How to Stop Candy Apple Syrup From Bubbling

Prevent candy apple sauce from boiling to keep it from becoming hard as a rock.

Candy apple syrup candy is made from a mixture of sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon candies. The candies give the candy coating a slightly spicy flavor and a bright red color. The flavor of the candy compliments apples perfectly, and if the directions are followed correctly, the candy coating will be hard enough to stay on the apple, but not so hard that it breaks your teeth. The key to achieving this delicate balance is to not let the candy boil too much, which will make the candy hard as a rock.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup light corn syrup
• ¼ cup water
• Candy thermometer
• 1/8 cup cinnamon candies
• Red food coloring

Instructions

1. Mix 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup of corn syrup and 1/4 cup of water in a medium sauce pan on the stove. Heat at medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves. Heat the mixture until it reaches 250 degrees F. This will cause the mixture to boil, which is necessary to cook the candy.

2. Add 1/8 cup of cinnamon candies and 10 drops of red food coloring. Mix the ingredients in the pan until the temperature reaches 285 degrees F. The mixture will boil during this time.

3. Remove the mixture from the heat immediately. Move the pot to a burner that is currently off, or place it on the counter with a hot pad. Stir the mixture until it stops boiling.

4. Reheat the mixture on low heat if it starts to harden. Stir the mixture constantly so it does not boil again. If the mixture boils again, it could start to burn or get too hard to eat.

References

• Cooks: Candy Apply Sauce
• Cook Eat Share: Basic Hard Candy Recipe