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If you’re planning a Halloween party, this is a fun recipe to add to your list!

More Halloween cocktails: Halloween Jello Shots, Spider Bite Cocktail, Halloween Punch Bowl.

Ingredients

• Vodka – The main spirit in this martini is vodka.
• Orange Liqueur – I used Grand Marnier.
• Lychee Puree – I found mine here.
• Lychee Fruit – I used canned lychees.
• Blueberries– For eyeballs.

Directions

The best glass to serve a lychee martini in is a classic martini glass.

In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, orange liqueur and lychee puree with ice. Shake for 15 seconds until icy cold.

Pour into a martini glass to serve.

Use blueberries inside of lychees to create eyeballs. Use a cocktail stick to hold them together and garnish your drink.

Tips for Making

• This drink is balanced, but not sweet. If you prefer a sweeter martini, add half an ounce to one ounce of simple syrup to this recipe before shaking.
• If you dislike vodka, I recommend replacing it with gin for a different take on this recipe. You could also try a flavored vodka, like vanilla.
• If you want to add more color to your cocktail, you can garnish with an additional wedge of lime.

More Halloween Party Recipes:

• Halloween Cake Pops
• Caramel Apples
• Vampire Milkshake
• Turkey Chili
• Halloween Food Ideas
• Halloween Crafts (for adults)

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Halloween Eyeball Martini

Learn to make a Halloween martini

Course Drinks

Cuisine American, Korean

Keyword halloween, Halloween Martini

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1 cocktail

Calories 353kcal

Author Elsie Larson

Equipment

• 1 cocktail shaker

Ingredients

• 2½ ounces vodka
• 2 ounces orange liqueur
• 1 ounce lychee puree
• 2 lychees
• 2 blueberries

Instructions

• In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, orange liqueur and lychee puree with ice.
• Shake for 15 seconds until icy cold.
• Pour into a martini glass to serve.
• Use blueberries inside of lychee fruits to create eyeballs. Use a cocktail stick to garnish on drink.

Notes

• This drink is balanced, but not sweet. If you prefer a sweeter martini, add half an ounce to one ounce of simple syrup to this recipe before shaking.
• If you dislike vodka, I recommend replacing it with gin for a different take on this recipe. You could also try a flavored vodka, like vanilla.
• If you want to add more color to your cocktail, you can garnish with an additional wedge of lime.

Nutrition

Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg

During spooky season, I will use any and all excuses to use eyeball sprinkles. They are a staple and I can find a way to use them on almost any recipe.

More Halloween recipes: Halloween Cake Pops, Halloween Food Ideas, Caramel Apples. Plus, we have more Halloween activities for kids here.

Monster Milkshake Ingredients

• White candy melts – I only buy white candy melts now instead of colors and use food dye to change the colors (easier and less waste).
• Green food color – I like to use gel food coloring.
• Eyeball Sprinkles – I like to collect a lot of different sizes to mix.
• Ice Cream – Vanilla
• Milk – Use any milk you have on hand.
• Green popcorn – I love this for a bubbling over effect (available here)
• Halloween Candy – For garnish, I chose an assortment of eyeballs, fingers, teeth and brains (you know, all the basics!).

Directions

Begin by microwaving the candy melts in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until they are fully melted. Next, add green food dye and mix until you have achieved your perfect slime green color.

Next, use a spoon to add green chocolate to the outside of a glass to resemble slime oozing out from the glass. While the chocolate melts are still hot, add as many candy eyeballs as you can fit. Do this twice for two glasses.

To make the milkshake, blend your ice cream, milk and more green food dye in a blender until it is very smooth. Pour the milkshake into two glasses.

To garnish, add some green popcorn to the top of your milkshake, a straw and some Halloween candies arranged on a cocktail pick.

