Candied Apples


Candied Apples 

Ingredients:

  • 8 red apples, we used Ingrid Marie
  • 400g caster sugar 
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 4 tbsp golden syrup 
  • a few drops red food colouring 
  • 8 sticks, chopsticks
Step 1
  • Remove the stalks from the apples and put them in a heatproof bowl.
  • To make the toffee stick to the apples better, remove wax from the skin: Pour over boiling water to cover them and leave for 4 minutes and then remove with a slotted spoon and pat dry.
 Step 2
  • Tip the sugar into a large saucepan, add the lemon juice and 100ml water, cook until the sugar has dissolved.
  • Swirl the pan gently to move the sugar around, don’t stir.
  • Add the golden syrup and simmer the mixture until it reaches 'hard crack' stage or 150C on a sugar thermometer.
  • When it's ready, drip in some food colouring and swirl.
Step 3
  • Dip each apple working quickly into the toffee, make sure to cover it fully. Let any excess to drip off back into the pan.
  • If you need, gently heat the toffee again.
  • Sprinkle crouched candy for decoration before the toffee hardens.
    we used Swedish candy ‘Polkagris’ from Gränna.
  • Serve the apples the same day.
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