Caramel Apple Recipe
The secret to making easy caramel apples is the microwave. Yep, you can make caramel sauce by microwaving sugar, water and a little corn syrup together. It’s painless and the microwave does all the work for you. One thing to note, don’t try this method with organic sugar. You have to use plain old regular refined white sugar. The impurities left in the organic sugar (and what makes it so beige) burns before the sugar can caramelize. But really, you’re making caramel apples. This isn’t quinoa people. Embrace them for what they are.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized apples
- 1 cup (200 g) white granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 sticks