Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though candy apples are believed to have been invented in the early 1900s, caramel apples came along in the 1950s, when a Kraft ...

I remember my very first caramel apple. It was during grade school, at a friend’s Halloween party. A bunch of us spent what felt like forever unwrapping bags of caramel candies, then watched as our ...

While caramel apples might look perfect at your local country store, making them at home can prove difficult, with the caramel topping sliding right off.

1. Melt caramels with water in top of double boiler. Stir occasionally until sauce is smooth. 2. Insert a wooden stick into stem end of each apple. Dip into hot caramel sauce; turn until coated.

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1. Line a 9-by-13-inch pan with foil; spray it with vegetable oil. In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter. Add the sugar, corn syrup and cream and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.