PRODUCT HISTORY
Concord Foods started its company in 1968. It now has a division of three other production lines, Tempo, Red-E-Made and Concord Mills, and Oringer. Concord foods are the main producer of the caramel apple wraps. They have expanded their company’s product line to Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom and Korea.
THE USE OF THE PRODUCT The product was used to make caramel covered apples, which could be made in your microwave. It was quick and simple.
WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THE PRODUCT/ WHY DID YOU BUY THE PRODUCT?
The product was bought because it was a great value and it looked of good quality.
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PRODUCT
The cooking experience turned out very well, and was very easy as a cinch.
Placing the wrappers on the apples and microwaving them for a few minutes is as simply as it gets. Finally, it was a bit messy although clean up was easy because of the wax paper tip.
TIPS 1. Place wax or parchment paper in cooling tray. Lightly spray paper with oil. Sit candy apples on paper when cooling to avoid sticking.
2. Using caramel on your apples is not just delicious but will preserve you apples up two weeks.
3. Insert sticks in apples before melting caramel.
BENEFITS OF THE PRODUCT AND FEATURES
One of the benefits of the product is that it contained certain healthy ingredients in the caramel wraps such as soybean, cottonseed oil, and coconut oil. Soybean contains eight amino acids needed for human health, cottonseed oil lowers cholesterol, and contains a beneficial amount of Vitamin E, and coconut oil, which now a days has proven to reduce your risk of heart disease, and reduce your risk of cancer and degenerative diseases.
OPINION OF THE PRODUCT
The product was well worth its pricing and had quality flavor.
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE POINTS /
Some of the positive points of the product are that it had a great flavor, value, and it contained healthy ingredients. Some of the negative points of the product are that it was a bit messy to eat, and that there was a hard time trying to insert the sticks into the apples (see tips), but other than that it was pretty simple.
VALUE OF THE PRODUCT The price of the product was $1.50 which is considerably good for the amount of the product you are getting, and the quality.
ON A SCALE OF 1-10 I WOULD RATE THIS PRODUCT:
Quality 10
Taste 8
Value 10
Ease of preparation 9
Effectiveness 8
OTHER RECIPES YOU CAN USE WITH THIS PRODUCT
You Can Make: Concords Fudge Caramel Brownies
.1 package Concord Foods Caramel Apple Wrap
.1 package Brownie Mix or your own recipe
Refrigerate WRAP for 10 to 15 minutes. Make brownie mix batter according directions or recipe. Spread half the batter in a 13×9 pan. Cut chilled wrap caramel discs into strips and place on top of batter. Spread remaining batter on top of caramel. Bake according to direction or recipe. Cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting. Serves: 8
OTHER CARAMEL APPLE RECIPES Peanut Butter Crunch Apples
• 4 Granny Smith apples
• 4 wooden sticks
• 2/3 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon water
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups chopped peanut butter filled sandwich cookies
• 2-1/2 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
• 2-1/2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
Insert wooden sticks 3/4 of the way into the stem end of each apple. Place apples on a cookie sheet covered with lightly greased aluminum foil.
Combine caramels and water in a saucepan over low heat. Cook it, stirring often, until caramel melts and is smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Dip each apple into the caramel and gently run apples around insides of saucepan to scrape off some of the caramel. Scrape excess caramel from the apple bottoms using the side of the saucepan.
Spread the chopped cookies out on a dinner plate. Roll caramel apples in the cookies and place on the aluminum foil. Place the milk chocolate and white chocolate into separate microwave-safe bowls. Heat it in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. Drizzle milk chocolate over the apples, and then drizzle the white chocolate over the milk chocolate. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serves: 4
Other recipes like this can be found on www.allrecipes.com such as: Rocky Road Caramel Apples, Cherry Almond Caramel apples, and even a S’mores Caramel Apple.
