Why is she ordering apples was my first thought. Turned out it was a gift from her mom, a gourmet apple encased in other topnotch ingredients. Just look at the size:
As per the instructions, when you decide you can't look at it anymore and need to dig in, you have to remove it from the fridge and let it warm up. It takes 45 minutes for it to reach room temperature. I cut it in half; one reason was to take a picture, another was t just make it easier to handle.
The apple itself was a fresh and delicious granny smith, crisp and juicy and one of the better tasting granny smiths I've had in a while. You can see it below covered in rich caramel, then dipped in cashews, and then covered in a (not thick enough) layer of dark chocolate:
There's never enough dark chocolate, is there?
After the cut in the previous picture, we returned the apple-half with the stick to the fridge and cut the other half itself into half. Next, to one of the quarters, I popped out the core and sliced the apple into triangular slices. This suited the enterprise well, as in there was enough apple flesh to keep each mouthful juicy and not too caramel-y. Gooey caramel is generally not my thing, but this was pretty damn good.
It took a few sessions to finish off the first half. The second half waited a few days until the Super Bowl Sunday, when we had Vic over. The three of us polished off the other half in similar fashion, but again, it wasn't all consumed in one sitting.
UPDATE: The apple is from Mrs. Prindable's, an online retailer set in Washington State. If you're curious, check out MrsPrindables.com.
oh wow.... that does look good.... I am not a caramel fan so I generally avoid "candied" apples... but this does make one pause and reconsider....and true there can never be enough dark chocolate.....
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ReplyDeleteUPDATE: The apple is from Mrs. Prindable's, an online retailer set in Washington State. If you're curious, check out mrsprindables.com.