Candied Apples Iii Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED RED CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Mix 1st 3 ingredients in saucepan.
• Put on high heat with candy thermometer positioned in center of fluid level.
• While it is boiling, thoroughly wash and dry your apples, and spear with the sticks.
• Boil mixture until reaches hard crack (300ºF), then immediately add red food coloring and stir.
• Quickly immediately dip the apples, twisting to cover, and set on a greased cookie sheet.

CINNAMON CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Peel apples and cut in half lengthwise; remove cores. In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring the water, sugar and candies to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar and candies are dissolved. Reduce heat; carefully add apples. Cook, uncovered, until apples are tender, about 8 minutes., With a slotted spoon, transfer apples to a serving dish; pour syrup over apples. Serve warm or chilled. Garnish with mint if desired.

CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Remove stems from apples, wash, and pat dry.
• Insert a wooden skewer in each apple, running through the apple from stem end to base without protruding all the way through the bottom end.
• Combine sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon candies, and water in medium-sized saucepan.
• Cook until candies dissolve, stirring constantly.
• Be careful not to boil.
• Add cinnamon, vanilla, cloves, and food coloring.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Boil mixture to 300 degrees using a candy thermometer without stirring.
• While mixture is boiling, generously prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray so it's ready ahead of time.
• As soon as mixture reaches 300 degrees, remove it from heat and quickly dip each apple-one by one-into the mixture until it is thoroughly coated.
• Set coated apples, standing on their bottoms with skewer pointing up, on baking sheet until mixture hardens.
• Let apples reach room temperature before eating.