How many of you watch the Food Network?
Silly question; right?
Do you like the TV show Iron Chef or Chopped on the Food Network?

Wondering why I’m talking about the Food Network?  It’s because of this:
This challenge is like Iron Chef and Chopped.  I have no idea how the Chefs can handle the pressure, the quick thinking and time restraints.  Never mind the secret ingredient.  On Iron Chef you are given only 1 ingredient but they must make up to 5 dishes.  Chopped you must make 1 dish but from 3-5 ingredients.  Half the times I scratch my head wondering what some of these things actually are.  For instance crosnes pronounced crones.  I’ve never heard or have seen these gnarly lil buggers before.  They are the Chinese artichoke but taste like a potato.  So like these two shows I’m given 2 ingredients to bake or cook with.  This is the very first challenge and the ingredients to use is Apples and Caramel. I have the option to make up my own recipe or find a recipe.  Over 100 foodies have joined this Challenge on Sheryl’s site.  Pretty cool huh?

I have to admit, this time I took the challenge very safe and very easy.  No I didn’t make caramel apples. Close though.  I hopped over to Pillsbury’s website and found this recipe that I adapted from.
Caramel Apple Biscuit Pops
adapted from Pillsbury
makes 12

1 can Pillsbury Grands buttermilk biscuits
2 TB margarine; melted
1.5 medium granny smith apples; peeled, cored and chopped into small pieces
3 TB granulated sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
15 wrapped caramels; unwrapped and cut each into quarters
1/4 cup caramel sundae syrup; warmed (optional)
12 cupcake liners
12 craft or lollipop sticks

Preheat oven to 350.

Cut the can of biscuits into 6 pieces place in a mixing bowl.  Add butter, apples, sugar, cinnamon and caramels. Gently mix.

Spoon mixture into each lined muffin pan.

Bake 18 – 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Immediately remove each biscuit pop from the cupcake pan and place on platter that you will be serving them on.  The bottoms are buttery so I lined them all with an extra cupcake liner.

Warm up the caramel sundae sauce in the microwave for 10-15 seconds and lightly drizzle on top.  Push a lollipop stick in and serve immediately.
The stick cannot actually pick up the pops, its purely for decoration.  V and I ate these with a fork, but the cannibal I mean N ate them with his hands.

See easy, I told you!

N preferred the extra caramel sauce drizzled on top, V didn’t think it needed it.  You can eat these in the morning for breakfast, a snack or for dessert. If you don’t eat these right away the caramel will harden.  I’m sure you can just pop it into the microwave for 10-15 seconds to warm up and get all gooey again.  What am I thinking of, you won’t have any left over because you ate them all and need to make a batch for the rest of the family members.
 Make sure you check out all the other foodies recipes, because I know you will be running to the grocery store to purchase some apples!!!

Pssssst Next month the two ingredients are cream cheese and pumpkin.  If you have any ideas send them over my way!