Homemade Caramel Apple Dip (+ Lower Sugar Version)

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4.37 from 11 votes

Homemade Caramel Apple Dip (+ Lower Sugar Version)

Easy homemade caramel apple dip uses just 4 ingredients and takes 15 minutes! Choose full sugar or lower sugar and try a family apple tasting tradition with different apple varieties.

Prep Time3 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time13 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cups

Calories: 197kcal

Author: Jami Boys

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter (Lower sugar: 1/3 cup)
1 cup brown sugar (Lower sugar: 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup honey (Lower sugar: 1/4 cup)
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (Lower sugar: same)

Instructions

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
Add the remaining ingredients, raise heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring constantly (will take 5-10 minutes).
Lower heat to medium or medium-low (you want to keep a very low boil) and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly (really- this is not the thing to walk away from! It will burn...I know from experience!).*
Remove from heat, let cool a bit and then pour into a serving bowl and serve warm.
Refrigerate any leftovers. Microwave a few seconds to soften before using again.

Notes

*If it does burn, don't despair, here's how to save it:

Remove the pan from the burner and quickly pour the dip into a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl, but DO NOT scrape the bottom. Just leave all that crusty burnt stuff.
Push caramel through the strainer, leaving any browned bits in strainer. There may be a few small brown flecks in the dip, but it doesn't taste burned when eating.

Storage: This caramel dip stores in the refrigerator for a couple weeks. It will harden somewhat and need to be softened before using again.

Other uses:

Ice cream topping
Apple pie topping
Dip for graham crackers
Layer in a chocolate bar cookie

Caramel Apples? You can experiment coating apples and keeping them cold to keep the caramel on the apple, but I haven't tried it.

Nutrition listed is for full sugar recipe - Nutrition for lower sugar version is:

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