Tips for Making

• Halloween milkshakes are a great chance to get creative! I like milkshakes that are a big presentation and over the top with garnishes, so go wild.
• Halloween is the best time of year for candy. Choose a variety of funny, novelty candies. I love these monster lollipops.
• I only buy white chocolate melts for making colors because it’s so much easier (and creates less waste) than buying individually colored candy melts.

Serving Suggestions/Goes Great With

Other Halloween recipes to try:

• Candy Apples – A classic fall recipe.
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds – My favorite.
• Halloween Cupcakes – Easy ideas.
• Halloween Jello Shots – For the adults!

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Goosebumps Monster Milkshake

Learn to make a green slime inspired milkshake for kids.

Course Dessert, Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword milkshake

Servings 2 milkshakes

Calories 504kcal

Author Elsie Larson

Ingredients

• ½ cup white candy melts
• 1 teaspoon green food dye
• ½ cup eyeball sprinkes
• 3 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup popcorn green
• Halloween candy for garnish

Instructions

• Begin by microwaving the candy melts in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until they are fully melted. Next, add green food dye and mix until you have achieved your perfect slime green color.
• Next, use a spoon to add green chocolate to the outside of a glass to resemble slime oozing out from the glass. While the chocolate melts are still hot, add as many candy eyeballs as you can fit. Do this twice for two glasses.
• To make the milkshake, blend your ice cream, milk and more green food dye in a blender until it is very smooth. Pour the milkshake into two glasses.
• To garnish, add some green popcorn to the top of your milkshake, a straw and some Halloween candies arranged on a cocktail pick.

Notes

• Halloween milkshakes are a great chance to get creative! I like milkshakes that are a big presentation and over the top with garnishes, so go wild.
• Halloween is the best time of year for candy. Choose a variety of funny, novelty candies. I love these monster lollipops.
• I only buy white chocolate melts for making colors because it’s so much easier (and creates less waste) than buying individually colored candy melts.

Nutrition

Calories: 504kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 595mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 1042IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 404mg | Iron: 0.4mg

Candy apples may look impressive and hard to make, but it’s actually pretty easy (just like our Easy Caramel Apples!)! We’ll show you how …

And just as a side note, since the sugar is extremely hot and you can get burned if not careful, we don’t recommend doing this project with kids. Just let them eat the final result rather than help with this one.

Looking for more fall treats? Check out:

• Easy Pumpkin Cookies
• Make Your Own Autumn Trail Mix
• Baked Apple Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar
• Overnight Cinnamon Rolls – Small Batch
• Apple Cinnamon Hot Toddy

What are candy apples?

Candy apples are a whole apple on a stick dipped in a thin hardened candy shell. While usually red, they can also be dyed other colors and they first appeared in 1908 in New Jersey when candy maker William Kolb created them.

Ingredients for candy apples:

• Apples: Using smaller apples will get you more finished apples out of one batch of candy coating. Try and pick ones with a nice round shape for the best looking candy apples.

• Light corn syrup: Corn syrup helps you get that smooth candy finish.

• Water: The water mostly boils off while the candy rises up to the proper hard crack stage temperature.

• Red food coloring: Gel food coloring is preferred if you have it since it’s more concentrated so the color is brighter.

Supplies for candy apples:

• Apple skewers: You can also use popsicle sticks or even sticks from branches for your skewers, but we like these bamboo ones since they already have a point for easy insertion.

• Candy thermometer: Having a candy thermometer with a pot clip is super helpful. You can also use a multi purpose digital thermometer but you’ll have to stand there and hold it if you don’t have a clip.

How to prepare your apples:

Wash and dry apples: You want to try and remove any wax that’s on the apples so your coating will stick and you can avoid getting annoying bubbles that pop out of the coating.

You can scrub them really well with a clean textured scrubber after rinsing them in hot water and rub them dry with a textured towel to try and remove as much wax as you can, or some people like to boil water and dip the apples in the water for about 5 seconds before rubbing dry (longer than 8-10 seconds can start to cook the apples, so don’t leave them in too long!).

