The Fluid Pudding Family Caramel Apple Salad Recipe

November 20th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Daily, NaBloPoMo, Will it make me sick?

Oh, people. You’re making this NaBloPoMo thing easy when you ask for things like recipes.

And, please know that I fought the urge to say Recipe: Throw 12 apples into a large bowl. Add 64 Brach’s caramels (wrapped or unwrapped). Happy Thanksgiving.

Since you asked, here is the recipe Grandma used.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 carton (8 oz.) Cool Whip
4 cups diced Granny Smith apples
1 cup chopped salted dry roasted peanuts, divided

In a heavy saucepan, combine flour, sugar, pineapple with juice, egg, and vinegar. Bring to a slow boil, stirring constantly; cook on medium until thickened. Refrigerate until cold. In a large mixing bowl, fold cooled pineapple mixture into Cool Whip, then fold in apples and 1/2 cup peanuts. Pour into a serving dish and garnish with remaining peanuts.

So, yeah. Absolutely no caramel included, but it TASTES like caramel is included. And I suppose that’s what matters.

Enjoy your Friday.

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12 responses so far ↓

1 Marianne // Nov 20, 2009 at 1:47 pm

The sauce part of the recipe is nearly exactly (subbing in lemon juice for vinegar) what my mother used to use, poured over pineapple, marshmallows, and grated cheddar cheese, for a salad when I was a kid.

Who makes these things up?
2 beyond // Nov 20, 2009 at 2:06 pm

ugh. cool whip. not my favorite. but other than that it looks interesting and potentially dangerously delicious.
3 Susan C // Nov 20, 2009 at 2:31 pm

My sister-in-law makes a similar salad with chopped-up Snickers bars instead of peanuts. Diners ALWAYS ask for the recipe.
4 Kara // Nov 20, 2009 at 3:02 pm

If I wasn’t already making two pies for a meal where there will be more food than necessary, I would totally bring this along.

As it is, maybe I will take it to one of my Christmas parties this year. :)
5 Shnoodle // Nov 20, 2009 at 7:34 pm

OK, the comments were disabled on your piano post, and I just got to watch you play. Wow. Holy wow. You are incredible. I would have to practice the two decades you left out to be worthy to turn your sheet music!
6 blackbird // Nov 20, 2009 at 9:36 pm

Look, I’m not sure, but I *think* this may be one of those dishes that I’d eat and enjoy but wouldn’t want to know how it was made. No offense, of course.
7 joaaanna // Nov 20, 2009 at 9:42 pm

Thank you Angela! I now have something else to bring to the table in addition to Brussels Sprouts and Yummy Yam Casserole.
8 Dory // Nov 21, 2009 at 4:46 pm

Thank you thank you thank you! I’m'a try this post haste! I have a houseful of homeless guys (I work at a homeless shelter, I don’t take in random vagrants off the street) that’ll just love to do a taste test!
9 Isabella Golightly // Nov 21, 2009 at 6:44 pm

I like the first recipe better. But then, I don’t cook for fun. Also, I officially hate you now. One person should not have so many talents. Seriously, what can’t you do? Where’s the blindfolded rollerskating video then? Where’s the ‘eating peas with chopsticks’ video? Where’s the ‘riding a unicycle whilst juggling with chainsaws’ video?
10 Maddy // Nov 22, 2009 at 5:11 pm

I’m a Londoner, so forgive my ignorance – but is this served with the turkey and trimmings, or as a dessert?
11 Deanna // Nov 23, 2009 at 10:42 am

“And, please know that I fought the urge to say Recipe: Throw 12 apples into a large bowl. Add 64 Brach’s caramels (wrapped or unwrapped). Happy Thanksgiving.”

Dude, if we ever meet in real life, we’re gonna be SUCH good friends!
12 Mitzi // Nov 23, 2009 at 10:39 pm

psssst…. wanna know why it tastes like caramel? (because you are actually MAKING the caramel from the sugar and the pineapple) :)

This will be a recipe that I am going to try. I’ve never heard of this, nor tasted this. I can’t believe that out of all of the hundreds of cookbooks and recipes that I read that I’ve not ran into this. Thanks!!