DIY Caramel Apple Charcuterie Board for Your Next Fall Bash!

Caramel Apple Dipping Board

yield: 10 SERVINGS

prep time: 20 MINUTES

cook time: 2 HOURS

total time: 2 HOURS 20 MINUTES

Ingredients

For the caramel apples:

Directions

1

Fill the slow cooker about halfway up with water. Add the backing chips and caramel to pint-sized glass mason jars and place them inside. Make sure the water goes about halfway up the jar. Place the lid on and melt for about 2 hours on high.

2

Stir the jars a couple of times when the contents are melting. If the chocolate is clumpy stir in a drizzle of canola oil to thin.

3

Arrange all your toppings in small bowls on a wooden tray or sheet pan.

4

Serve with wooden skewers for dipping and enjoy!

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Serve this fun caramel apple board charcuterie style at your next fall party! 

Caramel Apple Board with toppings

Are you looking for a unique way to serve caramel apples to a crowd? Try making a caramel apple charcuterie board full of sliced apples and creative toppings! Guests can use wood skewers to dip apple slices into the melted candy and toppings as a unique method to make bite-sized caramel apples.

Disclaimer: Yes, we know it’s not an actual charcuterie board, just a fun dessert board with a charcuterie-style theme

woman serving a Caramel apple charcuterie board

This Crock-Pot caramel apple hack is genius!

It’s fun to know you can utilize your slow cooker to melt caramel and chocolate. The Crock-Pot turns into a double boiler essentially with water, so it can melt and keep your caramel and baking chips melted. I melted caramel candy, peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips in pint-sized glass mason jars for a couple of hours on high.

Once you stir them, each jar becomes a yummy dipping sauce for apples. Provide wood skewers for easy dipping, along with various toppings!

Hip Tip: I used the individually wrapped caramel candies, and they melted a bit thick to dip the apples easily. It was more of a thick spread and needed a spoon or knife to use. Next time I may consider using a thinner caramel dip or sauce that is already melted.

supplies for making caramel apple in a slow cooker

various baking chips in mason jars

caramel apples slow cooker

candy melting hack for caramel in the slow cooker

assorted toppings like nuts, sprinkles, and candy

Caramel apple toppings ideas:


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Caramel Apple Dipping Board

yield: 10 SERVINGS

prep time: 20 MINUTES

cook time: 2 HOURS

total time: 2 HOURS 20 MINUTES

A charcuterie-style caramel apple board with melted caramel and chocolate in a slow cooker.

Ingredients

For the caramel apples:

Directions

1

Fill the slow cooker about halfway up with water. Add the backing chips and caramel to pint-sized glass mason jars and place them inside. Make sure the water goes about halfway up the jar. Place the lid on and melt for about 2 hours on high.

2

Stir the jars a couple of times when the contents are melting. If the chocolate is clumpy stir in a drizzle of canola oil to thin.

3

Arrange all your toppings in small bowls on a wooden tray or sheet pan.

4

Serve with wooden skewers for dipping and enjoy!

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Check out this easy Caramel Board on YouTube! 


More tips for making the best caramel apple charcuterie board:

  • If you find the melted chocolate or baking chips too clumpy, it’s an easy fix! Try adding a drizzle of vegetable oil or canola oil. Once stirred, it will thin out and be easier to dip!
  • Ensure the water level in the glass jars reaches about halfway up the jar’s height. You don’t want the water to get inside the jar.
  • If you want to speed up the melting process, melt the baking chips in the microwave for 15 seconds and stir between each round. Then, place them in the hot water to keep them melted.

caramel apple slice dipped in candy on a stick

My family was seriously impressed with this caramel apple board!

We all agreed the best dipping sauce was the peanut butter chips! I had never had those before. YUM! I also loved that you didn’t have to commit to eating a large caramel apple. Dipping slices allows for other flavor combinations and is more convenient.

This board did get a bit messy after a while, but honestly, it’s all part of the fun, and we enjoyed it!


Check out my spooky DIY skeleton Halloween charcuterie board! 


About the writer:

Lina has a Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.


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Comments 14

  1. Stella

    Lina, what a cool idea, you always inspire me. I bet it would work with pretzel rods too, I am looking forward to trying this idea. Thinking some chocolate hazelnut spread would be nice too. Thanks again.

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh wow yes yum! Love both of those ideas. Thanks for the sweet comment Stella!

  2. Mom2boys

    Genius idea again Miss Lina!!! πŸ‘πŸ» We love caramel and candy apples but they are so darn hard to eat. Dipping pieces is the perfect fix!! Will definitely be trying this very soon as I know my house full of boys will absolutely love it!❀️

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      Oh yay! I hope they have fun and enjoy ❀️🍎

  3. Darla

    You are supposed to add a little milk or water when you melt those caramel squares. It makes them thin enough to dip into. The easier way is to use the caramel BBs so you don’t have to unwrap them. Still add water or milk though.

    • Trish (Hip Sidekick)

      Thanks for the helpful tip on adding milk or water to make it a little easier for dipping, Darla! πŸ€—πŸ’—

  4. Julie B

    Very cool idea! My crockpot tends to get a lot of condensate on the lid, does yours, Lina? How do you deal with that? Did you put something over the jars?

    • bremoeller

      I put a dish towel over the crockpot and then the lid on top. That helps with condensation. 😁 I hope that helps.

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      I agree a towel would be great! You can try not using a lid, but I found it was taking forever to melt. Love the towel idea!

  5. Csandst1

    Cute idea but too messy for me. People will leave trails from the candy coating.

  6. Alyssa M

    Did you just leave sauces in the crockpot or did you take them out to cook at all?

    • Alyssa M

      Cool*

  7. Alyssa M

    Did you just leave sauces in the crockpot or did you take them out to cool at all?

    • Trish (Hip Sidekick)

      Hi Alyssa! I checked with Lina on this and she said she left them in, but if you notice something getting too hot/burned take them out as needed or turn the slow cooker to warm. Hope this is helpful! ❀️

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