Make sure the apples are fully dry before dipping as any amount of water will create bubbles in your coating.

Add skewers: Push or tap your skewers halfway into the top of your dried apples and set aside.

How to make candy apples:

Prepare your pan: Prepare a sheet pan or parchment paper sprayed with nonstick spray or butter so you’ll be able to remove the apples easily once cooled.

Cook your coating: Add the sugar, water, corn syrup, and food coloring to a saucepan over medium heat. Stir together and bring to a boil with a candy thermometer clipped to your pot (make sure it’s not touching the bottom of the pot or it won’t be an accurate read).

Bring coating up to 300°: Let the mixture boil for about 15-20 minutes until it reaches between 300°-310°. Remove the coating from the heat and allow the bubbles to settle down for a minute until smooth.

Dip your apples: Working quickly, tilt your pan to the side and dip an apple in the coating, swirling the apple to get each side coated. Pull the apple out and let the excess drip off before placing on a sheet pan or parchment paper.

If the candy coating starts to harden before you are done dipping all your apples, put it back on medium heat until it thins out again.

Let cool: Once all your apples are dipped, let the coating harden (it just takes a few minutes) and your apples are ready to eat! Remember, candy apples have a hard sticky coating, so eat with caution!

Tips for Making Candy Apples

• Use organic apples if you can since some companies don’t use wax on their apples so you don’t have to try to remove it. Or use apples from a local orchard that doesn’t wax their apples.

• Make sure your sugar reaches the 300° mark or the coating won’t harden and it will be more of a taffy texture.

• Try and keep the candy shell thin when you dip; it doesn’t need to be super thick and will be harder to eat.

• You can make your candy apples a color other than red if you want! Just remember the color of the apple comes through a bit and may muddle your final color depending on what shade you pick, but purple or black for Halloween is fun!

What the best way to clean your pot after making candy apples?

Now that you candy apples are made, you may be staring at your pot thinking “now how am I ever going to clean that?!” It’s actually pretty easy!

• Fill your pot with water.
• Boil the water on the stove stirring every so often.
• Once the candy leftover is dissolved, pour the water out and the hardened sugar is gone!

If you have some sugar up on the sides of your pot above the boiling water line, just use a spatula to keep pulling up some of the hot water over that spot until it starts to dissolve.

You can also dip your thermometer into the water as it boils to remove any hardened candy for the tip of that as well.

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Easiest Candy Apples

Create homemade easy candy apples at home-perfect for fall and Halloween!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apples, fall, halloween desserts

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 347kcal

Author Emma Chapman

Cost $10

Equipment

• wooden skewers
• saucepan
• candy thermometer

Ingredients

• 8-10 apples
• 2 cups white sugar
• ¾ cup water
• ½ cup corn syrup
• ½ teaspoon red gel food coloring

Instructions

• Prepare you pan: Prepare a sheet pan or parchment paper sprayed with nonstick spray or butter so you’ll be able to remove the apples easily once cooled.
• Cook your coating: Add the sugar, water, corn syrup, and food coloring to a saucepan over medium heat. Stir together and bring to a boil with a candy thermometer clipped to your pot (make sure it’s not touching the bottom of the pot or it won’t be an accurate read).
• Bring coating up to 300°: Let the mixture boil for about 15-20 minutes until it reaches between 300°-310°. Remove the coating from the heat and allow the bubbles to settle down for a minute until smooth.
• Dip your apples: Working quickly, tilt your pan to the side and dip an apple in the coating, swirling the apple to get each side coated. Pull the apple out and let the excess drip off before placing on a sheet pan or parchment paper.

  If the candy coating starts to harden before you are done dipping all your apples, put it back on medium heat until it thins out again.
• Let cool: Once all your apples are dipped, let the coating harden (it just takes a few minutes) and your apples are ready to eat! Remember, candy apples have a hard sticky coating, so eat with caution!

