American Agri-Women

Once you have your apples coated, now comes the fun part ... the toppings!

1. Turtle Power: Roll the caramel apple over crushed pecans, then drizzle with chocolate sauce.

2. Apple Pie: Apple/cinnamon/caramel is the flavor trio of the fall. Sprinkle some cinnamon and sugar onto your caramel apple for seasonal perfection.

3. Pretzels: Pretzels seem to be the new bacon and are becoming the "trendy" add-on, so crush a handful of salted pretzels and get to rolling.

4. Popcorn: You like caramel-flavored popcorn right?

5. Candy: Coat your apple in your favorite candy -- M&Ms, Butterfingers, and Snickers are especially tasty.

6. S'mores: Cousin to the summer sweet, cover with marshmallows and then drizzle with chocolate.

7. Dried Fruits: Get with the fruit-on-fruit action and stick dried fruits such as raisins, apricots, and cranberries into the caramel.

8. Candy Corn: Just try to get more Halloween-ish than this.

9. Toffee: Toffee and caramel go together like peanut butter and jelly.

10. Rice Krispies: Add the Krisipes for a nice *crunch*. For extra flavor, use Chocolate Rice Krispies.

11. Burst of Color: Sprinkles may not do a lot for taste, but it definitely turns the original caramel apple into eye candy.

12. Caribbean: Even when the crisp fall air sets in, you can have a taste of the Caribbean -- crushed graham crackers, coconut, marshmallow, and chocolate drizzle.

13. Health-Conscious: If you must go a healthy route (at this point, does it even matter?), use granola as a topping.

14. Double Dunk: After the caramel dries, dunk the apple in melted chocolate ... it's the best of both worlds. And that just opens up a whole new world of topping opportunities ...

15. Cookies & Cream: After dunking into melted white chocolate, cover the apple in crushed Oreos.