Chocolate Sunflower Seed Caramel Apples

Memories of fall always bring to mind sticky and sweet caramel apples, but this upscale Chocolate Sunflower Seed Caramel Apple is a perfect choice that will please the kids and adults alike.  Chocolate sunflower seeds are a favorite special snack, but when you add them as a fun crunchy coating to a classic caramel apple they are amazing.  There is nothing like the saltiness of the sunflower seeds coupled with the rich chocolate, sweet caramel, and tart apples.

These chocolate sunflower seed caramel apples take just one extra step to create, but it is well worth it when you see the smiles on the faces of your family while they devour them!

Chocolate Sunflower Seed Caramel Apples

Ingredients: 

• 2 Jonagold Apples (or whatever variety you prefer)
• 2 Bags of Caramel Squares
• 1 Cup of Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds
• 1/2 Cup Milk

Supplies: 

• 2 Popsicle Sticks or Skewers
• Wax Paper

Directions:

1. Rinse and the dry apples
2. Remove the stem and insert the Popsicle stick.
3. Use enough wax paper to accommodate two apples.
4. In a medium size sauce pot melt 2 bags of caramels over medium heat. Stir in milk gradually. Only add enough to loosen caramel.
5. When caramel is melted, hold onto the Popsicle stick and dip apples into melted caramel. Place dipped apples on the wax paper.
6. Set caramel covered apples in the refrigerator and allow them to cool for about 15 minutes.
7. Remove from fridge. Press chocolate covered sunflower seeds into the caramel covered apple.
8. Place back into the refrigerator to allow caramel and sunflower seeds to fully set.

These chocolate sunflower seed caramel apples are not only yummy, but a fun colorful treat you can easily add to your party buffet this year.  They make a great special after school treat, or just a mid-afternoon snack for mom as a reward for finishing all of her laundry!

Chocolate Sunflower Seed Caramel Apple

 

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Prep time

25 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Author: Alea

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 Jonagold Apples (or whatever variety you prefer)
• 2 Bags of Caramel Squares
• 1 Cup of Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds
• ½ Cup Milk
• Popsicle Sticks
• Wax Paper

Directions

1. Rinse and dry apples, remove stem and insert Popsicle stick
2. Use enough wax paper to accommodate two apples
3. In a medium size sauce pot melt 2 bags of caramels over medium heat. Stir in milk gradually, only add enough to loosen caramel.
4. When caramel is melted hold onto the Popsicle stick and dip apples into melted caramel, place dipped apples on wax paper
5. Set caramel covered apples in the refrigerator and allow them to cool for about 15 minutes
6. Remove from fridge. Press chocolate covered sunflower seeds into caramel covered apple
7. Place back into the refrigerator to allow caramel and sunflower seeds to fully set

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Thanks to D. Durand Worthey of A Worthey Read for sharing his idea and pictures with us.