Homemade Caramel Apples

While we were at the farmer's market, we saw numerous stands with caramel apples... but they were all outrageously expensive (read: four dollars per apple)... so we stopped at HyVee on the way home and bought caramel and apples and made our own!  Homemade is better anyway! 

So Arabella got our her markers and drew a picture of all of us making caramel apples while I washed the apples and put the sticks in them (not an easy task... I may have injured my hand)

 I'm never in pictures... so I made Dave take a picture of Arabella and I unwrapping all the caramels (and eating some)... He was not all about being the photographer, so I only got this ONE picture... not the best, but ya get what ya get.

 So after you wash the apples and put the sticks in, you unwrap all the caramels in a 14 ounce package and put them in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of water.

 This job is perfect for a four year old... and she took it seriously and was great quality control!  I got a teeny tiny scrap of wrapper in the pan and boy oh boy was that problem taken care of quickly!

 Heat the caramels on low until they are all melty... then take the apples for a swim! 

When you are done, put them on wax paper
(I sprayed the wax paper with Pam because I really dislike stuff that sticks)
Then chill them until the caramel is hardened

Don't they look so delicious?! (They were!)

Arabella thought the finished product was "oh so yummy" and devoured her entire apple
I was honestly hoping she wouldn't be able to finish it so I could have more...