No Tricks, Just Treats: Caramel & Chocolate Apples Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup lightly salted cashews, chopped
- 1 (11-ounce) package of caramels (I like to use Kraft caramels)
- 1 cup lightly salted cashews, chopped
- 6 ounces white bark coating squares
- 6 ounces dark chocolate bark coating squares
- Additional supplies: 7 wooden popsicle sticks (decorative sticks are available at craft stores, wax paper, plastic squeeze bottles, funnel
- Optional: plastic bags and ribbon
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