Fun and Easy Caramel Apples With Chocolate Witch Hats Recipe
Sep 26, 2022, Updated Nov 01, 2023
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Headed to your first party of the Halloween season?
Weโve got just the recipe for you โ Caramel Apples with Chocolate Witch Hats!
This recipe is perfect for Halloween parties. Itโs so easy to make that everyone in your family can help. Make it ahead, then pop it in the oven for a few minutes when youโre ready to serve.
Sweet, tart apples topped with gooey caramel, colorful sprinkles, and chocolate-covered โwitch hatโ cones. A festive Halloween treat that everyone at your costume party will love.
Letโs start melting!
What are caramel apples with chocolate witch hats?
This post is sponsored by Sage Fruit.
Youโve probably had a traditional caramel apple โ sweet apples topped with melted, gooey caramel. But this time, weโre making it a little more festive. Add some eye sprinkles, half the caramel, and a crispy, chocolate-covered sugar cone, and you’ve got yourself a caramel apple witch hat.
Halloween is known for candy galore, and this caramel apple recipe with a twist is a naturally sweet way to have some fun in the kitchen too. Apples are sweet but still give your body fiber, protein, and antioxidants. Itโs a little something yummy that you can feel good about giving your kidsโฆ and yourself too.
Ingredients
Hereโs a complete list of all the ingredients you need to make your own caramel apples with chocolate witch hats.
- 12 ounces chocolate chips
- 1 Tablespoo shortening
- 6 sugar cones
- Sprinkles (eye sprinkles)
- 3 Sage Fruit Granny Smith apples
- 3 Sage Fruit Honeycrisp apples
- 8 ounces caramels
- 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
The apples are the star of this recipe, and we love to use Sage Fruit apples. Honeycrisp apples are red in color over a yellow background. Theyโre slightly tart but still juicy and sweet. Granny Smith apples are green with a tart but balanced flavor. And they taste even better when baked, making them perfect for your caramel apple recipe.
How to make Caramel Apples With Chocolate Witch Hats
First, melt the caramel and heavy cream in 30-second intervals. Spread the melted caramel into a thin layer on your wax paper.
Use scissors to cut circles to fit on top of each apple.
Remove the wax paper from the back of each caramel cut-out.
Then, dip a toothpick to put some caramel on the back of each eye and โglueโ it to your apple.
Melt the chocolate and shortening in 30-second intervals until melted.
Dip each cone in chocolate until covered.
Then, dip the open end of the cone in a bowl of sprinkles. Set aside on the wax paper to harden.
Bake your caramel apples for 3-5 minutes at 350โ. Then top with a chocolate-covered cone.
Why We Love Sage Fruit
The Pacific Northwest is famous for delicious apples grown in the perfect climate. High-density orchards help Sage Fruit growers produce more apples each year. This ensures you can find apples year-round whenever you want them.
But what makes their fruit so special? Sage Fruit cares about delivering nutritious apples for you, your family, and the people who grow their produce. Working with people passionate about giving you the best quality apples you can find ensures juicy, sweet, and delicious apples โ every time.
That’s a fruit you can feel good about eating!
Want more tasty Sage Fruit Company recipes?
- Apple and Pear Nachos
- Air Fryer Apple Fritters
- Whipped Cherry Goat Cheese
- Chocolate and Caramel Apple Bites
- Apple Pecan Salad
- Easy Apple and Pear Recipes for Kids
Caramel Apple Witch Hat
Equipment
- Scissors clean
- Wax paper
- Cupcake liners
Ingredients
- 12 oz chocolate chips
- 1 T shortening
- 6 sugar cones
- sprinkles eye sprinkles
- 3 Sage Fruit Granny Smith apples
- 3 Sage Fruit Honeycrisp apples
- 8 oz caramels
- 2 T heavy cream
Instructions
- Rinse your apples under water, then dry them and remove the stems. Put each apple into a cupcake liner. One apple per liner.
- Pour your sprinkles into a small bowl and set it aside.
- Add the caramel and heavy cream to a medium microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds, then stir. Heat your caramel mixture in 30-second intervals until it's melted enough to mix, but not runny.
- Pour your caramel mixture onto a large piece of wax paper. Leave some caramel in your mixing bowl because this is the glue for your eye sprinkles later. Use the back of a spoon to spread the melted caramel into a large, thin circle on the wax paper. If you'd like, shake your sprinkles over the top while the caramel is still wet for an extra pop of color. Let the caramel sit until it hardens.
- Use a clean pair of scissors to cut out a circle for the "hair" to sit on top of the apple (it doesn't need to be perfect). And don't forget to remove the wax paper before adding the caramel on top of your apples!
- Use a toothpick to put a dab of melted caramel on the back of your eye sprinkles. Stick the eyes onto your apple, right under the caramel "hairline".
- Add the chocolate chips and shortening into a large microwave-safe bowl. Melt for 30 seconds, and then stir if you can. Continue heating at 30-seconds intervals until both ingredients are completely melted and stir to combine.
- Use your fingers to dip your sugar cone into your melted chocolate. Gently turn the cone until the outside is covered in melted chocolate.
- Hold onto the tip of the cone until the excess chocolate drips off. Then dip the round, open end into your bowl of sprinkles. Put your cone on a piece of wax paper until the chocolate hardens.
- Bake your caramel-toped apples at 350ยฐF for 3-5 minutes, watching that the apples don't turn brown.
- Top your apples with "witch hats" and serve!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.