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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (217g)

Recipe makes 10 servings

Calories 314
Calories from Fat 2 (0%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.3g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 12mg 0%
Potassium 149mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 82.2g 27%
Dietary Fiber 3.3g 13%
Sugars 68.9g
Protein 0.4g 0%

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Halloweeny Red Candy Apples

Recipe #261028 | 25 min | 15 min prep | add private note
Linda's Busy Kitchen

By: Linda's Busy Kitchen
Oct 25, 2007

Trick Or Treat just isn't the same if you don't get one of these little gems in your sack... The kids love making and decorating these for their Halloween Parties too! You can change up the colors of the food coloring and the colors of the jimmies or sprinkles, and make them for all the holidays!

SERVES 10 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 10 medium apples, washed and dried
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup white corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • red food coloring
  • candy sprinkles, halloween colored (orange, yellow, white and brown candies)

Directions

  1. 1
    Insert skewers in blossom end of the apples.
  2. 2
    Combine sugar, syrup, water, vanilla, and food coloring.
  3. 3
    Cook, without stirring, to hard-crack stage or 380 degrees on candy thermometer.
  4. 4
    Crystals which form on side of the pan, Do NOT stir crystals into the candy during cooking.
  5. 5
    Remove from the heat. Dip apples, holding by skewers, into the syrup.
  6. 6
    Dip into jimmies, and place on buttered tray, or platter.
  7. 7
    Cool.

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