DIY: Tasty recipes with apple (part one)

An apple a day… keeps the doctor away! This is exactly why people should eat more apples. Here some inspiring recipes, even though they are not always as healthy…

Caramel apples:

Practically these are just apples on a stick that you dip in fluid confectionery, e.g. caramel, sugar or chocolate.

You will need:

- Six small apples

- One cup of cream

- One cup of sugar

- One fourth cup of molasses

- Two spoons of butter

- Six wooden sticks

- A thermometer

Step one:

Mix the butter, sugar and molasses in a pan and bring it to the boil. Let it boil for 10 to 12 minutes until the caramel has reached 245°C.

Step two:

Let it cool down immediately after reaching that point. It may be handy to have a vessel with ice-cold water next to the stove to put your pan in, in order to prevent your caramel from burning.

Step three:

Peel the apples and put in one stick in every apple. After this, roll your apple through the caramel. If necessary, use a spoon to divide the caramel over the apple.

Step four:

Put your apples on a plate and place them in the refrigerator to cool down before you eat them:).

Still not tasty enough? You can also roll your apple through another layer of chocolate!

Step one:

Melt little pieces of chocolate in the microwave or a pan. If it is fluid enough, you roll your apples through the chocolate.

Of course, you can decorate your caramel/chocolate/caramel-chocolate apples, for example by rolling them through crumbs of cookies or chocolate sprinkles!

Enjoy!