Colorful Candied Apples

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Cook: 30 min. + standing
Yield 6 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
The glossy coating in this candy apple recipe is hard, so it's best to lick them like a lollipops or cut 'em into wedges to serve. Be sure your apples are clean and dry before dipping. —Agnes Ward, Stratford, Ontario

Ingredients

  • 6 medium apples
  • 6 wooden pop sticks or decorative lollipop sticks
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 teaspoons white paste food coloring
  • 2 teaspoons orange paste food coloring

Directions

  1. Wash and thoroughly dry apples; remove stems. Insert pop sticks into apples. Place on a greased foil-lined baking sheet.
  2. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, water, corn syrup and food colorings. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage).
  3. Remove from heat. Working quickly, dip apples into hot sugar mixture to completely coat. Place on prepared baking sheet; let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts

1 candy apple: 634 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 39mg sodium, 166g carbohydrate (161g sugars, 4g fiber), 0 protein.

The glossy coating in this candy apple recipe is hard, so it's best to lick them like a lollipops or cut 'em into wedges to serve. Be sure your apples are clean and dry before dipping. —Agnes Ward, Stratford, Ontario
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