Abstract: A package for a caramel apple, candy apple or the like includes a base having at least one recess for the receipt of an apple, a ridge extending substantially around the periphery of an open end of the base, and a first substantially flat outer surface abutting the ridge, and a cover accommodating a stick protruding from the apple and having a shoulder extending substantially around the periphery of an open end of the cover for sealing contact with the ridge of the base when the cover and the base are in a closed position, and a second substantially flat outer surface abutting the shoulder and being located adjacent the first substantially flat outer surface of the base to permit a single label to be affixed to an area of both of the first and the second substantially flat outer surfaces to maintain the package in a closed position and provide a tamper evident seal. Other embodiments of a protective package are also disclosed.