Halloween Dessert: Caramel Apples

Love buying Caramel Apples in the Fall. I always found that Candy Apples made such a sticky mess and stained everything red. But Caramel Apples... Caramel Apples are perfect. When made with peanuts they are a great combination of sweet and salty. After my mom was craving one the other night, I decided to find a simple recipe online and got to work.

Recipe:

6-8 apples
6-8 wooden sticks
2 bags of caramel chews
2 tbsp. milk
peanuts and/or sprinkles

Recipe adapted from All Recipes

Instructions:

1. Unwrap the caramels (probably the most time consuming part).

2. Melt the caramels with the milk in a pot. Mix continuously on low to keep it from burning. The mixture should be thick. Add more caramels if needed.

3. Wash apples and pierce with the wooden sticks.

4. Have your peanuts and/or sprinkles ready in bowls for dipping.

5. When the caramel is completely melted smooth, dip apples and allow the extra caramel to drip off.

6. Immediately dip into peanuts or sprinkles.

7. Allow the caramel harden and enjoy :)

Summer Tarts

Raspberry Creme Tarts

Easy Summer Dessert :) And an excuse to use my new tart molds I bought from Kitchen Collection this past week. As a result, I am slowly killing my family with sugar and butter with all my dessert experiments.

Tart Molds - $10.99 (36pk) at Kitchen Collections

Keeping the Filling and Garnish Simple: Whip Topping and Custard with Raspberries

  Scandinavian Tart Recipe:

1 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
2 Egg Yolks or 1 Whole Egg
2 1/2 cups flour

Bake in 325 F degree oven for about 10 minutes. Cool and Fill.

***My mistake was using too much dough in each mold - This dough is similar to sugar cookies so it will definitely rise***

Delicious :)

Book: Unjunk Your Junk Food

Book: Unjunk Your Junk Food
Authors: Andrea Donsky & Randy Boyer
Publisher: Gallery Books
Year: December 2011

Check out my book review for Unjunk Your Junk Food at AmericaJR.com
http://americajr.com/news/unjunkyourjunkfood0404.html