Hummingbird Caramel Apples

• 8 wooden craft sticks
• 9 small apples
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup light-colored corn syrup
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup light coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup dried pineapple
• 1/3 cup toasted pecans
• 1/2 cup toasted flaked sweetened coconut

1. 1.
2. Push a wooden craft stick into the top of each apple.
3. Bring sugar, corn syrup, and water to a boil in a medium, heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
4. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
5. Cook, without stirring, 9 minutes or until lightly golden (about 260).
6. Stir half-and-half, coconut milk, vanilla, and salt into caramel mixture.
7. Simmer until candy thermometer registers 235, stirring frequently.2.
8. Combine dried pineapple and pecans in a food processor; pulse.
9. Combine pineapple mixture and coconut in a large bowl.3.
10. Pour caramel into a bowl sitting in a hot water bath.
11. Swirl bottom halves of apples in caramel; dip in pineapple mixture.

craft, apples, sugar, lightcolored corn syrup, water, light coconut milk, vanilla, salt, pineapple, pecans, coconut

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hummingbird-caramel-apples (may not work)