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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
Glossy candy apples — they have been around for forever! They never seem to go out of style. Not only are they pretty, they're pretty delicious. Maybe even a bit healthy too. Not bad for a kid-friendly treat.
Made with a Candy Apple Kit
The candy apple kits at the grocery store were calling our name and my kids convinced me that we needed to give them a try. If you're thinking about making candy apples too, let me give you a few tips for success.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
- 6 large Granny Smith apples
- 1 Concord Foods candy apple kit comes with the candy coating and popsicle sticks
★ How to Make Candy Apples ★
How do you make candy apples at home?
The simplest way to make DIY homemade candy apples is with a kit. It comes with everything you need other than the apples however the instructions can be a little hard to follow.
We used a Concord Foods candy apple kit and if you follow the instructions, you might end up with the same problem we did.
★ Tips & FAQs ★
Even using a candy apple kit, our first attempt was a fail. So, I want to save you some trouble here and give you tips for success.
Use a candy thermometer
- We found that the liquid candy does not need to get all the way to 302 degrees per the package instructions. I wasn't able to get it to that temperature without burning it.
- So the second time around making these, when the liquid candy coating had been boiling awhile, I noticed it started to smell different at around 250ºF —it smelled like it was about to burn. Remembering the smell from the first failed attempt, I shut the heat off and quickly dipped the apples. They came out perfect. The candy hardened just it like was supposed to.
- So, my recommendation is aim for about 225-250ºF and turn off the heat when it gets close.
- Other than a temperature issue, the Concord Food candy apple kit is great. The candy apples were super easy to make, they tasted great and they looked amazing! These candy apples would be perfect for a fall party or just a fall afternoon activity.
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Be quick and careful!
- I noticed you have to dip the apples right away. The candy cools quickly and if you are too slow you can end up with bubbles. So to get bubble-free candy apples, you've got to be quick! And careful not to burn yourself. The liquid candy is VERY HOT.
Prep Your Cooling Station
- Set up your cooling station in advance so you're not try to to that at the last minute while dealing with temperature checking and dipping.
You can use red, green or even yellow apples. However, I personally really like green apples because of how their sour flavor contrasts with the sweet candy coating. The skin is also pretty thick so it can withstand the heat of the melted candy against it pretty well.
Here's everything you need, other than the apples:
Concord Foods candy apple kit - comes with popsicle sticks
Candy thermometer
Wax paper or a silicon baking sheet
Sauce pan
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These candy apple kit tips were featured on Wine'd Down Wednesday!
How to Make Candy Apples
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 large green apples
- 1 Concord Foods candy apple kit comes with sticks
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Instructions
- Prep apples. Thoroughly wash and dry your apples. Insert sticks into apples.
- Prep cooling area. Lay out your wax paper or silicon baking mat. You'll place your candy-dipped apples here immediately after you dip them.
- Prepare candy coating. Heat candy coating per the candy apple kit instructions except two things—use medium heat and slowly increase the heat after boiling for about 10 minutes. Using a candy thermometer, check the temperature. When the temperature reaches around 250ºF, remove from heat and immediate dip the apples to coat.
- Let cool. Place dipped apples on wax paper or a silicon baking sheet to cool and set. The candy apples are ready to eat in about 5 minutes!
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