The first caramel apple was created in the 1950s when a Kraft Foods employee named Dan Walker discovered the recipe when he experimented with excess caramels from Halloween sales. He melted the caramels down and dipped the apples, and as they say – the rest is history.

INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), CREAM, WHEY, BUTTER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SUGAR CANE SYRUP, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. ALLERGY INFORMATION: CONTAINS MILK, SOYBEANS AND WHEAT.

The Invention. In the little town of Werther, Germany in 1909, the confectioner Gustav Nebel created the now iconic Butter Candy recipe. He took fresh cream, real butter, refined white sugar, brown rock sugar, a pinch of salt and plenty of time to create the now globally famous Butter Candy.

The famous caramel apple was created by Kraft Foods employee Dan Walker by accident. Supposedly he was experimenting with leftover Halloween inventory, melting the caramels together and incorporating different fruits. Wockenfuss keeps the spirit of experimentation alive with our wide selection of caramel apples!

Caramel apples or toffee apples are whole apples covered in a layer of caramel. They are created by dipping or rolling apples-on-a-stick in hot caramel, sometimes then rolling them in nuts or other small savories or confections, and allowing them to cool.

Definitions of caramel apple. an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) synonyms: candied apple, candy apple, taffy apple, toffee apple.

caramel hard candy Today's Werther's Original The irresistible caramel hard candy created by Gustav Nebel over 100 years ago is still, to this day, one of the most popular and best selling caramel candies in the world.

INGREDIENTS: GLUCOSE SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), SUGAR, CONDENSED SKIM MILK, PALM OIL, SORBITOL SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), CREAM, WHEY, BUTTER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF REDUCED MINERALS WHEY, SALT, SUGAR CANE SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

The sweet brand is named after the town of Werther in Westphalia, where the company was founded in 1903. In 1969, the sweet began marketing under the brand name Werthers Echte. The brand name Werther's Original was adopted in the 1990s for the international market.

Apple Fun Facts

• Apple trees take 4-5 years to produce their first fruit.
• Apples will ripen six to ten times faster at room temperature than if they were refrigerated.
• It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.

Caramel can be almost buttery, with characteristics similar to butterscotch candy or flavoring, or it can be creamy and contain notes of dairy.

/ˈkærəmɛl/ Caramel is a sticky or runny sweet that's made from slightly burnt sugar. You might prefer your vanilla ice cream topped with caramel. Caramel can be used in many ways - to flavor foods, pour on top of desserts, or form into a soft, chewy candy.

: a usually firm to brittle, golden-brown to dark brown substance that has a sweet, nutty, buttery, or bitter flavor, is obtained by heating sugar at high temperature, and used especially as a coloring and flavoring agent.

Caramel apple

Our candies are made with only the finest ingredients, and blended together with the same passion and care our first candy maker, Gustav Nebel, brought to every caramel he crafted. That's how we make sure every Werther's Original has the familiar taste you love.

History. The sweet brand is named after the town of Werther in Westphalia, where the company was founded in 1903. In 1969, the sweet began marketing under the brand name Werthers Echte. The brand name Werther's Original was adopted in the 1990s for the international market.