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Salty Chocolate-Caramel Apples

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The signature puckery snap of Granny Smiths goes well with candy like accompaniments such as caramel and chocolate.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

4 Granny Smith apples
18 soft caramels
1 ounce bittersweet chocolate
30 salted mini-pretzels, crushed (about 1 cup)

Preparation

  1. 1. Insert a wooden Popsicle stick or chopstick into stem end of each apple. Cook caramels and chocolate in a double boiler over medium heat, stirring often, until melted, about 20 minutes. Place pretzels in a bowl. Dip bottom halves of apples into caramel mixture; twirl to coat. Roll bottoms in pretzels, place on serving plate lined with wax paper, and refrigerate until caramel coating is firm, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 324 calories
7 g fat
4 g saturated
66 g carbohydrates
4 g fiber
3 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
TagsDessertAppleFruitChocolateDairy FreeNut FreeVegetarianMake AheadEasySteamSelf
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