Notes

NOTE: Remember, this sugar is very hot, so be sure to keep your skin away from the sugar to avoid burns. You can also have a bowl of ice water nearby just in case you make contact with the sugar so you can quickly dip your hand in that, or even use heatproof gloves made for cooking.

How to prepare your apples:

Wash and dry apples: You want to try and remove any wax that’s on the apples so your coating will stick and you can avoid getting annoying bubbles that pop out of the coating.

You can scrub them really well with a clean textured scrubber after rinsing them in hot water and rub them dry with a textured towel to try and remove as much wax as you can, or, some people like to boil water and the dip the apples in the water for about 5 seconds before rubbing dry (longer than 8-10 seconds can start to cook the apples so don’t leave them in too long!).

Make sure the apples are fully dry before dipping as any amount of water will create bubbles in your coating.

Add skewers: Push or tap your skewers halfway into the top of your dried apples and set aside.

Tips for Making

• Use organic apples if you can since some companies don’t use wax on their apples so you don’t have to try to remove it. Or use apples from a local orchard that doesn’t wax their apples.
• Make sure your sugar reaches the 300° mark or the coating won’t harden and it will be more of a taffy texture.
• Try and keep the candy shell thin when you dip; it doesn’t need to be super thick and will be harder to eat.
• You can make your candy apples a color other than red if you want! Just remember the color of the apple comes through a bit and may muddle your final color depending on what shade you pick, but purple or black for Halloween is fun!

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 85g | Vitamin A: 98IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.2mg

More Halloween Recipes: Halloween Cupcakes, Spider Bite Cocktail, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Halloween Jello Shots, Halloween Cake Pops.

Ingredients in a Strawberry Vampire Milkshake

• Vanilla Ice Cream – Creamy vanilla ice cream is the perfect milkshake base.
• Strawberry Syrup – This will flavor your ice cream as well as turn it pink.
• Milk – You can use whatever type of milk you have on hand.
• Red Gel Icing – The optimal bright red vampire blood (trust me). Bonus points for sparkle gel.
• Whipped Cream – The usual!
• Sprinkles – Red or black to stay on theme.
• Maraschino Cherry – The bright red kind!
• Note: I also used white chocolate syrup to garnish the inside of my glass, but as you can see in the photos it didn’t make a big impact visually, so you can skip that if you want to.

You will also need some plastic vampire teeth if you want to go all in (and obviously you do or you wouldn’t be here). These are the milkshake glasses and paper straws I used.

Directions

In a blender, mix ice cream, strawberry syrup and milk. Add a drop of red food coloring if you want a super intense pink.

Pour your milkshake into two glasses.

Use gel icing to create a blood-inspired rim. This icing has pretty good body and will stay in place pretty well for you!

After the blood rim is complete, add a little whipped cream to the top of your milkshake and some sprinkles and a cherry. Serve immediately with a straw and a spoon. Enjoy!!

Tips for Making

• The gel icing is perfect for the rim as it stays in place well. I have tried this with strawberry syrup and it was much too runny.
• If you don’t have a set of milkshake glasses, they are great for milkshakes, smoothies and classic soda drinks—like a root beer float.
• Another fun garnish idea for this drink would be candy vampire teeth.

More Spooky Ideas:

• Halloween Punch Bowl
• Halloween Countdown Calendar
• Evil Eye Halloween Cocktail
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Vampire Milkshake

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword halloween, halloween desserts, milkshake

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 2 people

Calories 348kcal

Author Elsie Larson

Equipment

• 1 High speed blender

Ingredients

• 2 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1 tablespoon strawberry syrup
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tablespoon red gel icing
• ½ cup whipped cream
• 2 marachino cherries

Instructions

• In a blender, mix ice cream, strawberry syrup and milk. Add a drop of red food coloring if you want a super intense pink.
• Pour your milkshake into two glasses.
• Use gel icing to create a blood-inspired rim. This icing has pretty good body and will stay in place pretty well for you!
• After the blood rim is complete, add a little whipped cream to the top of your milkshake and some sprinkles and a cherry. Serve immediately with a straw and a spoon. Enjoy!!

