Candied apples

Do you know the red-candy coated apples you buy at fairs and other occasions?
The sugar-corn syrup-water and lot’s of synthetic red dye kind?

Well – these are EASY to make!

Just make your favorite candy and coat an apple with it!

My favorites are cinnamon or honey – both go wonderfully well with apples, of course.

Do you still insist on “RED” dye? Not a a problem – use some cherry jam. During the cooking the flavor will vanish – but not the color! You will have a neutral flavored jam that is wonderfully red

Here is how to make these:

For a batch of three apples you will need 1/2 cups of sugar (i.e. twice my usual batch). I suggest you make a full cup – and pour a batch of candies from the reminder. Better safe than sorry…

 

Candy coated apples recipe

Candy making recipe can be obtained from my website. I prefer cinnamon candies or honey candies (seen in the video link), but you can choose any flavor you prefer. If you can’t find the flavor you want – just email me (it’s free, of course!).

 

Utensils 

Candy making utensils

One heat resistant (leather if possible) glove

Parchment paper

Fan (optional) – but make sure the blades and net are clean

 

Ingredients

Apples – the kind you like, cleaned, wiped and dry!

Scewers (thick ones!) or even better – chopsticks!

Hot batch of candy you just finised making (at 150C)

 

Protocol

Prepare the apples, wash these thoroughly, clean and dry thoroughly. Stick the skewers or wooden handles of you liking into the apples (make sure you don’t choose flexible handles!) and wipe the juice away.

Prepare the candy you prefer (if you want to make more than one flavor – do it one at a time). As soon as you shut down the heat – take an apple and stick it 1/3rd way into the hot candy. Rotate the apple so you will have a good coverage (it takes some practice!). Place the apple in front of the fan and allow to cool while rotating. If you don’t have the time or help – just place it on the parchment paper. The base will be slightly thick.

Presto. You are done.

Store the apples in the fridge in a very lightly oiled nylon bag. Enjoy.

 

Safety 

Let me put that again: The apples must be dry or you will have issues with the candy as you introduce water droplets into 150C or 302F HOT candy – candy splatter is no fun!!!

 

Note For Beginners: Before you start please watch my 101 series including the hazard video. Hot candy burns badly. So please be careful, work slowly and if a spill occurs quickly run cold tap water on it. Work slowly and be careful.

 

Have a sweet day,

Saar