Caramel Apple Slices On A Stick Food

CARAMEL APPLE SLICES

Steps:

• Whisk sugar and 2 cups water in medium bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add apple slices. Refrigerate 10 min.
• Drain apples; dry completely. (Note: In order for the caramel sauce to stick to the apples, the apple slices need to be well chilled before drying and dipping into the caramel sauce.)
• Insert wooden pop stick into one end of each apple slice. Microwave caramels and remaining water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended when stirred, stirring every 30 sec.
• Cover 13x9-inch baking sheet with parchment; spray with cooking spray. Combine nuts and toffee bits in pie plate. Dip peel sides of apple slices, 1 at a time, into caramel sauce. Hold dipped apple slice over bowl to let excess caramel drip back into bowl, then roll dipped side of apple slice into nut mixture. Return to baking sheet.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until caramel is firm.

CARAMEL APPLE PIE ON A STICK

Steps:

• Heat a small saucepan over high heat. Add 3 tablespoons water and the caramels and reduce the heat to low. Stir the caramels frequently until they are completely melted.
• Be careful not to burn the caramel.
• While the caramels are melting, pull the stems out of the apples and cut a thin slice from the bottoms so they have a flat surface to stand on. Insert a cinnamon stick into the top of each apple.
• Put the vanilla wafers into a plastic bag and coarsely crush them. Put the crumbs into a bowl and mix in the cinnamon.
• Dip each apple into the melted caramel, making sure to get it completely coated. Put the coated apples onto a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Refrigerate the caramel apples for 1 to 2 minutes to harden up the caramel. Roll them in the cinnamon-crumb mixture and enjoy!

CARAMEL APPLE DESSERT PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cut roll of cookie dough in half and set 1 half aside for another pizza.
• Add flour to remaining dough and knead with.
• hands to combine.
• Spray pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray, so pizza does not stick.
• Press dough into a 14 inch circle on pizza pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cookie is lightly browned.
• Let cool completely.
• With spatula or bread knife under crust, loosen cookie from pan.
• Blend cream cheese, brown sugar (or brown.
• sugar/splenda blend), vanilla, and peanut butter until smooth.
• Spread on cooled cookie crust.
• Peel, core, and slice apples into slices. Put apple slices in bowl with 1 cup lemon juice to keep slices from turning brown. Arrange apple slices on cream cheese mixture.
• Sprinkle pizza lightly with cinnamon.
• Heat caramel ice cream topping slighly, then drizzle on top of apples on pizza.
• Sprinkle chopped peanuts over entire pizza.
• Let set for a few minutes, then cut into pieces.
• Enjoy!

CANDIED APPLE RINGS OR SLICES

Steps:

• Slice the apples into thin rings.
• In a dutch oven or soup kettle put the water, sugar and red cinnamon candies.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to medium, stirring occasionally.
• When the cinnamon candies have dissolved, add the apple rings.
• Simmer for 15 minutes on lowish heat until the apples are tender.
• While the apples are simmering, about every 5 minutes gently stir the mixture.
• When the apples are cooked, turn off the heat and allow the apples to cool in the syrup.
• They will continue to darken in color as they sit in the syrup.
• Serve either chilled or at room temperature.