We do a lot of festivals and fundraisers and the carmel apples are always popular. The only thing I do differently is pop the apples (after I've added the stick) into boiling water for 10 seconds which absolutely removes the wax. Then dry off and the apple is ready for the caramel. Merkens caramel is SUPER! I use a silpat mat the same size as my cookie/bakery sheet and any excess caramel is recovered to be melted again. When I have too little caramel to dip an apple, I take out a few silicon muffin cups and put pecans in them. Top with the caramel and then some tempered chocolate (or coating) and wa-la, homemade turtles that my family fights over. Wow! Thanks for all of the great tips Karen. The turtles are a terrific idea. I think I'll have to pick up some more caramel. ~ MaryJane

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