The spooktacular is my “go to” source for all things Halloween! The amount of creativity involved is just plain SCARY! So thanks a ton for letting me hang out today!
This year, I’m sharing a little twist on the caramel apple, a tried and true fall favorite. Instead of plain old popsicle sticks, or dowels I dressed up my apples with skeletons!
I found these cuties in the kid’s craft area at my local JOANN’S! They could be really fun for finger plays and other such story telling, but I had caramel apple on the brain. So, $2.99 later, I was ready to get my craft on.
There is actually a mix of boys and girls in bag, but for the skeletons, I used the “boys.” I just spray painted them black to make quick work of it. I sketched out my skeleton on paper first, to get an idea of how I wanted them, then painted them on. It’s actually easier than it looks if you have the right size paint brush. You just make two little hearts and connect them with a line to make a bone!
These little guys are sturdy enough to fit in my clean apples and form a little apple graveyard.
Now for the caramel layer and chocolate decorating, I will defer you to my lengthy post on caramel apples. Or maybe you have your own tried and true methods. I’ve been experimenting for a few years now, and made hundreds and hundreds (no joke). I finally got around to jotting down my techniques, so if you are interested, check out…. Caramel Apple Techniques: Gravity Is Your Friend
You really could decorate the apples however you wish, but I thought the dark and white chocolate would go well for this one. I also thought you could make other Halloween characters with the craft sticks and make a whole halloween family (if you’re an over-achiever like that). A witch, a frankenstein, a mummy, a vampire and monster would also look cute on these sticks! Any character you choose would be a fun part of your next Halloween dessert spread!
Jamie
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no links? and on their blog, nothing about caramel apples? what gives?
sorry about that.. the link has been added. 🙂
I cannot find it either and I so want to know all the the tricks. My caramel always sinks to the bottom. I want to know how to make delicious apples like shown. THANK YOU.
Sorry Kimberly… the link has been added and it's an amazing post! Hope it helps your caramel problem. 🙂
Jen
Sooo sorry guys, lots of technical difficulty getting this post up and running, but here is the link to my post on caramel apple techniques: http://www.beeinourbonnet.com/2014/09/caramel-apple-techniques-gravity-is.html
thanks Ashleigh!! 🙂
Thank you so much. Off to read all about it and learn from the best!