Pecan-Coated Caramel Apples - Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 2¼ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup Butter, softened
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 small Apples
• 12 clean food-safe twigs or wood craft sticks
• chopped pecans