Caramel Apples

These were quick and easy. They were also quite fun. I want to come up with or find some new, different, maybe even better ways to decorate them next time. This year, though, with 3 kids under 6 years old, this was simple and satisfactory for everyone. Now they want to know when we’re going to eat them. :)

Caramel Apples
Serves 5
Total time 30 minutes
Prep time 30 minutes

Ingredients:

5 apples of your choice
1 package (14 ounces) individually wrapped caramel cubes
2 tbsp milk

Other required items:

Skewers
Cooking spray
Cookie sheet

Optional:

Chocolate chips
Sprinkles
Other decorations

Instructions:

Remove stems and wash apples
Push skewers into centers of apples (one per) through dimple where stem was

Freeze apples on clean cookie sheet while you prepare caramel
Unwrap caramel squares and pile in a bowl
Microwave caramel squares for 2 minutes, stir once halfway through
Stir caramel again, until smooth
Remove apples from freezer
Spray empty cookie sheet with cooking spray
Dip apples one at a time, turning sideways for higher caramel coating 
place on cookie sheet
Return to freezer or place in refrigerator

At this point, you can call it done, or you can decorate. I microwaved some chocolate chips (the same way you microwaved the caramel) and used a spoon to spread chocolate over the top half of the apples 

so the kids could decorate the apples with sprinkles. Freezing the apples before I dipped them in the caramel helped the caramel coat better and puddle less at the bottom, but also made it almost instantly lose its sticky texture, so sprinkles wouldn’t stay.