How to Make Candy Apples

• 8 small apples
• 8 fl. oz (225ml) water
• 1lb (450 grams) sugar
• Red food colouring (optional)

Steps

1. Place sugar and water in microwavable dish. Cook on full power for 5 minutes.
2. Stir until sugar is fully dissolved. Continue to cook on full power until golden, 17-20 minutes.
3. Insert Popsicle stick or 5-6 inch piece of doweling into stalk end of apples.
4. Remove toffee from microwave, add few drops of red food colouring if desired. Let stand for 2 minutes.
5. Dip apples in toffee using spoon to cover apple completely.
6. Hold apples over bowl to drain, then stand on waxed paper.
7. Enjoy and watch out for those teeth!

Tips

• Work quickly as this toffee sets really fast.
• Try to eat them all in one day; for a childrens' party or Halloween, they become cloudy and a bit gritty the next day.
• Use any type of apple you like to eat, but make sure it's fresh.

Warnings

• Watch this syrup, it's extremely hot!
• This toffee has built in radar to seek and destroy your fillings, watch out when eating.

Things You'll Need

• Microwaveable glass bowl
• Waxed paper
• Popsicle sticks or doweling
• Metal spoons