White Chocolate Caramel Apples
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 6 small Granny Smith apples, washed and scrubbed (see Cook's Note)
- Two 11-ounce bags soft caramel candies (about 80 caramels)
- One 11-ounce bag white chocolate chips
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Special equipment: 6 wooden lollipop sticks, a piping bag with a small round tip
- Spray a baking sheet with vegetable spray.
- Dry the apples well and insert a lollipop stick into the stem end of each apple.
- Combine the caramels and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or spatula, until the caramel is melted and smooth.
- Holding them by the lollipop sticks, dip the apples in the caramel and roll them around to coat evenly.
- Lightly shake off excess caramel and set the apples stick-end up on the prepared baking sheet.
- Refrigerate until the caramel is set, about 15 minutes.
- Place the white chocolate chips in a metal or glass bowl set over a double boiler and heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth.
- Dip each caramel apple in the white chocolate, rolling it around to coat the caramel with the white chocolate.
- Lightly shake off excess and set the apple stick-end up on the wax paper.
- Refrigerate for another 30 minutes to set the white chocolate.
- Melt the semisweet chocolate chips in second bowl set over a double boiler.
- Spoon the melted chocolate into a piping or plastic bag fitted with a small round tip.
- Remove the apples from the refrigerator and pipe ghost or skeleton faces onto the apples.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes, or until set.
- Keep chilled until ready to serve.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/white-chocolate-caramel-apples.html (may not work)