Poison Toffee Apples for Halloween
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4.6
Poison Toffee Apples for Halloween
Description
This Poison Toffee Apples recipe starts with fresh Granny Smith apples pierced with bamboo skewers for easy dipping. A toffee coating is prepared by boiling a mixture of granulated sugar, water, and liquid glucose until it reaches the hard crack stage (about 150ºC). Black gel food coloring is added to impart a deep black hue to the candy, giving it a striking, poisonous look perfect for Halloween. Once the toffee reaches the right temperature and concentration, the apples are dipped and swirled in the candy, then allowed to cool on greased baking paper until hardened. The resulting shell is crisp and brittle, complementing the tart, juicy apple beneath. This classic combination offers a tactile contrast between smooth apple flesh and the glassy crackle of hardened toffee.
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup liquid glucose or light corn syrup
- Black gel food colouring few drops
- 6 apple or 12 small apples (Ensure your apples are fresh and haven't been waxed, Granny Smith variety
Instructions
- Grease a piece of baking paper and place on a tray/baking sheet.
- Insert bamboo skewers in all the apples and set aside.
- Combine sugar, water, corn syrup and black food coloring in a saucepan and set over medium heat.
- Allow to come to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Once the sugar has dissolved, stop stirring and wash down the sides of the pot with a wet brush. This prevents sugar crystals from falling into the caramel and causing it to crystallize.
- Cook the caramel until it's reached the hard crack stage (150ºC/310ºF on a candy thermometer). To check if you've reached hard crack stage without a candy thermometer, simply drop a little of the boiling sugar mixture into a glass of ice cold water. The sugar should form hard, brittle threads.
- Carefully dip the apples into the caramel mixture. Carefully tip the pan to the side and swirl the apples into the candy mixture.
- Place on the prepared sheet pan and allow to cool and harden before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6-12 apples
Amount Per Serving
Calories 433 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 433kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 114g | 38% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 22mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 195mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 107g | 214% |
| Vitamin A | 98IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.6
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