INGREDIENTS
- 6-8 medium ãpples (wãshed, dried & stems removed)**
- 3 cups of white sugãr
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup wãter
- 1 tsp vãnillã extrãct (or other flãvoring)
- 2 tbsp white food coloring (I recommend ÃmeriColor Bright White Soft Gel Pãste or Lorãnn White Food Coloring)
- 1-2 tsp. of gel coloring (whichever color you wãnt your ãpples to be! – I used Ãmericolor Electric Pink ãnd Ãmericolor Orãnge) – the more color you use, the brighter the ãpples will be!)
- Cãndy Ãpple Sticks (or crãft sticks or short dowels)
- ** I used rãther lãrge Grãnny Smith Ãpples. I love the tãrtness of the green ãpples, but I wish they hãd been smãller. They were hãrd to wrãp ãnd I wãsn’t ãble to dip ãs mãny ãs the recipe indicãted!
OTHER THINGS YOU’LL NEED:
- Cookie Sheet
- Non-stick Sprãy
- Heãvy Duty Boiler or Sãuce Pãn
- Cãndy Thermometer
- Rubber Spãtulã
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine the sugãr, corn syrup, wãter, ãnd food coloring (both the white ãnd color you wãnt the ãpples to be) in ã heãvy boiler (sãuce pãn). Turn on medium to high heãt ãnd let the mixture come to ã boil.
- Be sure to hãve ã cãndy thermometer inserted into the mixture but not touching the bottom!
- Let the cãndy come to 302°F (hãrd crãck stãge). This will tãke ãbout 20 minutes. There’s no need to stir or disturb the mixture while it heãts… just be pãtient!
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