Make this fun and delicious recipe this Halloween with apples from Lyman Orchards!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp. black food coloring
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 4 candy apple sticks or sturdy twigs
- 4 Granny Smith apples
- 1/2 cup cup shredded unsweetened coconut
Directions:
In medium saucepan fitted with candy thermometer, combine sugar, corn syrup and food coloring with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil on medium, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Then, without stirring, boil mixture until it reaches 300°F to 310°F (hard-crack stage).
Meanwhile, line baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly coat parchment with cooking spray. Insert 1 stick into each apple. Place coconut in shallow bowl.
Once mixture has reached hard-crack stage, remove from heat and let the bubbles settle, 10 to 15 seconds. Working quickly with 1 apple at a time, carefully dip in sugar mixture, rotating to coat evenly, then dip bottom in coconut. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and let harden before serving, at least 20 minutes.
