- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare Nana's Apple Cake Mix as directed on package, substituting 1 cup applesauce for the chopped apples. Bake 45-55 minutes; allow to cool slightly. While still warm, but cool enough to handle, scoop out roughly tablespoon-sized* amounts of cake and roll into a 1-inch ball with hands. Place cake balls on a wax paper-lined cookie sheet and refrigerate 2 hours.
- Melt candy melts according to package directions. Remove chilled cake balls from refrigerator and insert candy pop sticks into each; quickly dip each pop into candy melts and place back on cookie sheets. Return pan of dipped cake pops to refrigerator to set the coating.
- Pour jar of Creamy Caramel Sauce into a microwave-safe vessel suitable for dipping. Microwave on HIGH 5-10 seconds or until slightly warm and fluid.
- Remove cake pops from refrigerator and quickly dip about three-quarters of each pop into the caramel sauce (allow a little of the red candy coating to show at stick end). Place cake pops on wax paper-lined cookie sheet and refrigerate a few minutes to set the caramel sauce.
Makes about 12 servings.
Note: A small cookie scoop makes balls of uniform size. Take care not to overheat the caramel sauce, or it can melt the candy coating when dipping.
