Black Candy Apples Recipe
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Black Candy Apples Recipe
Description
This recipe starts by preparing apples with skewers or straws for handling. The candy coating mixture blends sugar, water, and corn syrup cooked over medium heat until it reaches 300°F or hard crack stage. Cinnamon flavoring and black paste food coloring are stirred in before quickly dipping each apple to coat. Apples are placed on parchment-lined cookie sheets to set the glossy candy shell.
The candy forms a hard, crisp shell that cracks on biting, juxtaposed with the juicy, crisp apple flesh. The cinnamon adds a warm, aromatic spice note to the sugary coating, and the black coloring lends a dramatic presentation often suited for Halloween or themed celebrations.
The recipe can produce 8 to 10 apples depending on size. Using both skewers and straws simplifies eating and adds a decorative element. The hard candy shell preserves the apples and provides a fun textural experience common to traditional candy apples.
Ingredients
- 8 - 10 apple
- 8 - 10 skewers
- 8 - 10 striped straws
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp Food Coloring black paste
- 2 drops cinnamon flavoring
Instructions
- Place parchment paper onto a cookie sheet and spray with cooking spray.
- Wash your apples and let dry. Recipe will make 8-10 apples depending on their size. Add your skewers and/or striped straws.
- Cook sugar, water and corn syrup in a pot over medium heat. Stir occasionally until sugar is dissolved and starts to boil. Cooking for 10-12 minutes or until candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees. Or you can cook until a small amount of mixture dropped into a cold cup of water separates intro hard candy.
- Remove from heat and stir in cinnamon flavoring and food coloring. Mix well.
- Dip each apple in mixture to quickly coat it and place apples on cookie sheet. Let set.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 302 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 302kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 79g | 26% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 78g | 156% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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