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Candy Apples
Ingredients
- 8-10 Apples I recommend Granny Smith to balance the sweetness.
- 2 1/2 cups of sugar
- 1/2 cup of light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 teaspoon liquid red food coloring
- flavoring of your choice
- 8-10 popsicle sticks
Instructions
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Wash the apples warm water to get rid of the wax coating, make sure they are completely dry, and remove stems. insert the popsicle sticks into each apple.
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2.Place the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy duty sauce pan, and stir with a wooden spoon until the sugar has dissolved. Attach a candy thermometer to the pan making sure is does not touch the bottom of the pan- it will be hotter than the candy.
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3.Once boiling, quickly stir in the food coloring and flavoring. Do not stir beyond this point. Cook the candy until it reaches 290 F (143 C, soft crack stage) and immediately remove from the heat.
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4.using the stick to hold the apple, dip each apple into the candy allowing some to drip off. Allow candy to set for 30 minutes.
Recipe Notes
Have any extra candy? with caution, because the candy will be hot, pour the leftover sugar into a pastry bag and cut a slit at the end. lay some sticks on a piece of parchment and squeeze some candy over them. You just made lolli-pops!