DIY fruit dippers

Caramel vanilla sauce

• 50 g unsalted butter
• 100 g pouring (whipping) cream
• 100 g caster sugar
• 50 g pure maple syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla bean paste

Strawberry sauce

• 100 g strawberries, hulled
• 250 g cream cheese, softened
• 1 tbsp maple syrup, to taste

Dippers and toppings

• mini marshmallows, for dipping
• popcorn, for dipping
• chocolate chips, for dipping
• 100s and 1000s sprinkles, for dipping
• desiccated coconut, toasted, for dipping
• plain biscuits, crumbled, for dipping (see Tips)
• 1 - 2 red apples, cut into 16 wedges (see Tips)
• 1 - 2 green apples, cut into 16 wedges (see Tips)