carnival candy apples
Please note that cinnamon oil is not an essential ingredient, it's up to you whether you use it or not. If you do use it, the 1/2 tsp of cinnamon oil is a maximum amount that you will want to use. This is cinnamon oil, not just cinnamon flavoring. Older children will enjoy helping with these, but be careful, the candy mixture is very hot!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These apples are just like the ones you had at a carnival as a kid. The hard candy coating is sweet with a slight cinnamon flavor. Super easy to make, these would be great to have at a kid's party or for Halloween. We loved these with a crisp red apple, but have fun experimenting with different types of apples.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
method
Stove Top
yield
15 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup white corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon oil, at most
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
- 15 small apples
- 15 - popsicle sticks
How To Make carnival candy apples
Test Kitchen Tips
Use a candy thermometer to make sure you've cooked the coating to the hard crack stage.
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Step 1Remove stems from apples. -
Step 2Wash and dry apples.
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Step 3Place a popsicle stick in each apple, set aside.
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Step 4Cook sugar, corn syrup, water, butter, cinnamon oil and red food coloring to hard crack stage.
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Step 5Roll apples in syrup.
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Step 6Set on greased foil to cool.
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Discover More
Category:
Candies
Category:
Other Snacks
Tag:
#For Kids
Keyword:
#apples
Keyword:
#food
Keyword:
#carnival
Keyword:
#candy apple
Collection:
Fab Fair Food!
Collection:
A is for Apple
Ingredient:
Fruit
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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