I've been on a salted caramel kick lately...and for good reason! I like to think this salted caramel apple dip recipe is a little bit healthier because it includes fruit... but really the apples are just a caramel delivery system.
If you're looking to satisfy a salted caramel craving, but wanting it to take form as a baked good, I highly recommend these sea salt caramel chocolate chip cookies! For more apple recipes, check out my apple puff pastries recipe or my apple crumble cake recipe as well.
Tips to get the perfect salted caramel apple dip:
- First off, keep the heat pretty low. You don't want to rush this, or it will burn! On that same note, don't try to multitask while the caramel dip is on the stovetop. You'll want to constantly be stirring to make sure it doesn't burn.
- After snacking on this for a little bit, I even tossed in some chocolate chips and let them melt in the already warm caramel... It was AMAZING. I highly recommend it!
- I love to use Werther's Soft Caramels for this recipe. Though I haven't tried any other kind of caramel, you use another other brand. Just make sure that they are soft caramels, not hard.
- To keep the apples from browning, mix two tablespoons of water with two tablespoons of lemon juice. Coat the apples well and they shouldn't brown for several hours.
Other Healthy Snack Recipes
Here are a few other All You Can Eats snack recipes that you may enjoy as well:
If you try out this salted caramel apple dip or any of my other recipes, I’d LOVE to hear about it. You can leave a comment below the recipe, or if you post a picture on Instagram, be sure to tag me! Getting any feedback on my recipes is both rewarding AND helpful as I write and edit recipes in the future.
Salted Caramel Apple Dip
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- 50 Werther's Soft Caramels
- 7 oz sweetened condensed milk (half of a can)
- ⅓ cup salted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½-1 teaspoon coarse sea salt*
- ½ cup chocolate chips (optional)**
- 3-4 apples
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan, melt butter on medium-low heat. Add caramels and sweetened condensed milk. With a rubber spatula, mix as the milk and butter warm up and the caramels melt.
- If the caramels aren't melting, slowly raise the temperature until they do. Don't raise it above medium heat, and if it starts to bubble before all of the caramels are melted, the pan is too hot. Turn down immediately and keep stirring.
- Once all the ingredients are well incorporated (it'll take a minute for the butter to mix well with the caramels), remove from heat and add in vanilla extract and fine sea salt. Mix well.
- Move caramel to a serving dish, top with some coarse sea salt and chocolate chips, if you choose.
- After slicing apples, mix together 2 tablespoons of water and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Coat the apples with the lemon mixture to keep them from browning quickly. Enjoy!
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