Caramel apples are a great fall treat.  An even better treat is a caramel apple made with ice cream!  Here is a simple way to make these tasty “apples” for your guests.

You’ll need:

- a half sphere mold to make the apple pieces

- ice cream (we prefer homemade so check out our vanilla recipe)

- 1 granny smith apple sliced thinly

- 1/2 cup of caramel sauce (you can make your own with condensed milk)

- 1/2 cup of nuts (peanuts, pecans, walnuts — whatever you like)

- 4 skewers

Assembling these ice cream caramel apples is the best part (well, after eating them, of course).  Ask your kids to join in.  In fact, make a party out of it.  Instead of a normal ice cream sundae party, have an ice cream caramel apple party!

1. Fill the spheres with ice cream.

2. Place the mold in the freezer until the ice cream is firm.

3. Remove one ice cream half sphere from the mold and place it on a plate with the rounded side facing down.

4. Place a slice of apple on top of the ice cream.

5. Place another half sphere of ice cream on top of the apple slice.

6. Insert a skewer into the “apple” to hold it together.

7. Drizzle caramel sauce on the apple.

8. Sprinkle nuts on the apple.

Repeat these steps to create as many apples as you need.  Guests can either eat the creation right off the plate or off the stick.  If they are going to eat it off the stick you should put the apples back in the freezer to let the caramel sauce harden so it’s not as messy.

Here’s a great video demonstration by Blue Bunny:

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