It’s that time of year. This weekend we made caramel apples. OK, I got stuff ready, Angela did the work. But I made dinner while she was cooking caramel, so I should get some props for that.
At first blush, this seemed like a fool’s errand. Angela doesn’t really like caramel much. Merl & Jace love caramel, but think putting it on an apple totally ruins perfectly good caramel. Me, I’m Italian. I love everything. But surprise, surprise, everyone loved the apples. We tried sweet and tart and decided Granny Smith apples were the best.
The caramel recipe is one handed down by my Aunt Violet, who was hands down the best cook I’ve ever known. It makes great candy for Christmas gift giving too, so we’ll probably be making some caramel again in December. Check out the recipe variations.