Ruby Red Candy Apples Food

OLD-FASHIONED RED CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Mix 1st 3 ingredients in saucepan.
• Put on high heat with candy thermometer positioned in center of fluid level.
• While it is boiling, thoroughly wash and dry your apples, and spear with the sticks.
• Boil mixture until reaches hard crack (300ºF), then immediately add red food coloring and stir.
• Quickly immediately dip the apples, twisting to cover, and set on a greased cookie sheet.

RUBY RED CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Mix sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon candies and water in large pot.
• Over medium heat, stir constantly until candies are melted (do not boil).
• Add cinnamon and food coloring.
• Boil until hard crack stage.
• Turn off heat and dip apples (washed with sticks).
• Let coating cool slightly while twirling apple. Make sure the coating touches the stick or it will slide of the apple.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Pour any left over coating on a greased cookie sheet to break apart for candy latter.

CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Clean apples. Place a wooden stick in the center of the apple. Set aside. Place the candy corn and licorice in separate bowls.
• Place the water, sugar, and corn syrup in a clean 3-quart saucepot. Stir to form wet sand.
• Place on medium flame until the sugar boils; at that point increase the heat to high. Occasionally, wash sides of pot with cold water and a brush, if needed, to prevent crystallization. Cook on high heat to 283 degrees F. Add red food coloring and swirl around in the pot; do not stir. Continue to cook to 300 degrees F. Remove from the heat and let rest for 3 minutes.
• Dip the apple on an angle, rotating the apple clockwise, to coat the apple. Immediately roll the apple in candy corn or licorice. Set aside to cool.

RED CANDY APPLE SLICES

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the sugar, 1/2 cup water and corn syrup to a boil. Cook to 250 degrees F, or until the syrup spins a thread when poured from the edge of a cooking spoon. Pour in the candy pieces and continue cooking to 285 degrees F. Remove from the heat and add the food coloring to achieve the desired shade of red.
• Put the chopped nuts, coconut and candies in shallow bowls. Set aside. Wash the apples thoroughly. Remove the stems from the apples and insert a popsicle stick into the center of the bottom of each apple.
• Dip the apples quickly in the candy mixture, twisting as you dip to cover the entire apple. Roll the apples in the assorted toppings, coating the bottom half of each apple. Place on the greased cookie sheet and allow the coating to cool and harden. Remove the popsicle sticks and use an apple slicer or a sharp serrated knife to cut the apples into slices. Place a toothpick in each slice.

CINNAMON RED-HOT CANDY STEWED APPLES

Steps:

• Cut peeled & cored apples into wedges.
• Place the apple wedges into a large enameled cast-iron pot or Dutch oven. Add water and cinnamon candies.
• Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce the heat to medium, stirring constantly until the candies have dissolved and apples are soft but not mushy. Continue to boil until 1/2 cup of the liquid remains. Taking care not to break up the apples. The more concentrated the liquid, the more intense the color and flavor of the apples.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Lightly grease cookie sheets. Insert sticks into whole, stemmed apples.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat to 300 - 310 degrees F (149 - 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat and stir in food coloring and Kool-Aide.
• Holding the apple by its stick, dip in syrup and remove and turn and coat evenly. Place on grease cookie sheet to harden.
• *Hint - Place syrup mixture in a bowl over a pot with lightly boiling water to keep candy from hardening while dipping!

THE BEST RED CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into a medium saucepan and cook on medium high heat until a candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees. This usually takes from 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, wash and dry your favorite apples. Insert wooden popsicle sticks or skewers. Prepare a baking sheet to hold your apples by spraying it with cooking spray. When the syrup is ready, quickly dip apples and place on prepared baking sheet. Let cool, and enjoy!

CANDIED APPLES II

Steps:

• Lightly grease cookie sheets. Insert craft sticks into whole, stemmed apples.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat to 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat and stir in food coloring.
• Holding apple by its stick, dip in syrup and remove and turn to coat evenly. Place on prepared sheets to harden.