Description
Get ready to enchant your Halloween guests with these Poison Toffee Apples! With their glossy black caramel coating and tart Granny Smith apples, these treats are a striking combination of spooky and sweet. Perfect for parties, they serve as a captivating centerpiece while delivering a delightful flavor contrast that everyone will enjoy. Easy to make and fully customizable with various toppings, this recipe offers a fun activity for families and friends looking to embrace the Halloween spirit together.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup liquid glucose or light corn syrup
- A few drops of black gel food coloring
- 6 Granny Smith apples
Instructions
- Prepare a baking sheet by greasing a piece of baking paper and placing it on top.
- Insert bamboo skewers into each apple for easy handling.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, water, glucose (or corn syrup), and black food coloring over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Allow the mixture to simmer without stirring; use a wet brush to wash down any sugar crystals from the pot's sides.
- Cook until the mixture reaches hard crack stage (150ºC/310ºF).
- Carefully dip each apple into the caramel mixture, ensuring even coverage.
- Place dipped apples on the prepared baking sheet and let them cool completely.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Candy Making
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple (approx. 190g)
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 64g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 75g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg