Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 8 apples
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or vinegar or 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar)
  • 2 teaspoons food coloring (red)

Instruction

  • Wash and pat dry your apples. Place a wooden stick or tree stick in the middle of each apple reaching as deep as you along the length of the apple.
  • Make sure the apple is firmly attached to that stick.
  • Place the apples on a parchment paper.
  • In a medium to small pot, add the ingredients all together and place on medium high heat until it starts to boil.
  • At that point lower the heat to medium and place a candy/oil thermometer in the pot.
  • Allow the sugar to boil gently for approximately 12 mins until the thermometer registers hard crack stage or 300 degrees F.
  • Remove from the heat and immediately begin dipping the apples.
  • Tilt the pan to make dipping easier. Dip one apple at a time swirling around the sugar mixture and hold each apple onto of the pan so that any excess sugar drops.
  • Place the cited apple on the parchment paper and repeat with the remaining apples.
  • If the sugar mixture begins to harden or thicken up, place it back on the heat for a few seconds until it becomes runny again.
  • Allow the apples to cool for at least 30 mins to an hour. Remove from the parchment and serve.