Two Plus You: Mini Candy Apples-Quick Tasty Treat

Two Plus You: Mini Candy Apples-Quick Tasty Treat: For an after dinner treat tonight, I decided my daughter and I would try and make mini candy apples. I'd say they were a success!!! I alrea...

Mini Candy Apples-Quick Tasty Treat

For an after dinner treat tonight, I decided my daughter and I  would try and make mini candy apples. I'd say they were a success!!! I already had to go to Wal-Mart this evening, so I just added some apples and caramel bits to my list. I had the rest of the supplies at home.

Supplies used: apples, caramel bits, melon baller, sprinkles of any kind, baking cups, toothpicks

You will probably realize you already have these items in your cabinet.

SPRINKLES!!!!!!! YUM!!!!!

So easy,a cute 7 year old can do it :-)

 Once we had our supplies laid out, we began. We started by washing the apples and using the melon baller to cut out about 8 "mini" apples. You want a small piece of apple skin left on each apple. Then you dry. We blotted with a paper towel.

Time to puncture..lol We chose toothpicks, but you can also use lollipop sticks.

 Ok so clearly I missed a picture or two, but after you stick toothpicks into each apple, you will need to prepare your caramel. We simply poured some our caramel bits into a bowl, added 2 teaspoons of water, then microwaved for two minutes. Caramel sets QUICKLY so you need to be ready to dip. We learned this the hard way and had to make another batch..OOPS!!! Once you dip each apple into caramel, you can dip immediately into toppings. After they were dipped, I laid on wax paper and placed in refrigerator.

Voila!!!! Here is our finished project.

These were so fun and easy to make. My daughter said they were super yummy. I had one and let her eat the rest. Imagine the possibilities!!! You can decorate them to fit any occasion and they are a perfect mini appetizer for kids and adults.

Disclaimer- the caramel slid right off of some of these bad boys. Once we were done I read how to remedy this. You can dip apples into a candy coating of your choice, let chill, then dip into caramel. Should do the trick.


With the holidays soon approaching, we hope you try this tasty treat and serve to your family and friends. Good Luck.

Two Plus You,
Over and out

What to do with your little Ghouls and Goblins this weekend

Halloween weekend is upon us. Cities are filled with free events for familes to enjoy. Why not partake is some good ole' fashion fun? Costumes or not, these events are fun for all...

All weekend the Santa Ana Zoo feautures "Boo at the Zoo"
http://www.santaanazoo.org/boo.htm

Friday- Mariners Church Harvest Carnival
http://www.marinerschurch.org/index.php/irvine-ministries/campus-wide/1436-harvest-carnival-2011

Saturday, Anaheim will host its annual Fall Festival
http://anaheimfallfestival.com/

Sunday- Los Alamitos Race Track has a very fun event, your kids are sure to love
http://www.losalamitos.com/Admin/pdfs/OverNightExtras/20010101.pdf

For a complete listing of events happening in the Orange County area please visit:
http://www.orangecounty.net/html/Weekend_halloween.html
This site always keeps me in the loop for local fun!!!

The other half of TwoPlusYou says Hello :-)

Happy Halloween!!! Enjoy your weekend

Two Plus You Enters the World Of Blogging

Well, here we are. Two plus you. Who are the two, you might ask? Mommy and daughter duo from Southern California that live for fun!! My name is Jessica and and I'm a 30 year old mother to the most incredible child on the planet(Yes I'm biased) Her name is Sanaia and she is 7 going on what seems like 17. I'm a mother who tries to go above and beyond to give my daughter memories that will last a lifetime. I've given myself the appropriate title of Research Queen. I will go to any extent to find FUN, FAMILY FRIENDLY  and FREE events for the whole family. We love amusement parks, museums, fairs, festivals and all things Disney. I love finding events where she's able to see all of her favorite celebrities and even grab an autograph or two. That leads us to our new Two Plus You Blog. We wanted to create a place where parents and kids can come to find about cool events in your area. I will try and post about any events, stories or products that I find interesting while Sanaia will act as a cool kid reporter. She will conduct interviews your kids wont want to miss and give her opinions about "kid stuff". We hope you enjoy our blog as we invite you to join us on our journey of life...