How to Make the BEST Candy Apples
Candy Apples are a fun activity for the family, are cheap and easy to make, inspire nostalgia, and are a tasty way to use some of the bountiful apples this season.
Servings: 10 Apples
Calories: 472kcal
Equipment
- Parchment Paper
- Candy Thermometer
- 10 Wooden Candy Apple Sticks
Ingredients
- Up to 10 large apples washed and allowed to fully dry
- Up to 10 Candy apple sticks skewers, chopsticks, whatever you want to use
- 3 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 ½ cups Corn Syrup
- ¾ cup Water
- Several drops food coloring
- 1 tablespoon Flavoring Extract OR
- 1 teaspoon Flavour Oil
Instructions
- Grease a cookie sheet, and/or line it with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Prepare the apples: Remove all stems and stickers (if applicable). Insert stick into apple – They should go in at least halfway. Set aside.
- In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and water. Stir well, bring to a boil on medium or medium-high heat. Affix candy thermometer to pan.
- Boil mixture - occasionally stirring - until it reaches 310 degrees. Remove from heat, quickly stir in food coloring and flavoring. Stir mixture until it stops boiling, and most of the “bubbles” disappear – this will minimize texture on your finished coating.
- CAREFULLY dip each apple, one at a time, turning to coat completely & evenly. Allow excess candy to drip into the pan, then place on prepared cookie sheet. Be VERY careful – sugar burns are NOT fun!
- Allow candy coating to cool completely. Remove from cookie sheet and enjoy, or wrap in cellophane to enjoy later.
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Notes
See post for all of the tips and extra info!
Nutrition
Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 124g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 118g | Vitamin A: 98IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg