One fine fall day, friends invited us to lunch at their Circle T, a small ranch in Illinois. For dessert, Kathie set down a place of apple-eighths, along with a bowl of melted caramels and another bowl of groundnuts. Each guest speared their own apple-eighth, dipped it into the caramel, and then into the ground nuts. Voila! Instant taffy apple bites.

Note: Caramel is not vegan, so if you want to make these, be sure to buy vegan caramel sauce.