I'm pretty sure my mom was the coolest mom in the neighborhood when I was little. Along with candy, she would pass out caramel and candy apples on Halloween. Yeah, you hit the jackpot if you came to my house to trick-or-treat.

Each year we always put together fun and beautifully designed candy and caramel apples for the neighborhood. There's so much more you can do with a candy or caramel apple than simply dunking the apple in the candy or caramel coating. Here's my top ten list of toppings you should try this fall.

10. Caramel Popcorn

Enhance the caramel flavor of the caramel apple by adding crunchy caramel popcorn. Each bite is a little salty and super-sweet. You'll also love the contrast in textures with the chewy caramel, crisp apple and softer popcorn.

9. Mini Marshmallows

Use the really tiny marshmallows to decorate your candy or caramel apples. You can find them by the hot chocolate in the grocery store. Itty-bitty marshmallows not only are adorable, but the perfect size to cover any sticky apple with. They instantly melt in your mouth with each bite of the apple.

8. Sprinkles

You can be themed and use Halloween sprinkles, fall colors or decorate with the rainbow of colors. Cover the whole apple or just half with the pretty sprinkles. They're crunchy, sweet and make your apples look beautiful.