Description
Create a spooky centerpiece for your Halloween festivities with these Poison Toffee Apples. With their striking black candy coating and crisp, tart apple interior, these delicious treats are sure to enchant guests of all ages. Simple to prepare and easily customizable with your favorite toppings, they offer a fun activity for families or friends looking to get into the Halloween spirit. Whether served on a skewer or displayed on a decorative platter, these candy apples elevate any gathering with their eye-catching appearance and wickedly sweet flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup liquid glucose/light corn syrup
- few drops black gel food coloring
- 6 Granny Smith apples (fresh and unwaxed)
Instructions
- Prepare your baking sheet by greasing a piece of baking paper and placing it on a tray.
- Insert bamboo skewers firmly into each apple.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, water, corn syrup, and black food coloring; heat over medium until dissolved.
- Allow the mixture to simmer without stirring until it reaches the hard crack stage (150ºC/310ºF).
- Carefully dip each apple into the caramel mixture, swirling to coat evenly.
- Place coated apples on the prepared baking sheet and let cool completely.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 63g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 72g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Use fresh Granny Smith apples for the best flavor contrast against the sweet caramel. Refrigerate apples for 30 minutes before dipping for better adherence of the caramel. Customize your apples with toppings like edible glitter or crushed nuts right after dipping.