How to make candied apples

Have a taste for a classic treat this fall season? Why not make some yummy candied apples? They're a hit for the young and the old!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Wooden popsicle sticks
• 15 apples
• candy thermometer
• 2 cups of white sugar
• 1 cup of white corn syrup
• 1 1/2 cups of water
• red food coloring
• wax paper

1. First wash and dry all of your apples. Stick in wooden popsicle sticks at the top of the apples. Set them aside.

2. Mix together corn syrup, water, a few drops of red food coloring, and sugar together in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Keep track of the temperature with your candy thermometer. You'll want the heat to be around 310 degrees F. Drop a drop of the mixture into ice cold water. It should become hard when dropped.

3. Take an apple one by one and begin to swirl it into the mixture.

4. Place finished apples onto the wax paper and let set for a few minutes.

5. Enjoy your classic treat!!!

[MissWorld]

on 9/15/2008 I'm going to try this for sure.. thanks for the recipe :)