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 ...

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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Chill pans of cooked caramel overnight in the refrigerator, then slice into caramels and twist in candy wrappers. / Joe Horn/For the RGJ I have a confession: I am a caramel addict. And fall, to me, ...

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.