Have you seen the size of caramel apples lately?

No question, they are beautiful and I’m certain they are delicious. But how many people really are going to sit down and eat such mammoth sugar bombs, never mind feed one to their kid?

Which got me thinking about ways to capture that delicious blend of apples and caramel in a smaller, less guilt-inducing package. I’ve tried this before, actually. I once used a melon baller to scoop out perfect balls of apple, then stuck them on sticks and tried to coat them with caramel. It was a fine idea that didn’t work. The caramel wouldn’t adhere to the flesh of the apple (only the peel).