Caramel Apple Slice Bar

Warm caramel and chocolate in jars inside a slow cooker, crisp apple slices on sticks, and bowls of toppings so everyone dips their own.

6 crisp apples Granny Smith, Honeycrisp or Fuji

1 jar (11 oz) caramel sauce

1 cup milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips melted with 1 tsp coconut oil

1 cup white chocolate chips optional, melted

1 tbsp lemon juice mixed with 2 cups water

toppings chopped peanuts, mini chocolate candies, crushed cookies, toffee bits, sprinkles, shredded coconut

24 craft sticks or lollipop sticks

Pour 2 inches of warm water into a slow cooker and set it to warm or low.

Spoon the caramel and the melted chocolates into heat-safe mason jars and stand the jars in the water.

Cut each apple into 6 to 8 thick wedges and dip them in the lemon water so they don’t brown. Pat them very dry.

Push a stick into the skin side of each wedge.

Set the toppings out in a muffin tin or small bowls.

Let everyone dip a slice in caramel or chocolate, then roll it in toppings and set it on parchment.