How to Make Simple Caramel Apples with Caramel Candy & Milk

Caramel apples are sold in abundance at chocolate and candy stores during the Fall season, but why buy the store-bought variety (which has stayed on the shelves for an indeterminate amount of time) when you can make your own for cheap at home?

Many caramel recipes are complicated and involve icky corn syrup, but this one is as easy as they come. Amy of AmyBlogsChow makes caramel apples by nuking caramel candies and milk in the microwave for a couple minutes, then dipping the apples in.