Baked Apple Dessert

8 apples (I used gala, but you can use your favorite)
1/2 cup apple juice
4 Tbs butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 handful of red-hot candies
16 caramels (unwrapped)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1 large box vanilla pudding (has to be cook n serve NOT instant)

Core and slice apples. You can peel them or not. Put apples in crockpot. Pour juice over the apples. Put other ingredients on top and sprinkle cinnamon all over. Cover and cook on high for 3 1/2 hours or until the apples are soft.

Right before serving, make the vanilla pudding according to pkg. directions. Serve in bowls with pudding on top! We prefer this as a hot dessert and not cold.