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Bring those fond memories of state fairs and fall festivals back to life—or make some new autumn memories of your own—with a batch of caramel apples. Peanut butter and brown rice syrup coat these festive treats in a lightly sweet, caramel-like shell that hardens as it chills for a snack you can really sink your teeth into without getting them stuck.

For this recipe, choose small, perfectly round apples with no cuts or bruises and dry them well after washing. Water drops could prevent the coating from sticking to the apples’ skin. The caramel apples will keep up to two days in the fridge.

Recipe from isachandra.com

By Isa Chandra Moskowitz,

Ingredients

  • 6 Granny Smith and/or McIntosh apples
  • ½ cup natural-style creamy peanut butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup brown rice syrup, room temperature
  • ¾ cup salted roasted peanuts, chopped

Instructions

  1. Insert a rounded wooden stick into the stem end of each apple.
  2. In a small saucepan, combine the peanut butter and brown rice syrup; cook and over low heat just until heated through. Remove from heat. (The mixture should fall from a fork in ribbons. If it seems stiff, stir in a little more brown rice syrup.)
  3. Using a spoon, spread the peanut butter mixture over the apples. Sprinkle with peanuts; press lightly to adhere. Place apples on a cutting board or a tray lined with waxed paper and chill at least 3 hours.
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Gayle1 year ago
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Will these transport unfridgerated? I want to make them for family ahead of time before traveling in car fo five hours.

ANGELA1 year ago
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Is there a substitute for brown rice syrup?

ANGELA1 year ago
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Never mind – sorry just read the comment below

Christina1 year ago
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We love apples and peanut butter as a snack and this version for a caramel apple is fantastic! Super easy to make!
I did not have brown rice syrup, so I looked up what I could use as an alternative, I used maple syrup…it was a great combination!

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Isa Chandra Moskowitz

Isa Chandra Moskowitz has been cooking up a vegan storm for the past two decades. She is the author of seven cookbooks, including Veganomicon and Appetite for Reduction. A Brooklyn native, she now lives in Omaha, Nebraska, where she spreads vegan cooking love and does feral cat rescue work.

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