560104 Thu Sep 25 04:53:31 -0700 2008 7 31 Home Cooking 0 4060213 My favorite is a red jelly apple with coconut, but after too much dental work I need to give those up. On the Tri-state board we were talking about apple picking. This lead into candy apples. I'm reposting here in hopes of getting more ideas. "The kids and I just made great candy apples 2 nights ago. I used to buy my candy apples at the the Chocolate Factory in the mall, they now want $7.75 for 1 apple, and charge .50 for a box!! I said to the kids we can make these on our own. To keep it simple we took Kraft carmels 2 tbsp of water, melt in the microwave, dipped them, let them cool, then melted milk chocolate chips with a tsp or oil, drizzled this over the apples, and then tossed them around in crushed peanuts. I was so surprised they came out as good as they did. No more mall apples ever again! What's your favorite recipe? P.S. We used Granny Smiths. Also - do you refrigerate them? Do you need to? Thu Sep 25 04:53:31 -0700 2008 10147 michele cindy 1 4061900 Maybe this visual will get the ball rolling (credit goes to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory) http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/04/medium_041108rocky2.jpg Thu Sep 25 14:56:07 -0700 2008 4060213 159158 HSBSteveM 2 4062007 That's the company who now charges 7.50 for the apple. I couldn't think of their name before. They o have yummy stuff, but 7.50 is a bit over the top. Thu Sep 25 15:35:58 -0700 2008 4061900 10147 michele cindy 3 4062505 Love candy apples with nuts but also love the (embarassed to be admitting this) fakish red candy coating. My mom refrigerates her candy apples to help the caramel set up faster but I'm not certain that you have to given that the temperature of the caramel is correct. I'm no expert of making candy apples, just eating them! Thu Sep 25 19:23:30 -0700 2008 4062007 52306 upstate girl 1 4075178 I like the sweeter apples like honeycrisp, jonagold or sweet16 and I still make the caramel ones by melting those kraft things then dip the end into peanuts. Really any of the fresh apples from your farmers market or picked yourself make all of the difference. Wed Oct 01 14:35:13 -0700 2008 4060213 57023 Sally599 1 4081529 Honey dipped apples are gentler on the teeth and just as delicious. If you enjoy dredging the gooey coating in pretzels, sprinkles, nuts, chocolate bits, etc. the honey coating will work just as easily as caramel. Sat Oct 04 10:31:57 -0700 2008 4060213 36312 HillJ 2 4083833 Are they more messy, & drippy? Sun Oct 05 17:06:37 -0700 2008 4081529 10147 michele cindy 3 4084048 If you mix the honey with sifted confectionary sugar to form a caramel like consistency, no. But if you dip in honey and dredge in something like nuts, the nuts prevent dripping. But if a mess concerns you, apple slices dipped in honey for young children is a terrific treat. Sun Oct 05 19:04:04 -0700 2008 4083833 36312 HillJ