Notes

• The gel icing is perfect for the rim as it stays in place well. I have tried this with strawberry syrup and it was much too runny.
• If you don’t have a set of milkshake glasses, they are great for milkshakes, smoothies and classic soda drinks—like a root beer float.
• Another fun garnish idea for this drink would be candy vampire teeth.

Nutrition

Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 757IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 259mg | Iron: 0.1mg

While these are obviously an adult treat, you can also make these without the alcohol to serve at a kid-friendly party as well (try serving along with our Halloween Cake Pop ideas!).

Looking for more Halloween cocktail ideas? Check out:

• Spider Bite Cocktail
• Candy Corn Jello Shots!
• Evil Eye Halloween Cocktail
• Halloween Punch Bowl
• Vampire Milkshake

Ingredients for Halloween Jello Shots:

Alcohol: Vodka is the most commonly used alcohol for jello shots, but you can use lots of different spirits too. A lighter flavor like white rum will still allow the jello taste to be dominant, but you can also use stronger tasting options like gin, whiskey, or tequila if that’s your preference or goes best with your flavor profile.

Jello Box Mix: Using a boxed jello mix is the easiest way to get your jello shots made and in the fridge quickly to set, so pick your favorite flavor and get started! This recipe is for a 3-ounce box (which will make 10-12 shots), so just double the water and alcohol if you are making a 6-ounce box.

Water: Water and your alcohol will be the two liquids that you use for your jello shots.

Decorations: Depending on which shot you make, you’ll want green boba pearls for the witch’s cauldron and monster, swizzle sticks for cauldron sticks, candy eyeballs for the monster, gummy eyeballs for the eyeball shots, and jello shot syringes for the blood syringe shots.

Check out this video and post for How to Make Vodka Jello Shots!

Tips and Tricks for Halloween Jello Shots:

• Try squeezable cups to get your jello shot out easier.
• Don’t add the boba pearls, candy eyes, or gummy eyes until right before you are ready to serve.
• Use a flavored vodka (like vanilla or chocolate) to add another layer of flavor to your shot.
• Layer your shots with different flavors and Halloween colors by pouring a small amount of one flavor in each cup, let that flavor set in the fridge, and add another flavor on top. Repeat with as many flavors as you would like!

How to Make Halloween Jello Shots:

Boil your water: For the base of your shots, boil 1 cup of water and add it to a mixing bowl that contains your flavored gelatin powder. Whisk the powder and hot water until the powder is dissolved.

Add your liquid: Pour in your remaining cold water and alcohol and whisk until combined.

Pour into cups: Pour your mixture into your small cups 3/4 of the way full (it’s easiest to pour from a spouted measuring cup) and add lids. Make sure your liquid is completely cool before adding lids so you don’t get condensation forming on the inside of the lid.

Set your jello shots: Put your jello shots in the fridge for 2-4 hours until set. Once ready to eat, set them out for your guests and enjoy!

How to make Halloween witch’s cauldron jello shots:

• Make the base of your jello shot with the directions above, but use a black container if possible.
• Once the jello is set, add green boba pearls to the top of your container to make the cauldron bubbles and break a swizzle stick shorter to be the stirring wand.
• Serve your shots!

How to make Halloween eyeball jello shots:

• Make the base of your jello shot with the directions above.
• Once the jello is set, add a gummy eyeball on top of the shot and serve!

How to make Halloween syringe jello shots:

• Make the base of your red jello shot with the directions above (you can also make them green or other fun colors), but instead of pouring the mixture into cups to set, use your jello shot syringes to suck up the liquid into the syringe.
• Allow the jello to set in the fridge and serve!

How to make Halloween monster jello shots:

• Make the base of your green jello shot with the directions above.
• Once the jello is set, add green boba pearls to the top of your container to make the monster body and add candy eyeballs on top to make a silly face.
• Serve your shots!

