tradition.

third year in a row.

caramel apples with my besties. 

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only this this year, i did round two.

we needed MORE!

you'll need:

-apples. pretty round ones. i chose gala's.

-caramel bits. one bag covers five (or so) apples.

-white chocolate chips

-brown sugar

-cinnamon

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-milk chocolate chips

-coconut

be sure to wash your apples in hot water. 

this melts the shiny wax off and will help the caramel to stick a little better. 

prepare a cookie sheet with waxed paper sprayed with cooking spray.

i used the double broiler method to melt my sweets. it was easier not to burn them that way.

i'm very good at burning things. 

i dipped the apples in caramel first. then let them cool completely in the fridge while melting my chocolate chips.  

i frosted on the chocolate, (i liked that look better than the dipping method) sprinkled on the toppings, then back to the fridge for more chilling. 

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the funnest part? packaging them up. 

-black grosgrain ribbon

-manila tags - initialed.

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and then delivered!