Like a cocktail dress made of asparagus, caramel apples are rare delicacies that tastefully toe the line between nutritious and naughty. Today's side deal treats you to their sugary-sweet splendor with $25 worth of gourmet treats from Mrs. Prindable's for $12. From chocolate- and caramel-coated apples to tempting confections, the Illinois-based shop ships out signature sweets for all occasions. Mrs. Prindable's features speedy second-day shipping nationwide and can also schedule your delivery up to 90 days in advance.

Mrs. Prindable's is most renowned for its ginormous apples (starting at $22.95) liberally spackled in sugary wonder, particularly caramel made the old-fashioned way in copper pots from all-natural ingredients. From a giant dark-chocolate-and-cashew-covered Granny Smith to milk-chocolate pecan, the 1.5-pound treats can happily serve eight to ten people. The apples are available in eight signature flavors. For those seeking pure sugar satisfaction unadulterated by nature's candy, Mrs. Prindable's also offers gourmet caramels ($8.95 for a 4.5 oz. gift bag), chocolate-covered pretzels ($5.95 for two pieces), and milk- and dark-chocolate jumbo nut clusters (six for $23.95).

Mrs. Prindable's gift baskets ($39.95–$199.95), elegantly wrapped in a regal purple ribbon, will give you a game-changing go-to for the year's cavalcade of Mother's Day, Father's Day, graduations, weddings, birthdays, Christmas, and Burton Gilliam Day. Choose-your-own-message baskets are also available for $49.95 in case you can't find a Hallmark card that says, "Avenge my death at the unstoppable dragon fists of Lu Pang, Aunt Gladys." There's no buy limit, so purchase enough of today's Groupon to keep the doctor away for the rest of your immortal life.

Reviews

Reviewers at online emporiums QVC and Macy's love Mrs. Prindable's products:

• These are the freshest apples with the best chocolate. My co workers I gave them to said that was the best gift they have ever gotten for Christmas. – TupeloHoney, Macy's
• I have been buying these apples for years. On Christmas Eve my family lets me know if I forget to put these on the desert [sic] table. Recently, I have been buying them for the grandchildren's Halloween bags, their parents want to know where theirs are. So, now I have to buy for the big kids too. Fantastic, delicious, you won't go wrong buying these apples! – deb18, Macy's