Hope these easy Jello shots make it onto your Halloween party table this year, or you could also make easy Pudding Shots instead!

Looking for more Halloween treats? Check out:

• Halloween Cupcakes – Easy Ideas
• Edible Chocolate Pumpkin Candy Bowl DIY
• Halloween No-Bake Truffles
• Spooky Spreads
• Make Your Own Autumn Trail Mix

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Easy Halloween Jello Shots

4 easy ideas to make fun Halloween jello shots for your Halloween party!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword halloween, halloween desserts, halloween party, jello shots

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 3 hours hours

Total Time 3 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings 12 shots

Calories 50kcal

Author Laura Gummerman

Cost $10

Equipment

• 1 mixing bowl
• 1 whisk or spoon
• 1 cup with spout for pouring (optional but helpful)
• 12 small cups or jello syringes

Ingredients

For Jello Shot Base

• 1 3-ounce box of jello
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cup vodka or alcohol of your choice
• ½ cup cold water

Additional Ingredients For Eyeball Jello Shot

• 12 gummy eyeballs

Additional Ingredients For Monster Jello Shot

• green boba pearls
• candy eyeballs

Additional Ingredients For Witch's Cauldron Jello Shot

• green boba pearls

Instructions

Jello Shot Base

• Boil your water: For the base of your shots, boil 1 cup of water and add it to a mixing bowl that contains your flavored gelatin powder. Whisk the powder and hot water until the powder is dissolved.
• Add your liquid: Pour in your remaining cold water and alcohol and whisk until combined.
• Pour into cups: Pour your mixture into your small cups 3/4 of the way full (it’s easiest to pour from a spouted measuring cup) and add lids. Make sure your liquid is completely cool before adding lids so you don’t get condensation forming on the inside of the lid.
• Set your jello shots: Put your jello shots in the fridge for 2-4 hours until set. Once ready to eat, set them out for your guests and enjoy!

How to make Halloween witch’s cauldron jello shots:

• Make the base of your jello shot with the directions above, but use a black container if possible. Once the jello is set, add green boba pearls to the top of your container to make the cauldron bubbles and break a swizzle stick shorter to be the stirring wand. Serve your shots!

How to make Halloween eyeball jello shots:

• Make the base of your jello shot with the directions above. Once the jello is set, add a gummy eyeball on top of the shot and serve!

How to make Halloween syringe jello shots:

• Make the base of your red jello shot with the directions above (you can also make them green or other fun colors), but instead of pouring the mixture into cups to set, use your jello shot syringes to suck up the liquid into the syringe. Allow the jello to set in the fridge and serve!

How to make Halloween monster jello shots:

• Make the base of your green jello shot with the directions above. Once the jello is set, add green boba pearls to the top of your container to make the monster body and add candy eyeballs on top to make a silly face. Serve your shots!

Notes

This recipe is for a 3-ounce box, so just double the water and alcohol if you are making a 6-ounce box.

 

Tips and Tricks for Halloween Jello Shots:

• Try squeezable cups to get your jello shot out easier.
• Don’t add the boba pearls, candy eyes, or gummy eyes until right before you are ready to serve.
• Use a flavored vodka (like vanilla or chocolate) to add another layer of flavor to your shot.
• Layer your shots with different flavors and Halloween colors by pouring a small amount of one flavor in each cup, let that flavor set in the fridge, and add another flavor on top. Repeat with as many flavors as you would like!

Nutrition

Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 6g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg

Caramel apples also make great gifts so you can make a batch to hand out at Halloween parties, as a thank-you present, or just make a few for your family on a crisp fall day. Add fun toppings to make it a gourmet treat!

Looking for more fall recipes? Check out:

• 15 Pumpkin Desserts To Bake This Fall
• Candy Apples
• Classic Hot Toddy
• Overnight Cinnamon Rolls – Small Batch
• Soft Pumpkin Muffins

What kind of apples are best for caramel apples?

