Carnival Caramel Apples

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 dash salt
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 10 -14 tart apples, washed, dries
• 1 cup salted peanuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in 2 qt saucepan melt butter, add brown sugar, corn syrup and salt, cook over med heat stirring occasionally until mixture comes to a full boil 10 to 12 minutes.
• 2 stir in sweetened condensed milk.
• 3 continue cooking stirring occasionally until candy thermometer reaches 245*f or small amount of mixture forms a firm ball 20 to 25 minutes.
• 4 remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
• 5 dip apples in caramel mixture, dip end of apples in chopped peanuts.
• 6 place on greased waxed paper.
• 7 refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes.