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Start to Finish: 1 hr 10 mins
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
- 1/2 cup mini-chocolate chips
- 12 small assorted apples
- 12 (4- to 5-inch) popsicle sticks
- Vegetable oil, for pan
- 2 14 ounce bags caramels, unwrapped
Directions
1. Melt butter in a medium skillet over moderate heat. Add pumpkin seeds and cook, seasoning with salt, stirring, until golden and puffed, about 4 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Place seeds nuts, coconut, and chocolate chips in separate shallow bowls, for toppings.
2. Wash apples and dry. Push a stick into stem end of each. Brush a large baking pan with oil.
3. Melt caramels with 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until smooth. Working with one apple at a time, dip into caramel, coating halfway up sides. Immediately roll apple in 1 topping, evenly covering caramel, and transfer, stick end up, to prepared pan. Repeat with remaining ingredients. (Can be made 1 day ahead and stored at room temperature.) Makes 12 servings.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe 12
- Calories(kcal)370,
- Protein(gm)5,
- Carbohydrate(gm)64,
- Fat, total(gm)13,
- Cholesterol(mg)6,
- Saturated fat(gm)7,
- Dietary Fiber, total(gm)4,
- Sodium(mg)165,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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