The variety of apple that you choose for your caramel apple depends entirely on your taste! If you have a sweet tooth, you would probably enjoy a sweeter variety like a Fuji, Honeycrisp, or a Pink Lady as your apple base. For a more tart contrast to your sweet caramel topping, Granny Smiths are the most popular choice. These are all firmer choices than say a softer Macintosh variety and give you a better crunch factor when eating your treat.

Caramel Apple Ingredients:

• Wrapped Caramels: Using pre-made caramels is the fastest and easiest way to go about making your caramel apples. Most grocery stores sell these in the baking area or right next to the apples in fall, but you can also get them online if your local store doesn’t carry them.

• Fresh Apples: Choose a firm apple that is either more sweet or more tart depending on how much sweetness you want to add to the caramel layer. Make sure to wash off the wax before dipping your apple so that the caramel has a better chance of sticking and won’t slide off.

• Heavy Cream or Milk: Just adding a little heavy cream or milk to the caramel will help thin it out a bit to make it more “dippable.”

• Toppings (optional): You can do a second dip after the caramel into fun gourmet toppings like crushed nuts or M&Ms, pretzel bits, sprinkles, flaked sea salt, crushed Oreos, or coconut!

Looking for a delicious caramel dip to eat with apples? Try our Cream Cheese Fruit Dip (4 Ways!)

Tools You Need To Make Caramel Apples:

• Skewers: While the classic caramel apple is usually perched upon a wooden stick, you can also use a popsicle stick, or, in a pinch, even just stick a fork into it if you don’t have any thick skewers at home.

• Melting tools: To melt your caramel, you want either a microwave and microwave-safe bowl, a saucepan, a double-boiler pot, or a glass Pyrex-type bowl to set on top of a saucepan of boiling water.

• Nonstick Cooking Spray: You’ll want to make sure your apples don’t stick to the plate or pan you are placing them on, so use some nonstick cooking spray on the surface first to make sure you can remove them easily.

• Dipping container (optional but helpful): While you can just roll your apple around in the bowl or pot you melted the caramel in, for smaller batches it’s also nice to have a Pyrex glass measuring cup to melt the caramel in so you have a nice little container to dunk the apple right in to.

Tips for Making Caramel Apples:

• Remove the wax from your apples. You’ll want to wash your apples and try to remove the wax from the apples before dipping them so the caramel will stick better. Run the apples under some hot water and use a fruit wash or dish soap and a clean scrubby pad or textured towel to rub vigorously over the apples to help remove some of the wax. Dry apples very well so no moisture remains.

• Chill apples before and after dipping. After you add your skewer, you can chill your apples in the fridge so that the caramel sets up faster and less will run off the surface when dipping (and then put them back in the fridge so the caramel will set up faster).

• Have toppings already prepped. If you are dipping your apple into toppings, make sure you already have your bowls of toppings ready so the caramel doesn’t set before you can get your toppings together.

• Drizzle chocolate after cooling: You can also drizzle melted chocolate over your apple for a yummy addition, but wait until the apples are cool so the warm caramel doesn’t melt the chocolate.

How to Make Caramel Apples:

Prepare the apples: Once clean, make sure the apples are thoroughly dry before dipping! Skewer your apple with your stick or fork and set aside.

Melt the caramel: Put your caramels and heavy cream/milk in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30-second increments, stirring well between each heating session, until the caramel is smooth and melted. If the caramel seems thin, let it sit for a minute or two to thicken up a bit before dipping.

Can I make caramel apples on the stovetop without a microwave?

Yes! If you don’t have a microwave, you can still make caramel apples easily in a saucepan, a double-boiler pot, or a glass Pyrex-type bowl set on top of a saucepan of boiling water (it will take longer to melt this way, so be patient).

For a regular saucepan, add caramels and milk to pan and heat on medium-low heat, stirring until melted. If using the double-boiler or bowl on top method, just bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pot, set the top of the double boiler or glass bowl on top with your caramel and milk, reduce the heat to a low boil/simmer and stir occasionally until melted.

