Easy Candy Apple Recipe
Fall calls for these easy candy apples made from scratch with just 3 ingredients and 30 minutes!
Servings: 8
Cost: $10
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 candy thermometer
- 12 corn dog sticks
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
- 8 small-medium apples
Instructions
- Insert a stick into the stem end of the apple pushing about halfway through and set aside.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and coat generously with cooking spray.
- In a large saucepan over high heat, stir together the sugar, syrup and water. Bring the mixture to a boil and turn the heat to medium. Stir in the food coloring. Insert a candy thermometer and continue to boil until the mixture reaches Hard Crack stage (from 300-310 degrees), approximately 15-20 minutes.
- Remove the sugar mixture from the heat and allow to rest for a few minutes before quickly dipping the apples in the sugar mixture turning to coat. The rest allows the bubbles to subside a bit so you don't have bubbles in your candy coating.
- Transfer to the baking sheet to cool completely.
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Notes
Apples can be made up to two days in advance and stored at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 76g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.3mg