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Pumpkin Spice Caramel

Sheila
Fun and delicious spin on caramel apples. Easy to decorate and they make a great gift!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 apples

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1 14 ounce can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 2 sticks Butter
  • 2/3 cup Dark Karo Syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 8 medium Apples I used the Empire variety, they are a sweeter variety
  • 8 popsicle sticks
  • **candy thermometer needed

Instructions
 

  • Assorted decorations: I used white chocolate, heath bar, toffee bits, and pecans.
  • Place medium sized sauce pan on stove over medium/high heat and combine brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, butter, karo syrup, vanilla, and salt. Stir constantly until butter has melted and ingredients are smooth. Bring to a low boil, place candy themometer in caramel and continue to stir until it reads 230 degrees. Remove caramel from heat and allow to cool down to 210 degrees. Sprinkle pumpkin pie spice over top of the carmel, and whisk until incorporated. (The reason you want to sprinkle evenly is because if you simply toss a glob of spice into hot caramel it might stick together and it’s harder to incorporate the flavor through out the caramel.)
  • Place sticks in apples that you have washed and dried. Make sure the sticks are sturdy in the apple, and not going to fall out when you dip in your caramel.
  • Cover baking sheet with parchment paper and grease parchment paper with butter. Dip each apple in caramel, place apple on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. After you have dipped all your apples place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Remove apples from refrigerator. Use plastic wrap to mold the caramel that as slipped down off the apple back around it.
  • Melt 1 pound of white chocolate baking pieces in the microwave. Swirl apple in the white chocolate and dip in chopped pecans, crushed heath bar, or toffee bits or all of the above. Place apple back on parchment paper.

Notes

Once the chocolate has set, wrap Pumpkin Spice Caramel Apples in plastic wrap, and store in a cool place. Apples will last up to one week.
Keyword apples, caramel, pumpkin spice
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