Salted Caramel Apples

Servings: 6

Total time: 35 minutes, including cooling time

INGREDIENTS

6 medium Granny Smith apples, washed and dried
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal® Baking Salt
2 cups chopped roasted nuts, sprinkles or mini chocolate chips, for garnish
Diamond Crystal® Kosher Salt, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Insert wooden dowels or popsicle sticks into top of each apple and set aside on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk and cook, stirring constantly, scraping bottom of pan, until mixture reaches 245°F, about 12-15 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vanilla and baking salt.
Let caramel cool slightly before dipping each apple into caramel sauce and letting any excess caramel drip off.
Roll in chopped nuts, or sprinkles and kosher salt, and return to prepared baking sheet. If using chocolate chips, gently press them into the apples after the caramel has set.
Store at room temperature for up to 2 days.