The title of this recipe kind of creeps me out. I don’t like salads. Okay, actually I like pasta salad. And I like this salad. I am not sure if you can classify this sweet, delicious treat a salad, but for all intents and purposes, that is what we are going to call it!
My family used to go to an annual pool/potluck party thrown by our family friends, John and Myra. This day was second only to Christmas in my life until I was in my teens. I would wake up early, put on my swim suit and ask my mom repeatedly how early we could get there. Someone brought this caramel apple salad to one of the parties and I’ve been making it since. I can’t remember who made it, but I’d love to give them credit. Whoever you are, this is my favorite sweet treat during all the warm months of the year and I thank you for introducing it to me!
Ingredients:
3-4 Granny Smith apples
2 Snickers bars
Enough whipped cream to cover everything
I made my own whipped cream with 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract and 4 Tbsp. powdered sugar. Store bought whipped cream is just as good. I only made my own because I had the heavy cream for a pasta recipe. This dish is supposed to be easy, keep it that way!
Chop your apples into bite size, with the skins on. I added the juice from half a lemon and tossed the apples to coat ot keep them from browning. You can obviously use just as many apples as you want, just be sure to increase the amount of whipped cream accordingly.
Cut the snickers bars into the same size pieces as the apples. Again, increase the amount of Snickers if you want to make a bigger batch.
You can easily make this recipe your own. Add some extra caramel sauce, some cinnamon, whatever floats your boat! Increase all the ingredients for a larger crowd, it’s so easy to adjust!
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