Caramel apples are similar to, but not the same as, toffee or candy apples, and they are actually made in different ways.
Caramel apples are made by wrapping a sheet of caramel - caramel is sugar heated to 170 °C (340 °F) - around the apple, and then heating it so that the caramel is then melted evenly onto it. This is the commercial process, though, and homemade caramel apples usually are dipped into melted caramel, which results in a softer coating that is easier to eat.
The apples start off as apples on a stick before the caramel is added. After the caramel is applied, but before it cools and sets, the apples can also be dipped in other things such as crushed nuts, hundreds and thousands and similar items.
Caramel apples are popular at Halloween, so October 31st is a good day to celebrate them.
This is a partly healthy treat - it does contain an apple, after all - but there is a tendency for children to stop eating the apple after all the caramel has gone.
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