Recipe - Crunchy Spiced Maple Caramel Apple

4 Large; crisp apples such as
Granny Smith, Idared,
winesap, Empire, Gala or
Crispin, well chilled
4 Thick wooden skewers
1 Recipe maple caramel; recipe
follows
1 Recipe glazed spiced pecans;
recipe follows

Preparation time: 20 minutes Yield: 4 apples

1. Insert wooden skewer firmly into stem end of each apple. Spoon warm
maple caramel from double boiler over apples, covering evenly.

2. Allow caramel to set a few minutes. When it no longer drips or runs,
roll apples in glazed spiced pecans. Stick handles into a thick Styrofoam
block to hold apples upright until ready to serve.

Nutrition information per apple with Three fourths cup maple caramel and 3
tablespoons glazed spiced pecans:

Calories ...... 885 Fat ............. 24 g Cholesterol .. 35 mg Sodium
...... 55 mg Carbohydrates .. 172 g Protein ........ 3 g

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Roserairie@aol.com
on Nov 10, 1997