Carmel Apple Cupcakes!!

For me apples, autumn and Halloween all go together. If you do not smell Vanilla Hazelnut in my house, you will smell apple and spices! I cook a batch of applebutter every Autumn and can it. I know it is getting close to Autumn now because I only have one jar of Applebutter left. So let's cook some apples for these cupcakes!

I love tart apples so I mix them when I cook apples!

2-Grannysmith Apples
3-Macintosh Apples

Peeled and cubed

In a large fry pan add apples and ¼ cup of unsweetened apple juice. Cook until tender.

Add ¼ cup of brown sugar (maybe more it depends how sweet you like them)
1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
¼ to ½ teaspoon of the following spices:
Cinnamon
Allspice
Nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon of clove

Stir everything together and if it is not spicy enough add a little cinnamon and nutmeg.

Now the fun part!!

Use your Hand Blender and smooth out the apples.

Take your cupcakes and hollow out the top a little like I did with the Its not Dunkin Donuts Cupcakes and fill them with the apple mixture.
In a double boiler, melt down some carmels. Drizzle the carmel over the top of the apple filled cupcakes, top with chopped nuts and there my friend you have a Carmel Apple Cupcake!!

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