Funny Face Caramel Apples

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by Nancy

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These funny face caramel apples ae almost too cute to eat. Almost.

The combination of a tart Granny Smith apple and chewy caramel is an amazing match up.

These two flavors and textures are just darn right perfect for one another.

To add to the deliciousness, these caramel apples are decorated with mini-M&M candies, mini chocolate chips, candy corn and candy sprinkles.

Kid Friendly

For fun, the caramel apples have funny faces with candy eyeballs and carved out smiles with lips.

I can just imagine the caramel apples coming to life and talking with their funny lips moving like the cars did in the movie “Cars”.

Kids will have so much fun decorating these caramel apples.

It’s kind of like playing with Mr. Potato Head when adding on the eyes, nose and ears to the caramel apples.

Only these are made of candy so you can snack as you decorate.

Tips for Making the Caramel Apples

The two most important tips when making these caramel apples are:

1) Be really careful not to touch, or get the hot caramel on you; and
2) Use parchment paper rather than wax paper.

For one of the batches of caramel apples that I made, I used wax paper and it stuck to the bottom of every apple.

But the parchment paper works like a dream.

For additional color, Halloween plastic straws are added over the sticks.

The straws are cut to be the same length as the sticks, then they’re pushed down into the caramel apple so they’re secure when turning the apple over to eat it.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Kraft caramels, Granny Smith apples, water, candy corn, mini-M&M candies, mini chocolate chips, candy eyeballs, and popsicle or bamboo lollipop sticks.

Also, candy sprinkles and parchment paper.

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Apples:

Wash and dry the apples.

Then remove the stem if there is one.

Starting from the top of the apple, poke the popsicle or bamboo lollipop stick through the middle of the apple.

Step back and look to make sure the stick is centered and not leaning off to one side.

If it’s leaning just remove the stick and try again.

Set the apples aside.

For the Caramel:

Next, on a large plate add a sheet of parchment paper and set aside.

Unwrap the caramels and add them to a medium size pan (don’t turn the heat on yet).

Once all of the caramels are in the pan, turn the heat on low to medium, and add water.

Continuously stir.

If the caramel starts to bubble turn the heat down just a bit.

Continue to stir until the caramels are completely melted.

For the Caramel Apples:

Turn the heat down to the lowest setting possible.

Then hold one of the apples by the stick over the pan and spoon the caramel over the top of the apple…

…next tilt the pan slightly and dip all sides of the apple in the caramel.

Use the spoon to remove the excess caramel from the bottom of the apple…

…then lay the caramel coated apple on parchment paper.

Repeat the process for the remaining apples.

After coating the 3rd apple with caramel, turn the heat off of the pan.

Continue with dipping the remaining 2 apples in the caramel.

Decorating the Caramel Apples:

As soon as all of the apples are coated, add the candy decorations.

The caramel dries quickly so you may have to push them into the caramel to stick.

This little guy’s nose is actually a bubble that formed from the caramel.

If the candies aren’t sticking, melt some of the chocolate chips and drizzle or dab the chocolate on the apple.

Then sprinkle the candies over the chocolate.

To make a funny face, use the rounded edge of a dinner knife to shape a smile and the lips, eyes, or nose.

As soon as the caramel apples are decorated, put them in the refrigerator so the candies and funny faces don’t slide.

Serve at room temperature.

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