Candy Apples

 

Candy Apples

Holiday time was always a special time to enjoy one of two types of candy apples, the red kind or the Carmel kind. I preferred the Red Candy Apple so I learned how to make them from scratch. Here is my recipe. Enjoy. 

Prep Time30minutes mins Cook Time30minutes mins Servings12 candy apples

Ingredients 

12 small red or green apples (any variety)

12 lollipop or popsicle sticks

3 cups sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1 cup water

1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

Equipment: candy thermometer

Instructions 

Wash and thoroughly dry the apples. Insert the lollipop sticks or popsicle sticks so that they are firmly positioned in the apples. Set the apples aside on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper coated with cooking spray.

Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bring it to a boil and cook the mixture until a candy thermometer reaches 300ºF (the hard crack stage).

Remove the candy mixture from the heat and carefully stir in the red food coloring. (It may splash, so stand back. You may have to add more than the designated ½ teaspoon, depending on the quality and strength of your food coloring.)

One by one, carefully dip the apples into the candy mixture, swirling to coat them thoroughly and allowing any excess to drip back into the pan. Transfer the coated apples to the prepared cookie sheet and allow them to cool until the candy has fully hardened.

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Phoenix University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft, and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 6 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, and opinion or history pieces each week.