Day 76: Caramel Apple Bar

This was our 6th annual "Monster Mash & Birthday Bash at the House of Nash" Halloween party and our second year doing a caramel apple bar.  Last year I predipped all the apples in caramel and then thought people would just top with melted chocolate, but the chocolate hardened so fast that other toppings like cinnamon & sugar, etc. wouldn't stick.  This year I made the caramel about an hour in advance and then put it in a crockpot to keep it hot.  The first apple we tried to dip didn't work well, but once we realized that the caramel needed to be stirred really well, then it stuck just fine.  I need long spoons for this approach with the chocolate, white chocolate, and peanut butter toppings though, which I kept melted in jars in warm water in another crockpot.  I'm already looking forward to next year's caramel apple bar with the new tips in mind.

45 mm, ISO 2000, f//6.3, ss 1/60