Great tips on how to successfully make homemade caramel apples. Keep that caramel on the apples and then add some delicious cinnamon graham cracker crumbs.

Homemade Caramel Apples – even better than the ones at the Fair!

To go with the Apple Cider we made in the last post, we’re going to add some delicious caramel apples to the bunch! I used Granny Smith apples because I wanted the tart, crisp flavor to balance out the sweet caramel. They were amazing!

Are you a fan of Fair Food? I know, that’s totally a rhetorical question. Of course you love all the fried food and ooey gooey treats and snacks at the fair. Who doesn’t? (And if you don’t, what are you doing here?)

When I was a kid, caramel apples were a favorite. My mom isn’t a baker, so she was pretty useless for making them for us and I remember her buying those premade caramel disks that you would drape over the apple… Oh my, please skip those and just make real ones.

To add a bit more fall flavor to your apples, add some easy graham cracker crumbs that’s flavored with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg for an apple pie flavor that was amazing!

If you are nervous about making them, don’t be. This was honestly my first time making real caramel apples without the caramel sliding completely off ending up in a puddle on the cookie sheet.

Give it a try!

This recipe is part two of a three part series including Spiked Mulled Apple Cider and Chocolate Covered Caramel Apples.