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Candy Apples
Easy recipe to make homemade candy apples.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 319 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 medium apples
- Popsicle sticks or bamboo apple sticks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon Red food coloring
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon flavor
Instructions
- Push a popsicle stick or bamboo stick about halfway into the center through the top of the apple. Set aside.
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper, parchment paper, or a nonstick baking mat.
- Generously coat paper or baking mat with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add the sugar, corn syrup, and water to a large saucepan.
- Stir until well-combined.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring regularly.
- When the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium.
- Stir in the food coloring and flavoring, if using.
- Continue boiling until the mixture reaches hard crack stage, 300-310 F, about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat.
- Quickly but carefully dip the apples in the hot sugar coating.
- Place on the prepared baking sheet and let cool completely.
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Notes
- Apples: use sweet or tart apples. Either will work, so use what you like.
- Granulated sugar: Regular granulated sugar, not raw sugar, works best in this recipe.
- Light corn syrup: The small amount of corn syrup helps to prevent crystallization.
- Food coloring: Feel free to use different colors. Check out the notes above for changing the color or flavor of the apples.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
319kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
84g
(28%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
10mg
(0%)
Potassium
196mg
(6%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
77g
(154%)
Vitamin A
98IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 319
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 319kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 84g | 28% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 10mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 196mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 77g | 154% |
| Vitamin A | 98IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.