What you will need:
- Granny Smith apples
- Caramel
- A knife and spoon
- Something to place the apples on after filling
We started out by cutting our apples in half then
we cored the inside making the apple hollow like a bowl. You can make the
thickness of the apple wall to your liking (the more apple, the less caramel
and vice versa). We then placed our apples on a cupcake pan and poured the
caramel inside. We did just what the most popular inside out caramel apple pin
told us to do which was use caramel sauce… like the kind you drizzle on ice
cream. Same flavor but different much
more runny. When we started using it I
was very skeptical as to whether it would harden at all. We stuck the caramel
filled apples in the freezer for 10-15 minutes and started on our second test.
The actual inside out caramel apple pin that is the most popular is just a picture. There are no instructions or tips on how to do this or even suggestions on what kind of caramel to use. In the picture you can see that the caramel that they are using is Hershey’s so it is nothing too fancy. To see if there were any suggestions from other pinners I researched and ended finding a step-by-step article on how to do this. There were helpful hints like “put lemon juice on your apples after coring them – this will help them from turning brown. The picture pin didn’t say anything like that so as soon as we cored our apples they started to turn.
We did just what the most popular inside out caramel apple pin told us to do which was use caramel sauce… like the kind you drizzle on ice cream. Same flavor but different much more runny. When we started using it I was very skeptical as to whether it would harden at all. We stuck the caramel filled apples in the freezer for 10-15 minutes and started on our second test.
Our next pin that we tested was the banana ice cream.
All you will need are… bananas. Start out by peeling, slicing and freezing the
banana. This will take about an hour or two. When they have hardened take them out and stick them in a
blender. Make sure it is a powerful one
because the one we had was a $15 single serve blender which had a terrible time
blending the bananas together and getting them to the right consistency.
It is also suggested to add either peanut butter or chocolate chips or some other ingredient to give a little bit of a different flavor other than banana. We didn’t have peanut butter but we did find some Nutella so that was our added ingredient. If you like bananas and don’t mind it tasting and having the texture of a slimy banana then you would probably like it just the way it is without anything added but sometimes you just need that extra flavor. In the end both ways (just the banana and the mix of banana with Nutella) turn out wonderfully. If you are a health nut this one is definitely one to remember when you have those shameful cravings of ice cream yet you don’t have the heart to give into them. Also, because the bananas get so slimy and sticky they tend to stick to the blade which can create a little bit of frustration. We ended up having to just finish mixing it with a wooden spoon which still didn’t turn out too badly.
Once we indulged ourselves with the creamy banana ice cream we went back to check on how our apples were doing in the freezer. The apples had begun to freeze but the caramel was still super runny. When we cut the apple pieces in half the caramel just oozed everywhere. What was supposed to be a mess free treat turned out to be more of one. Don’t get me wrong though, they were SO good. If we were to do this again, we would definitely have to say that using the caramel sauce wasn’t the best option. Instead definitely go for the caramel cubes that you have to melt first, pour in the apple half and then refrigerate. They would still be gooey but definitely not as messy.
I was so excited to have an option for the caramel apple that wouldn’t be a pain to eat and wouldn’t be a huge mess. Unfortunately this wasn’t the one to go with. While it was delicious, it certainly would have been even better with the caramel cubes instead.
Have you tried out this pin, what were your results? Did
you do anything differently? We want to know! Make sure to post on our blog at thetruthaboutthepin.blogspot.com.
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next week when we attempt to recreate one of starbucks most popular drinks...
the copy cat Frappuccino. Not only will you get that great taste of a frappaccino but
you can get it at half the price… provided this popular pin is true!
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