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Captain America: The Winter Soldier is one of my favorite Marvel movies. With the film releasing to DVD this week (September 9th) and the fall season approaching, I decided to celebrate by creating Captain America Shield Candy Apples.
M&M’S® were the perfect topping choice for replicating Cap’s weapon of choice. Plus #HeroesEatMMs. 😉 Walmart had a large variety of M&M’s so I purchased both the minis and dark chocolate varieties, along with the other ingredients needed for our caramel apples.
How to Make Captain America Shield Candy Apples:
Begin by prepping the apples. Crisp apples that are not waxed work best. I used two varieties; smaller apples for the kids, and larger ones for adults. If you have waxed apples use a bit of baking soda to clean them, or a quick dip in hot water to remove the wax. Dry the apples and remove the entire stem. Next, poke the stick into the stem end of the apple. Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking pan and then place them in the refrigerator. Cooling the apple will help the caramel stick better.
Prep the ingredients. First heat the caramel bits as directed on the bag. I chose the quickest method by heating them in the microwave.
Pour the M&M’s into a bowl. You can pick out the colors you need: red and blue, if you prefer.
Dip the apples in caramel. Lift the apple out of the caramel and let the excess drip off. You can use a spoon to help remove excess caramel off the bottom. Caramel with continue to drip once placed on the parchment paper so try to get as much off as possible.
Next add the toppings. In this case we will not be rolling the caramel apples into the M&M’s, instead we will be placing them on individually. I began with the blue M&M’s by creating a circle around the top of the apple, then filling in most of the circle with more blue M&M’s, leaving space for the star in the center of the shield.
I added a double layer of mini red M&M’s, then left space for the white chocolate (next step) and repeated a double layer of mini M&M’s again for the final layer. When I attempted to use the larger M&M’s I found they were too heavy and would slide down. I definitely recommend sticking with the minis. Next, I placed the apples back in the fridge for 30 minutes before adding the melted chocolate.
Heat the white chocolate. Again, follow the directions on the packaging. I opted for the easiest heating choice; melting in the microwave. Using a spoon, or funnel if you have one on hand, put the white chocolate into a plastic squeeze bottle. I found the plastic bottle near the wedding aisle at Walmart. Using a mason jar or something similar, fill it half way with hot water and place the plastic bottle inside to keep the chocolate warm.
Decorate the candy apples with the melted white chocolate. Start squeezing the melted chocolate from the center of the apple and work outward, creating a star shape, like in the center of the Captain America Shield.
I drizzled the layer in between the double row of red mini M&M’s with white chocolate as well.
The boys were very excited to see how the Captain America Shield Candy Apples turned out, and couldn’t wait to taste them! Since my little guy is missing his two front teeth I made eating his apple a bit easier by slicing it. Surprisingly most of the toppings remained on the apple when sliced with an apple cutter. The apples were stored in the fridge for 2 hours prior to slicing. Right after snacking on our special treat, we watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier as a family.
Storing your caramel candy apples. You have the option of storing the apples on the baking sheet in the fridge for a few days, or wrap each apple individually with cellophane bags. If you go the bagged route (which is great for gifting) don’t store them in the fridge. They can remain sealed at room temperature for a few days without spoiling.
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Have you ever made candy apples before? What toppings would you select?
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Singapore Mum Blog says
oh man. these apples look so great!! I wanna have a Captain America party soon!
Jennifer H says
Thanks! 🙂
June S. says
(How to Make Captain America Shield Candy Apples) What a great idea these are, would be a lot of fun for the kids to help with also-
Jennifer H says
Thanks June! Yes, my littlest was home to watch the creation process. He might of snacked on some of the M&M’s in the process. 😉
Sarah @ Play 2 Learn with Sarah says
Those look awesome! I love the new design on the site too!
Jennifer H says
Thanks Sarah! 🙂
Anne says
What a delicious treat to celebrate Captain America!
misstywatson says
These came out super, super cute!
Jennifer H says
Thanks Missty!
leechrista says
Pretty impressive Jen. To be a fly on the wall during this experiment. 😉
Jennifer H says
lol thanks!
Rachel says
Very cool. I have never made caramel apples but we buy a lot of them this time of year. Does that count?
Kait says
Very fun!! I love Carmel apples but with m&ms? Count me in!!’
jeanae says
I LOVE caramel apples, and I am sure that my son would flip over a Captain America design!
Liz Mays says
I’ve made caramel apples lots of times and they’re delectable! I love your Captain America touch!
Jennifer H says
Thanks Liz!
strangedazeindeed says
This is super creative! Great idea to use such yummy treats to create the design.
Shop with Me Mama (Kim) says
Oh yum! These look so delicious!
Jennifer H says
I got green at heroeseatmms.com!
sandra davis says
I love the apples. My kids would love them.I took the quiz and got orange and left a comment at heroeseatmms.com
fmd518 says
I got ms.brown
lindamanns says
Love these. They are so cute. I will make these with my grandkids
heather s says
I got spiderman on the heros quiz
Tammy says
What an absolutely wonderful idea for fun Caramel Apples. I just had one today actually, but not nearly so fancy 🙂
Geri C says
These apple’s look so tasty and we LOVE Captain America! What a fun way to spend an afternoon! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Heather G says
spiderman!
Merry says
These apples look so yummy and so much fun to eat. My boys would love them.
Angela W says
I got orange on the mmquiz
Dara Nix says
I got Yellow on the quiz. Not sure I completely agree with it, though…
Rebecca Parsons says
I got Yellow on the quiz.
Tiffany Halter says
These look delicious. we have made then rolled in graham crackers & chocolate sprinkles.
Tiffany Halter says
I got black widow
shelly peterson says
took the quiz and I am yellow.. I guess lol
shelly says
I got yellow on the quiz
Crystal F says
I got yellow as my answer. I’m a little puzzled by it but that’s okay. lol Thank you!
Robert Pyszk says
Spiderman here and those apples look super yummy!!
Sarah Hirsch says
I got yellow.
Sarah Hirsch says
i got black widow on the superheroes quiz
Jill McHale says
I like to roll my apples in caramel and finely crushed peanuts.
Jill McHale says
I got yellow on the quiz.
deb ford says
Those apples look deliciois 🙂
angela bugin says
My grandson LUVS SPIDERMAN, so I know he would LUV these <3
deb ford says
I got spiderman and red for m&m color
Karen says
Cute idea and yummy too
Danielle says
Wow I guess I am The Hulk
al says
Yes, I made caramel apples before, and they were very messy.
Troy Johnson says
I know what’s for dessert tomorrow! 🙂
joe gersch says
i love carmel apples
angelasbits says
I got Spiderman.
Teresa Thompson says
The quiz said I was green.
Teresa Thompson says
M&M’s green was my result.
Joe K says
Looks really yummy
Sarah Jestings says
I got Spiderman! 🙂
Eva Biggs says
I got hulk and yellow m&m.
Amy says
Oh my goodness! These look so good! I can’t wait to go to the fair next week and get a big candy apple for myself. (Yes, I know, you’re showing how to make them, but…I’ll let someone else do it for me just this once!) 🙂 #client
bbybrwneyez34 says
What a great idea!My nephew would love this!