Have you ever been somewhere and suddenly get overwhelmed with hunger? Happens to me alll the time. Just ask anyone who knows me – I have the appetite of a truck driver. And yes, I work out specifically for dessert.
Well anyways, as I’m sitting in the waiting area while getting my oil changed, after I’ve read every gossip-filled magazine imaginable, my stomach begins embarrassedly talking to me. Then someone has the nerve to walk in with…
McDonald’s french fries.
Don’t judge me. Those fries are still soo good. I say still because…
Anyone remember FRY SAUCE?
Or are you like most of my (weird) friends in Minnesota who just look at me, heads cocked, and say, “Fry sauce, what the heck is fry sauce?”?
Well fry sauce my friends, fry sauce is a delicious concoction of ketchup, mayo, and whatever else (I’m thinking it was some addicting substance that I shall not mention on here) McDonald’s decided to throw together. And then they DISCONTINUED it. It vanished from the Earth approximately 10+ years ago. So now I just mix ketchup and mayo and go on my merry ways. Thanks a lot, McDonald’s.
Well I won’t do that to you…I won’t ever take this delicious treat away from you. That’s just wrong. So here are the instructions…save them in a very safe place such as Pinterest, your email, recipe book, Facebook, or on a super reliable computer.
And if you never had the pleasure of trying fry sauce…well never mind then. Just let me Google “Mcdonald’s Fry Sauce” for you. You’ll see it really, truly existed.
p.s. click on that link above, it certainly entertains me and can come in great use.
I can feel my mouth salivating as I add these photos…
Make these. They will not disappoint.
Idea adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything
- Lollipop sticks (or popsicle sticks)
- 4-5 green apples (ex: Granny Smith - I used 4 medium sized apples)
- 1 (11 oz.) bag Kraft Caramel Bits (or caramels)
- 8 oz. Vanilla Candiquik coating
- Cinnamon-sugar, for sprinkling
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Spear each apple with a lollipop stick.
- Melt caramel bits in a saucepan over low heat as directed on package.
- Dip each apple in melted caramel and place on prepared wax paper.
- Place apples in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Melt Vanilla Candiquik in tray according to package directions.
- Dip each caramel apple in melted coating and return to wax paper.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
- *Keep refrigerated for up to 5 days. Cut into slices for easy serving!
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I’m a weird MN girl and I’m cocking my head and going “Fry Sauce?”
Although I have friends that mix ketchup and mayo together! I love this flavor combo that’s perfect for fall!
Hi Julie,
Hahaha! Yes, when I googled Fry Sauce – it sounds like it never made it past the west coast. Colorado must’ve been the furthest west it went!
Sarah! These look amazing – and your pictures! Wow!
Aww, thanks Ashley! You’re so sweet
Your apples look delicious~ Your apples would be great for a bake sale:) Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Hi Lynn,
yes they would be great at a bake sale! Thanks for stopping by
I totally have that Must Eat NOW feeling all the time when I’m out and about! And I am on board with McDonald’s fries (especially smothered in delicious fry sauce :). These caramel apples are gorgeous! I can never make mine look pretty, but maybe the candy coating will help
Hi Amy, glad I have someone that can relate, haha! Thank you – they taste as good as they look!
p.s. the candy coating does help! Covers any imperfections in the caramel ;)!
aaaaand this is why I love this time of year!
Ditto. Bring on the comforting foods
they sound yummy!
I also have those embarrassing loud stomach growls when I’m hungry! And it always seems to happen at the worst times! These caramel apple pies are to die for! So pretty!!! I pinned your post to the Wake Up Wednesdays Party Board!
Hi Meghan, you too!? It was always super embarrassing in my school years, right in the middle of class when everyone was taking a test or something…*sigh*. Thanks for stopping by!
These are my favorite apples at those fancy chocolate stores but this will be so much cheaper and something fun to do with the kids.
Your talk of fry sauce made me comment when I never do. I have never known anyone outside of Utah who had heard of fry sauce. I have to tell you that if you are really dying for it you can go to Arctic Circle’s (fast food restaurant) website and buy it. They have the best you can buy in a bottle.
Hi and thank you for commenting! We had fry sauce in Colorado for quite a while (but I don’t think it went further west than that). I am going to check this out, thanks for the tip!
I’ve been looking for some interesting ways to “spice” (ahaha?) up a caramel apple! Thank you for sharing, they look so pretty and delicious. I’m excited to try!
P.S. If you’re home with your mayo/ketchup mix for your fries, toss in a splash of Worcestershire sauce. I’ve been told that’s what it was–mayo, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce (…aaaand probably some preservatives?), and that’s always how I’ve always made it (…sans-preservatives). I have to admit, it never occurred to me that fry sauce isn’t typical across the country!
Hi Cassie – thank you, there’s so much to love about these apples!
& thanks for the tip about the fry sauce. It never occurred to me either that people haven’t heard of fry sauce, hah.
Dying over these, totally amazing! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Why thank you, Karly!
For anyone wondering about fry sauce.. It is actually very common here in Utah. You can get it at about every fast food place and also buy it in grocery stores. For the most part I hear most people have never heard of fry sauce outside of Utah.
Hi Kira,
Finally someone that knows about fry sauce! I might just have to make a trip out there if it’s still available, haha. Thanks for stopping by.
Fry sauce is everywhere in Utah… Its on the shelves at the grocery stores next to ketchup. One of the perks of living here! A restaurant I used to work at would mix mayo and bbq sauce together for their “fry sauce” which is delicious also!
Thanks for the caramel apple recipe, I have tasted one like this before and the cinnamon sugar puts it over the top! I can’t wait to make this!
Hi Nicole, lucky you! I loved the version McD’s had…haha. Have fun making these, they were awesome!
If you ever go out to Utah or Idaho you can actually find fry sauce in grocery stores. I just saw it there. It’s still big.
Delicious! I pinned these for the VIP entry:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/161144492890717674/
Fry sauce is a common thing in Utah. Arctic Circle is a fast food place that has it. .. Amazing on a burger.