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'{{one source|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Caramel apple | image = [[File:Caramel Peanut Candy Apples 2592px.jpg|250px]] | caption = Caramel apple with peanuts | alternate_name = Taffy apples | country = | region = | creator = | course = | type = [[Confectionery]] | served = | main_ingredient = [[Apple]]s, [[caramel]], sometimes [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]] | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Caramel apples''' or '''taffy apples''' (not to be confused with [[candy apple]]s) are created by dipping or rolling [[apple]]s-on-a-stick in hot [[caramel]], sometimes then rolling them in [[nut (fruit)|nuts]] or other small savories or confections, and allowing them to cool. Generally, they are called caramel apples when only caramel is applied and taffy apples for when there are further ingredients such as peanuts applied. ==Production== [[File:Caramels.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Bags of caramels are commonly sold during the Autumn months in America for making caramel apples.]] For high-volume production of caramel apples, a sheet of [[caramel]] can be wrapped around the apple, followed by heating of the apple to melt the caramel evenly onto it. This creates a harder caramel that is easier to transport but more difficult to eat. Caramel apple production at home usually involves melting pre-purchased caramel candies for dipping, or making a homemade caramel from ingredients like [[brown sugar]], [[butter]], and [[vanilla]]. Homemade caramel generally results in a softer, creamier coating. In recent years, it has become increasingly popular to decorate caramel apples for holidays like [[Halloween]]. Methods used to do this include applying sugar or salt to softened caramel, dipping cooled, hardened apples in white or milk [[chocolate]], or painting designs onto finished caramel apples with [[white chocolate]] colored with [[food coloring]].<ref>Decorating Caramel Apples: http://www.divinedinnerparty.com/caramel-apple-recipe.html</ref> Classically, the preferred apples for use in caramel apples are tart, crisp apples such as [[Granny Smith]] or [[Fuji (apple)|Fuji]] apples. Softer, grainy-textured apples can also be used, but are not preferred. ==Consumption== Caramel apples are usually consumed as treats at autumn festivals such as [[Halloween]] or [[Bonfire Night]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}, in the wake of the annual apple harvest. ==See also== {{Commonscat|Caramel apples}} *[[Candy apple]] which corresponds to the British "'''toffee apple'''" *[[Caramel Apple Pops]] ==References== <references/> [[Category:Apple products]] [[Category:Confectionery]] [[Category:Halloween food]] ==External Links== *[http://www.eatthelove.com/2013/10/caramel-apple-recipe/ A recipe for easy caramel apples made from scratch ingredients.]'