Easy Halloween poison apples
This easy Halloween poison apples recipe is made with a hard candy coating and colored jet black to be extra spooky!
Servings 12 people
Calories 236kcal
Equipment
- candy thermometer
Ingredients
- 12 small apples preferably organic - see above - washed well and dried even better
- 12 wooden candy apple sticks or dowels
- 1 ½ c. sugar
- ½ c. light corn syrup
- 1 tsp. black gel paste food coloring
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- Place a candy thermometer in a medium saucepan and add sugar, ¾ cups water, and corn syrup. Place over medium heat; whisk until sugar is dissolved. Continue cooking WITHOUT STIRRING (I mean it, you will wreck it if you try to stir it - and you will badly want to stir it, just don't) until it reaches the hard-crack of 310 degrees F. Remove from stovetop and take out the thermometer carefully. Add the food coloring and swirl around in the pan to fully mix in the color. Dip, swipe and twirl the apples through the candy toffee, pull up and let the excess drip off (you can lightly shake it off), and place on greased baking sheet.
- Cool before serving.
Notes
These are best eaten the day they are made, but can be stored in an airtight container or tightly wrapped in cellophane. The moisture in the apples will start to soften the candy coating if not eaten soon after making.
Nutrition
Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Fat: 0.4g