Yesterday with the kids, we made this mini apple recipe at caramel.
And frankly, we really had fun!
Our mini apples were super good and they were quickly devoured by the whole family.
This recipe for mini caramel apples is super easy to make.
To make these caramel apples, all you need are popsicle sticks and an ice cream scoop.
With the ice cream scoop, make small balls in the flesh of the apples.
My kids even fought to make them!
Here are all the little apple balls we made with 4 large apples:
To make these small balls, it is better to choose hard and crunchy apples.
Green apples work best.
When all the balls are ready, just put them on a sheet of baking paper and plant the lollipop sticks in them.
Kids love doing this part!
Then we prepared our liquid caramel following this simple recipe.
If you want to go faster, you can also melt Werthers caramels.
Afterwards, we dipped the small apple balls in the caramel and placed them on a lightly greased sheet of parchment paper.
- lollipop sticks
- 1 ice cream scoop
- 4 organic granny smith type green apples
- Werthers Original caramels (optional)
1. With the ice cream scoop, make small balls in the apples.
2. Plant the sticks in the apple balls.
3. Heat the caramel.
4. Let it cool so that it thickens.
5. Dip the small apple balls in the caramel.
6. Place them on a sheet of parchment paper.
There you go, your mini caramel apples are already ready :-)
Easy, fast and so good, right?
These little caramel apple popsicles are super fun to make and so cute. The whole family loves them!
It is best to choose organic apples because apples are among the fruits largely contaminated by pesticides.
Do not keep your mini apples in the fridge because they tend to release water and the caramel to come off.
It is better to eat your mini caramel apples quickly because the sugar in the caramel will cook your little apples.
If you want to prepare your little apple balls a little in advance, dip them in lemon juice. This will prevent them from browning too quickly.
If you don't like caramel, know that you can use chocolate and hazelnut chips instead.
I must admit that our first batch didn't go very well!
All the caramel had completely dripped off the apples.
And this, even if I held them in the air for a while, turning them and letting them cool before putting them on the baking paper.
Luckily, here are my tried-and-true tips for getting caramel to stick well on apples:
- Let the caramel cool before dipping the apples. It should be a bit thick and not too hot.
- The apples must be at room temperature.
- Try to avoid leaving skin on the apples, especially if you choose non-organic apples. In fact, wax coats conventional apples to give them a shinier appearance.
You can also use this trick to remove pesticides from your apples.
If you want to prepare your little apple balls a little in advance, dip them in lemon juice. This will prevent them from browning too quickly.