Dip the apples: Now that your caramel is melted, spray a tray or plate with nonstick cooking spray and dip your apple into the melted caramel at an angle, twisting it around until the apple is coated as well as you would like.

Lift the apple to let the excess caramel drip off and scrape the bottom over the side of the bowl to get extra excess. As the caramel gets lower in the bowl, you can also use a spoon to pour the caramel over the apple to cover the sides or tilt the bowl or pan so the caramel pools in one spot.

After dipping in your caramel, you can do a second dip into your topping of choice to give it some added flavor before setting it on your tray or plate. Try some black and orange sprinkles for a Halloween caramel apple treat!

If your caramel starts to set as you continue dipping your apples, reheat it for 15 seconds at a time in the microwave until the texture is dippable again.

Let the caramel set: Let your apples cool in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes to allow the caramel to fully set. Now your apple is ready to eat!

How do I store caramel apples?

You can store caramel apples in the fridge for up to two weeks and you can also wrap them in clear treat bags individually to give as gifts!

Looking for more apple recipes? Check out:

• Apple Dumplings
• No-Bake Caramel Apple Cheesecake
• Baked Apple Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar
• 5-Minute Apple Crisp (For One!)
• Apple Dumpling Monkey Bread
• Easy Apple Pie Bars

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Easiest Homemade Caramel Apple

Make delicious caramel apples at home and add gourmet toppings

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apples, caramel apple, fall, halloween, halloween desserts, halloween party

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Cooling Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings 10 people

Calories 97kcal

Author Laura Gummerman

Cost $15

Equipment

• 8-10 wooden skewers
• microwave or saucepan or double boiler if using the stove
• microwave or heatproof bowl

Ingredients

• 2 11-ounce bag of wrapped caramels like Kraft brand
• 8-10 small to medium apples
• 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or milk
• chopped toppings of your choice

Instructions

• Prepare the apples: Make sure the apples are thoroughly dry before dipping! Skewer your apple with your stick or fork and set aside.
• Melt the caramel: Put your caramels and heavy cream/milk in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30-second increments, stirring well between each heating session, until the caramel is smooth and melted. If the caramel seems thin, let it sit for a minute or two to thicken up a bit before dipping.
• Dip the apples: Now that your caramel is melted, spray a tray or plate with nonstick cooking spray and dip your apple into the melted caramel at an angle, twisting it around until the apple is coated as well as you would like. Lift the apple to let the excess caramel drip off and scrape the bottom over the side of the bowl to get extra excess. As the caramel gets lower in the bowl, you can also use a spoon to pour the caramel over the apple to cover the sides or tilt the bowl or pan so the caramel pools in one spot.

  After dipping in your caramel, you can do a second dip into your topping of choice to give it some added flavor before setting it on your tray or plate. Try some black and orange sprinkles for a Halloween caramel apple treat!

  If your caramel starts to set as you continue dipping your apples, reheat it for 15 seconds at a time in the microwave until the texture is dippable again.
• Let the caramel set: Let your apples cool in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes to allow the caramel to fully set. Now your apple is ready to eat!

Notes

Can I make caramel apples on the stovetop without a microwave?

Yes! If you don’t have a microwave, you can still make caramel apples easily in a saucepan, a double-boiler pot, or a glass pyrex-type bowl set on top of a saucepan of boiling water (it will take longer to melt this way, so be patient). For a regular saucepan, add caramels and milk to pan and heat on medium-low heat, stirring until melted. If using the double-boiler or bowl on top method, just bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pot, set the top of the double boiler or glass bowl on top with your caramel and milk, reduce the heat to a low boil/simmer and stir occasionally until melted.

 

You can store caramel apples in the fridge for up to two weeks and you can also wrap them in clear treat bags individually to give as gifts!

 

 

Nutrition

Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 167IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg