It’s been over five years since we first shared this recipe here on MomStart. So we wanted to bring it back, and it’s perfect timing with Valentine’s Day around the corner.
Red Hot Candy Apples Recipe
Ingredients:
8 small Apples
Popsicle sticks or Skewers
3 cups sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
3 teaspoons red food coloring
1/2 cup red hot candies
1 cup water
Directions:
In a deep sauce pan heat over medium heat, sugar, red hot candies, water, light corn syrup until boiling.
Using a candy thermometer without touching the bottom of the pan continue cooking without stirring until the mixture reaches 290 Degrees F.
While you are waiting
Grease a coking sheet
Insert sticks into the apples
When the sugar syrup is ready, remove the pan from the heat and remove the thermometer.
Swirl each apple in the hot cinnamon-candy syrup to coat evenly. Lift out the apples and swirl over the saucepan for a few more seconds to catch the drips.
Place the candy apples on the cookie sheet.
Cool at least 1 hour.
Ingredients
- 8 small Apples
- Popsicle sticks or Skewers
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 3 teaspoons red food coloring
- 1/2 cup red hot candies
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- In a deep sauce pan heat over medium heat, sugar, red hot candies, water, light corn syrup until boiling.
- Using a candy thermometer without touching the bottom of the pan continue cooking without stirring until the mixture reaches 290 Degrees F.
- While you are waiting
- Grease a coking sheet
- Insert sticks into the apples
- When the sugar syrup is ready, remove the pan from the heat and remove the thermometer.
- Swirl each apple in the hot cinnamon-candy syrup to coat evenly. Lift out the apples and swirl over the saucepan for a few more seconds to catch the drips.
- Place the candy apples on the cookie sheet.
- Cool at least 1 hour.
I have never made a red hot candy apple before. These look yummy and would love to try making them..