Salted Caramel Apple Cake Pops

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Decorating Time 30

Servings 48

1 box of butter golden cake mix I used Duncan Hines
1 can pureed apple pie filling from a can Replace any water your cake mix calls for with pureed apple pie filling
7 Tbsp melted butter Or whatever your cake mix calls for
3 eggs Or whatever your cake mix calls for

24 oz salted caramel flavored candy melts approximately
coconut oil optional, to make your salted caramel coating a little thinner and easier to work with

Preheat your oven to the temperature specified on your cake mix box
Blend your apple pie filling from a can until it is a fine puree that resembles applesauce
Prepare your cake mix according to the instructions but replace any water with pureed apple pie filling. For example, the Duncan Hines mix called for 1 cup of water, so I used 1 cup of pureed apple pie filling.
Bake your cake mix according to the box instructions.
Let baked cake cool completely before making cake pops

Place all of your frosting ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beat on a low speed, and then increase speed slowly until your frosting has a smooth, consistent texture.
Crumble up your baked and cooled apple cake into fine crumbs. I use a food processor to make this quicker. Put all your cake crumbs into a very large mixing bowl.
Add about half of your apple frosting to your cake crumbs and carefully mix. Keep adding frosting little by little, until your cake crumbs and frosting form a dough themselves. You want the dough to be able to hold its shape when you form it into a ball, almost like Play Dough.
Line a cookie sheet or flat tray with parchment paper.
Form your cake pop dough into balls a little bigger than one inch in diameter and place them on the lined cookie sheet.
Chill your cake pops in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.

Melt your salted caramel candy melts according to the package instructions. If you think your melted candy is too thick, you can add a little coconut oil to it to make it slightly thinner. This will help the excess caramel fall off the cake pops so they don't get too heavy.
Dip the end of a lollipop stick in some melted caramel. Stick the stick straight down into the middle of a chilled cake pop sitting on the cookie sheet. You can do this to all of your cake pops before moving on to the next step.
Pick your cake pop up by the stick and carefully coat it in salted caramel candy. I like to stick mine into the bowl of melted candy, and then use a spoon to gently cover the rest of it.
Stick your coated cake pop back on some parchment paper to set. If you are going to use sprinkles or edible glitter to decorate your cake pops, do that before the candy coating sets.
Store in the fridge to keep them fresh, and enjoy!