Decorated caramel apples just like the ones at Disneyland! Learn how to make two adorable versions of Disney caramel apples that your kids will love!
Disney Copycat Caramel Apples
One of the best things about visiting Disney are the delicious treats! I’ve recreated several of my favorites at home, like these Disney caramel apples, chocolate peanut butter sandwich cookies and Mickey Mouse beignets. Yum!
Every time I visit Disneyland, I have to pick up a caramel apple. I love going to the bakery and seeing which new flavors and designs they have each season. They’re so fun and so delicious!
Believe it or not, they’re actually pretty easy to make at home. And today I’m going to show you how. I’ve included 2 versions: Mickey Mouse candy apples and apple pie caramel apples. Both are simple and so cute!
Apple Pie Caramel Apple
This “apple pie apple” is my favorite Disneyland version! It’s coated with caramel, white chocolate, graham cracker crumbs and a cinnamon sugar mixture. You can see a video of them making them at the parks here.
- Dip your apple in caramel and allow to set. Once set, trim any excess caramel on the bottom with scissors.
- Cut about 1/8 of the marshmallow off the bottom. Then stick 2 of them on top of the apple to create the ears. If you don’t want to make the Disney version, leave these off.
- Dip the entire apple in white chocolate or almond bark. Or if you’re making without Mickey ears, just dip until you reach the caramel. Let the excess chocolate drizzle off.
- Place the caramel in a bowl full of graham cracker crumbs. Allow to set in the bowl a minute and then press the graham crackers onto the sides.
- Sprinkle the top half with cinnamon sugar.
- Then place on a piece of parchment paper to set.
Mickey Mouse Candy Apples
My kid’s favorite Disney caramel apples are the Mickey mouse apples. They are actually pretty easy to make at home. Just follow these steps below. You can see a video of it here.
- Dip your apple in caramel and allow to set. Once set, trim any excess caramel on the bottom with scissors.
- Cut about 1/8 of the marshmallow off the bottom. Then stick 2 of them on top of the apple to create the ears.
- Dip the entire apple in semi-sweet chocolate. Allow to set.
- Once the chocolate has set, dip about 1-inch of the bottom of the apple in white chocolate.
- Then sprinkle the white chocolate with red sprinkles. Allow to set.
- Dip 2 yellow jelly beans or chocolate candies into the chocolate and then press into the apple. Tilt on it’s side if you need them to stay put, until they dry.
And there you have it, two of my favorite Disney caramel apples. Aren’t they just so adorable?! For more caramel apple variations, check out this post. Enjoy!
What brand caramel do you use?
I love to use Peter’s caramel for this recipe.
What do you use to stick the marshmallows on?
White chocolate. :)
What brand of chocolate works best for these?
Any kind of melting wafers or bark will work. My favorite are Ghirardelli White Melting Wafers!
Such a fun crafty food item for parties….the kids loved making these!
adorable! the kids would totally love these for disneyland trips!
I love these caramel apples! These are the closest I’ve found to the real thing at Disney!
These were a huge hit with my kiddos. It made me us all want to go back to Disneyland right away.
I love these! They’re so cute and easy…the kids will get such a big kick out of them!