Ruby Red Candy Apples Recipes

RUBY RED CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Mix sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon candies and water in large pot.
• Over medium heat, stir constantly until candies are melted (do not boil).
• Add cinnamon and food coloring.
• Boil until hard crack stage.
• Turn off heat and dip apples (washed with sticks).
• Let coating cool slightly while twirling apple. Make sure the coating touches the stick or it will slide of the apple.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Pour any left over coating on a greased cookie sheet to break apart for candy latter.

OLD-FASHIONED RED CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Mix 1st 3 ingredients in saucepan.
• Put on high heat with candy thermometer positioned in center of fluid level.
• While it is boiling, thoroughly wash and dry your apples, and spear with the sticks.
• Boil mixture until reaches hard crack (300ºF), then immediately add red food coloring and stir.
• Quickly immediately dip the apples, twisting to cover, and set on a greased cookie sheet.

THE BEST RED CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into a medium saucepan and cook on medium high heat until a candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees. This usually takes from 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, wash and dry your favorite apples. Insert wooden popsicle sticks or skewers. Prepare a baking sheet to hold your apples by spraying it with cooking spray. When the syrup is ready, quickly dip apples and place on prepared baking sheet. Let cool, and enjoy!

CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Lightly grease cookie sheets. Insert sticks into whole, stemmed apples.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat to 300 - 310 degrees F (149 - 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat and stir in food coloring and Kool-Aide.
• Holding the apple by its stick, dip in syrup and remove and turn and coat evenly. Place on grease cookie sheet to harden.
• *Hint - Place syrup mixture in a bowl over a pot with lightly boiling water to keep candy from hardening while dipping!

RED APPLES

Steps:

• Bring the first three indgredients to a rapid boil in a large saucepan or dutch oven. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent boiling over, sticking, and to help melt the candies.
• Reduce to a medium heat and place the apples (peeled side down) into the hot syrup. Cook until done or about 15 minutes. They will fork tender -- don't overcook or you will have red applesauce! Cool and serve. We think they are best chilled overnight.

RED CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Combine sugar, butter, vinegar, boiling water and red food coloring in large heavy pan.
• Heat over low heat until sugar dissolves.
• Increase heat to medium high, boil, without stirring for 10 minutes.or until mixture reaches 300* on candy thermometer.
• Remove from heat, let sit until bubbles subside.
• Pierce apples with sticks, dip into mixture, swirl to coat, dip into ice water to harden candy coating.
• Place on lightly buttered pan until set.