Candied Apples
Instructions:
- 2 cups Light Corn Syrup
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup Cinnamon Red Hot Candies
- 8 medium Red Delicious Apples, washed, skewered with sticks
- Chopped Walnuts or Pecans, optional
- Combine the corn syrup, sugar and red hot candies in a sauce pan and bring the concoction to a boil over medium−high heat, stirring constantly.
- Cook, covered for about 3 minutes to allow steam to dissolve crystals that may form on sides of pan.
- Uncover and cook without stirring to the soft crack stage, 290F degrees on a candy thermometer or until syrup dropped in very cold water separates into threads that are hard but not brittle.
- Allow the hot candy mixture to cool for 2 minutes, then dip the apples into the mixture to coat the surface of the fruit.
- Allow any excess candy coating to drip off from the apples into the sauce pan.
- Roll the candy coated apples in nuts, if desired.
- Place the candied apples on foil or wax paper squares to cool completely.