Best 4 Toffee Caramel Apples Recipes

TOFFEE / CARAMEL APPLE PUDDING RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) / 350°F / Gas mark 4. Grease a 2-litre/3½-pint ovenproof dish lightly with butter, set aside. In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. In a small bowl, mix together the milk, melted butter, egg and vanilla extract, then stir into the dry ingredients until you get a smooth batter. Arrange the apples in the greased ovenproof dishes and spoon the batter over the apples, smoothing the batter into the edges and ensuring the apples are covered. For the caramel topping, pour the boiling water over the brown sugar, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, then pour this syrup over the pudding batter. It will seem like a lot, and also looks like it's making the pudding mixture watery- this is OK. Optional: Add a handful of nuts of your choice over the batter, if required. Bake for 40 minutes, or until the pudding is risen, and/or golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve immediately, making sure you get some of the gooey caramel sauce covering the bottom of the dish, with pouring cream, custard, ice cream, or by itself. Store leftovers in the ovenproof dish covering with plastic wrap or foil for a day or two.

CARAMEL-TOFFEE APPLE DIP

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese into a serving dish. Layer with apple dip and sprinkle with toffee bits. Serve with apple wedges.

HOMEMADE TOFFEE APPLES

Steps:

• Place the apples in a large bowl, then cover with boiling water (you may have to do this in 2 batches). This will remove the waxy coating and help the caramel to stick. Dry thoroughly and twist off any stalks. Push a wooden skewer or lolly stick into the stalk end of each apple.
• Lay out a sheet of baking parchment and place the apples on this, close to your stovetop. Tip the sugar into a pan along with 100ml water and set over a medium heat. Cook for 5 mins until the sugar dissolves, then stir in the vinegar and syrup. Set a sugar thermometer in the pan and boil to 150C or 'hard crack' stage. If you don't have a thermometer you can test the toffee by pouring a little into a bowl of cold water. It should harden instantly and, when removed, be brittle and easy to break. If you can still squish the toffee, continue to boil it.
• Working quickly and carefully, dip and twist each apple in the hot toffee until covered, let any excess drip away, then place on the baking parchment to harden. You may have to heat the toffee a little if the temperature drops and it starts to feel thick and viscous. Leave the toffee to cool before eating. Can be made up to 2 days in advance, stored in a dry place.

THE BEST CARAMEL APPLES

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Dip apples in boiling water for a few seconds, then dry with paper towels to remove any wax from the peels. Set apples aside; when completely cool, insert a wooden chopstick firmly into the bottom of each apple for a handle.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Stir butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk together in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and reduce heat to medium. Cook until a candy thermometer reads 248 degrees F (120 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes; stir constantly to prevent burning. A teaspoon of the syrup, dropped in a glass of cold water, should form a firm ball. Remove caramel from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Working quickly, dip each apple into the hot caramel to completely coat the apple and about 1/2 inch of the wooden handle. Sprinkle apples with any desired toppings while still hot. Let caramel apples cool on the parchment paper. Use caution, caramel is very hot.