| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy, Grains | Candies | 1 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | Red Delicious or Granny | |
| Smith apple washed and | ||
| dried | ||
| 1 | Wooden chopstick or thin | |
| wooden dowel about 8 | ||
| inches | ||
| long | ||
| 25 | Caramels, from a 14-ounce | |
| package | ||
| 4 | oz | Good-quality bittersweet or |
| semisweet chocolate | ||
| broken | ||
| in small pieces | ||
| 3 | T | Heavy, whipping cream |
| 3/4 | c | Toasted chopped pecans |
| walnuts or almonds |
INSTRUCTIONS
Would you pay $18 for this impressive gift? That's about what they cost in gourmet food shops and mail-order catalogs. And for our version, which costs about $7, we used real chocolate, not chocolate coating. A wooden chopstick works best as a handle and makes coating the apple much easier. Grease a 5-inch square of waxed paper. Place on a small plate. Insert chopstick into stem end of apple, being careful not to go all the way through. Microwave 15 of the caramels and 1 tablespoon water in a medium-size microwave-safe bowl on high 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring once, until melted and smooth. Or melt in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Let stand 1 minute. Holding stick, dip apple into hot caramel, turning until coated all over and caramel is used up. (If needed, use a small metal spatula to help spread caramel.) Place on greased paper. Refrigerate 5 minutes. 5.Meanwhile, melt remaining 10 caramels and 1 1/2 teaspoons water. Dip apple a second time. Refrigerate 10 minutes. 6. While apple chills, microwave chocolate and cream in a medium-size bowl on high 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, until melted. Or melt in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until smooth. 7. Put chopped nuts on a plate. Dip apple into chocolate mixture to coat, using a small spatula to help spread chocolate. Dip bottom into nuts, then roll sides gently in nuts to coat. Spoon remaining nuts over top of apple. 8. Refrigerate on waxed paper 2 hours, or until hard. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 1 week. When ready to eat, unwrap, leave at room temperature 20 minutes for caramel to soften, then cut in wedges. Recipe by: WOMAN'S DAY WEB SITE 1997 Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 177 by ctlindab@mail1.nai.net on Oct 29, 1997
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 3499
Calories From Fat: 1268
Total Fat: 151.1g
Cholesterol: 97mg
Sodium: 1272.6mg
Potassium: 1993mg
Carbohydrates: 544.1g
Fiber: 18.2g
Sugar: 356.6g
Protein: 42.1g