Black Candy Apples Recipe Recipe
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Ingredients: 8 apples
2 cups white sugar
1 cup of water
3/4 cup of light corn syrup
Black sugar sprinkles
2 tablespoons black food coloring
8 sticks, twigs or small branches
Candy thermometer
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper
Cooking spray
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Directions:Give the apples a rinse and remove the stems. Trim the branches to approximately 8 inches long.
Insert a stick a couple of inches down into the top of each apple.
Set up a workstation close to your stove. Place the apples in reach. Pour the sugar sprinkles in a bowl. Add a piece of parchment paper to the top of the cookie sheet and spray it with cooking spray. A potholder nearby comes in handy, too.
Add 2 cups of sugar, 3/4 cup of corn syrup, 1 cup of water and 2 teaspoons of food coloring to a small pot over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Stir it only once to combine the ingredients and then do not stir again.
Add the candy thermometer to the pot with the sugar mixture as it simmers. The temperature will need to reach 300 degrees F (this will bring the mixture to the hard-crack stage). This can take up to 30 minutes. In the meantime, move on to the next steps. (Warning: Use extreme caution when working with the hot sugar mixture to avoid injury. Do not let children handle the hot candy coating.)
You will need to move quickly with this step! Once the sugar mixture has reached the desired temperature, remove the candy thermometer and turn off the stove's heat. Roll the apple around in the candy mixture. You may need to tilt the pot to coat the top of the apple. Allow the excess candy to drip off. Roll it in the sugar sprinkles and place it on the cookie sheet to harden. Repeat this process with each apple.
Allow the apples to completely cool and harden prior to handling again. Tip: Pour out any excess sugar in the cooking pot onto a piece of parchment paper. Everything cleans up with warm soapy water.
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Number Of
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Notes: You will need to work quickly with the sugar mixture. You will only have minutes to coat the apples. An extra set of hands comes in handy.
Use extreme caution when handling the hot sugar—contact with the mixture can cause a nasty burn.
The sugar mixture comes off easily with a soak in hot soapy water.
This recipe can be doubled.
When making these candy apples, you can work with any color. Black lends itself to Halloween.
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