I’ve made honey caramel before–it’s so easy, just a few ingredients. But I never thought to make a caramel apple with it until I saw a contributor at Everyday Magazine do it in a recent issue. I love honey, and honey caramel has a distinct honey flavor. It’s a slightly different taste combo than your normal caramel, so it’s fun to switch things up! When say it involves just a few ingredients I’m not exaggerating. Really, only TWO main ingredients! That’s right, honey and cream. Yum already, right? Other than that you just need a pinch of salt and a little vanilla. Do you all remember our tip about measuring sticky stuff? Spray your measuring cup with non-stick spray first. Then dump in the honey and watch it magically slide right out without sticking to the sides of the measuring cup. (Please, hold your applause!) Toss a hefty pinch of salt in there too and then bring it to a boil. That’s it! Just keep it simmering until it turns into a luscious golden caramel and then add a little vanilla. Now it’s ready for dipping. Twirl some chilled apples in there. Red, green, as long as they’re crisp and cold they’ll be great! This would also be great to just dip cold, sliced apples in for snacking. Chill in the fridge to set the caramel. At this point you could leave these honey caramel apples as is like I have. I think the unique flavor of the honey makes them interesting enough on their own, or you could drizzle in chocolate, roll in nuts or cookie crumbs, etc. See this post here for a great how-to.
