jerry
The kids love apples and they love caramel so the next logical step is caramel apples. They loved helping and surprisingly the only one that got burnt was me.


1 cup butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
8-10 wooden sticks
8-10 medium tart apples

Insert 1 wooden stick into each apple.
In a heavy saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and milk; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 248 degrees (firm ball stage) about 30-40 minutes and for a softer caramel cook just to a few less degrees.

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Dip each apple into hot caramel mixture; turn to coat. Sprinkle with nuts or whatever you desire while the caramel is still warm.

Set on generously buttered wax paper to cool (make certain to generously butter the paper).