Halloween Candy Apples
Savor the enchanting crunch of Halloween candy apples! Coated in a black candy glaze and adorned with spooky sweetness, this festive treat casts a delicious spell.
Servings: 6
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Ingredients
- 6 Granny Smith apples
- 3 cups white granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp water
- Black food dye
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine sugar, water, corn syrup, and black food dye.
- Place over medium-high heat and stir everything together to combine.
- Place the candy thermometer in the pan and let the candy mixture heat up and boil until it reaches 290 degrees F (about 8-10 minutes).
- While the candy coating heats up, prepare the apples.
- Rinse them under water, dry apples with a paper towel, and remove the stems.
- Push a wooden stick all the way down into the center of each apple.
- Once the candy coating reaches 290 degrees F, remove it from the heat. Add the salt and vanilla extract and stir well.
- Dip each apple into the saucepan and coat fully. Swirl a couple times to get a thick, darker black coating. Lift the apple out of the sugar coating and let the excess drip off.
- Place the dipped apple on the parchment covered baking sheet that you set aside earlier.
- Repeat with the rest of the apples and let cool until hardened.
Notes
- Use warm water to rinse your apples. It helps remove the waxy coating.
- I love the tartness and bright green color of a Granny Smith, but you can easily switch out the variety of apple you use. Gala apples are another popular choice.
- If a whole apple is more than you want, or you just want a bite-sized version to serve at a Halloween party, dip apple slices instead. Substitute cake pop sticks for the larger wooden sticks.
- If you don't want black apples, substitute the black dye with red food coloring for a more traditional looking candy apple.
- Substitute the candy coating with melted white chocolate. You could also use white, red, or black candy melts.
- Use the same method to create your own homemade caramel apples.
- Wax paper or a silicone baking mat can be used to line your baking sheet if you are out of parchment paper.
- For best results, store apples in the fridge in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 573kcal | Carbohydrates: 148g | Sodium: 319mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 143g