Hard Cider and Caramel Apple Basket

This Hard Cider and Caramel Apple Basket is one of my alltime favorite hostess gifts to give.  Although I’m not a huge fan of most draft beverages, I do have a weakness for hard cider. I think its sweet. crisp, flavor with a bit of tang goes perfectly with pizza, burgers, popcorn…you name it! I was thrilled to discover our favorite burger place in Washington has Angry Orchard Cider on tap, and then happy to find it at Costco, as well. But I do feel a bit lush-ish, having a whole case of it in the house! I need to share it, people…so…

I picked up a Halloween-themed bucket at Target, along with some Granny Smith and Honeycrisp apples. I just tucked a few bottles of cider, a jar of caramel sauce (I made my own, but you could also buy a jar, and even pour it into a Mason jar to make it look like you made it), and several apples into the bucket.  Voila!

So go ahead and invite me over, already…you know you’d love to have this bucket o’apple deliciousness!