Caramel Apple Euphoria

2 medium cooking apples
1/2 cup apple juice
7 ounces caramel candy squares, unwrapped
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
7 slices angel food cake or
1 quart vanilla ice cream

Peel, core, and cut each apple into 18 wedges; set aside.

Combine apple juice, unwrapped caramel candies, vanilla, cardamom and cinnamon.

Drop peanut butter 1 teaspoon at a time, over ingredients in crockpot. Stir.

Add apple wedges; cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.

Stir thoroughly; cover and cook on LOW 1 additional hour.

Serve approximately 1/3 cup of warm mixture over a slice of angel food cake or ice cream.

Source of Recipe: Crockery Favorites, Mable Hoffman