candy apple brownies

Ingredients For candy apple brownies

• BROWNIES
• 1 box

  fudge brownie mix (*choose one that uses oil, water, and eggs)
• mott's applesauce (enough to replace ½ of the oil called for in the brownies)
• mott's apple juice (enough to replace the water called for in the brownies)
• 2

  eggs
• CARAMEL FILLING
• 1 bag

  (11 oz.) wrapped caramels
• 1/3 c

  half & half or whipping cream
• FROSTING
• 1/3 c

  salted butter, at room temperature
• 4 1/2 c

  powdered sugar
• 1/4 c

  mott's apple juice
• 1 can

  candy apple m&m's, coarsely crushed in food processor