Chocolate-Toffee Apples

• 12 small Honeycrisp or other firm red apples
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

1. Rinse apples; dry well to remove waxy residue. Insert a craft stick into stem end of each apple. Place pecans in a shallow dish.
2. Combine sugars and the next 4 ingredients (through butter) in a small, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring just until sugar dissolves, and bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reaches 325u0b0 or until syrup begins to caramelize. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and salt.
3. Working quickly with 1 apple at a time and holding apple by its stick, dip in caramel mixture, tilting pan and turning apple to mostly coat apple; allow excess to drip off. Quickly dip apple in pecans. Place apple, stick side up, on a cooling rack; let stand until set. Place chocolate in a microwave-safe dish; microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until melted, stirring every 20 seconds until smooth. Drizzle chocolate over apples. Let stand until set.

red apples, pecans, sugar, brown sugar, water, brown sugar corn syrup, heavy whipping cream, butter, vanilla, salt, bittersweet chocolate

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-toffee-apples (may not work)