Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
Start by prepping your ingredients. We bought a kit from the grocery store for our caramel apples. The kit comes with the sticks and caramel all ready to go--but you can melt caramel candies down in a microwave-safe bowl as well. For decorations, we used slivered almonds, raisins, marshmallows, and chocolate chips (a good mix of healthy and sweet).
Step 2
To prepare the apples, stick the Popsicle stick in the top of the apple. Then let an adult take a sharp knife and cut a little slice out of the apple for the mouth. (You can skip this step and just decorate a mouth.) Swirl the apple in the melted caramel, and place it on a lightly greased plate.
Step 3
While the caramel is still warm and soft, let the kids decorate to their hearts' content. They can use toothpicks to create arms and bunny ears, as my three-year-old did.
Step 4
Slivered almonds made great teeth, and chocolate chips or raisins are a fun way to create eyes.
Final result!
We stuck the apples in the fridge for a bit to let the caramel harden, but you can eat them up right away. The kids loved making a little monster family. One for everyone, and these creepy cute monsters were delicious as well!
