You could give this recipe a try - sounds like what you're describing. Not dentist approved!!

Betsy

Chocolate Caramel Apples

12 sm. crisp tart apples
12 wooden skewers
1 c. butter or margarine
1 (16 oz.) pkg. (2 1/4 c. pkg.) brown sugar
Dash salt
1 c. light corn syrup
1 (14 oz.) can (1 1/3 c.) sweetened condensed milk
2 sq. (2 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Butter a baking sheet; set aside. Wash and dry apples; remove stems. Insert a skewer into stem end of each, set aside, in heavy 3 quart saucepan melt butter or margarine. Stir in brown sugar and salt. Add corn syrup; mix well. Gradually stir in milk; add chocolate. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 12-15 minutes or until candy thermometer registers 245 degrees (firm ball stage). Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Dip each apple into chocolate mixture turning to coat. With narrow spatula. Scrape excess caramel from bottom of apple and let drip back into pan. Immediately dip bottom half of apples in chopped peanuts. Set on buttered baking sheet to cool. Makes 12 caramel apples.