Honey Vanilla Caramel Apples Recipes

THE BEST CARAMEL APPLES

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Dip apples in boiling water for a few seconds, then dry with paper towels to remove any wax from the peels. Set apples aside; when completely cool, insert a wooden chopstick firmly into the bottom of each apple for a handle.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Stir butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk together in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and reduce heat to medium. Cook until a candy thermometer reads 248 degrees F (120 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes; stir constantly to prevent burning. A teaspoon of the syrup, dropped in a glass of cold water, should form a firm ball. Remove caramel from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Working quickly, dip each apple into the hot caramel to completely coat the apple and about 1/2 inch of the wooden handle. Sprinkle apples with any desired toppings while still hot. Let caramel apples cool on the parchment paper. Use caution, caramel is very hot.

OLD-FASHIONED HONEY BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Core apples, leaving bottoms intact; peel top third of each. Place in a greased 8x4-in. glass loaf pan; fill with cranberries., In a small saucepan, combine water, brown sugar and honey; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over apples., Bake, uncovered, until apples are tender, 35-40 minutes, basting occasionally with juices. If desired, serve with ice cream.

HONEY-CARAMEL ICE CREAM SUNDAES WITH APPLES

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Stir sugar, cream, butter, honey, and 3 tablespoons water in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; bring syrup to boil. Add spices, pinch of salt, and pinch of black pepper, shaking pan to blend. Boil without stirring until sauce coats spoon, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Cool, cover, and chill. Rewarm before using.
• For apples:
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples; sprinkle with sugar. Sauté apples until tender and brown in spots, about 12 minutes.
• Scoop ice cream into dishes. Top with sauce, apples, and pecans, if using.

HONEY-BAKED APPLES WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Core apples to form a cavity.
• Stand apples in buttered baking dish and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, heat honey and butter until blended.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Fill cavities of apples evenly with honey mixture.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until apples are tender.
• While apples are baking, pour a half cup of water into heavy saucepan.
• Pour sugar into center of pot, keeping sugar from sides of pan.
• Bring to boil over high heat.
• Continue boiling until syrup is thick and amber-coloured, about 15 minutes.
• In separate saucepan, heat heavy cream to simmer.
• Remove sugar syrup from heat; slowly whisk hot cream into syrup until smooth.
• Whisk in butter; stir in pecans.
• To serve, carefully place apple on plate.
• Top with warm sauce.

CARAMEL APPLE HAND PIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• On a cutting board peel and cut the apples into slices ¼-inch (6-mm) thick.
• Place the apple slices in a medium bowl. Add the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until the apples are well-coated, then set aside until ready to use.
• Preheat the oven to 400˚F (200˚C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll out one of the pie crusts. Use a 4-inch (10-cm) diameter glass or ramekin to cut 6 rounds from the dough. Repeat with the remaining crust so you have 12 dough circles total.
• Place a few apple slices on top of one of the dough circles. Place another circle of dough on top, and seal the edges together. With a fork, crimp the edges and poke a few holes on the top of the hand pie. Repeat with the rest of dough and apples.
• Transfer the hand pies to the baking sheet and brush with egg wash. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the brown sugar, vanilla, salt, and honey. Mix thoroughly until the caramel begins to bubble. Remove the sauce from the heat and pour into a small bowl for dipping.
• Once the hand pies have cooled, dunk them face down into the caramel, let any excess drip off. Flip the hand pies right-side up so the caramel oozes down to the edges. Let cool for 2 minutes.
• Enjoy!