Description
Get ready to impress your guests this Halloween with these Poison Toffee Apples! These strikingly dark candy apples are not only a wickedly delicious treat but also serve as a captivating centerpiece for your spooky celebrations. The crisp tartness of Granny Smith apples perfectly balances the rich sweetness of homemade caramel infused with black food coloring, making them both eye-catching and irresistible. Easy to prepare and fun to customize with toppings like sprinkles or edible glitter, these Poison Toffee Apples are sure to delight trick-or-treaters of all ages. Follow our simple recipe to create this hauntingly good dessert that will steal the spotlight at any Halloween gathering!
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup liquid glucose or light corn syrup
- Few drops black gel food coloring
- 6 Granny Smith apples
Instructions
- Prepare your workspace by greasing baking paper on a tray and inserting bamboo skewers into each apple.
- In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, water, corn syrup, and black food coloring. Heat over medium until it simmers and sugar dissolves.
- Stop stirring once dissolved; wash down pot sides with a wet brush. Cook until it reaches hard crack stage (150ºC/310ºF).
- Dip each apple into the caramel mixture, swirl for even coverage, and place them on the prepared tray to cool.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Candy-making
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 265
- Sugar: 57g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 67g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg