Easy Candy Apples
These Easy Homemade Candy Apples are a great fall or Halloween treat. They one of my favorite ways to eat apples!
Equipment
- Candy Thermometer
- Parchment paper
- Medium sized saucepan
- lollipop sticks or popsicle sticks
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 6 tbsp water
- 10 tbsp light Karo syrup
- 2 jars cinnamon candies or red hots about 4-5 oz
- 5-10 drops red food coloring
- 10 apples small-medium sized
Instructions
- Wash and dry apples.
- Poke the lollipop sticks or popsicle sticks into the center of the apple.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Spray with baking spray with flour or grease with butter.
- Add sugar and cinnamon to a small bowl and whisk together.
- Pour into a medium saucepan. Add water and karo syrup and stir together.
- Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Once boiling, add cinnamon candies and 5-10 drops of food coloring to get a bright, red color.
- Continue to boil over medium heat until the candy thermometer reaches 295-310 degrees, that is the hard cracked stage. This takes about 10-15 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and quickly dip the apples, one at a time. Turn in a circular motion to coat completely. Allow the candy to drip for about 5-10 seconds over the pan.
- Place the apples onto the prepared parchment paper. Let set.
- Move to the refrigerator and store for up to 3 days.
- Enjoy!