Today Jenn Johns shows you two ways to make candy apples. We all have seen the traditional red candy apple, but have you seen pink, blue or purple candy apples? What about glitter Jolly Rancher candy apples.
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Dipping these candy apples is so satisfying. Go in an apple, come out candied! Such is life in the CCC household. There’s a little candy everywhere.
Whenever you’re making candy, you’ll want to make sure that you have a proper candy thermometer. Mine has been on the fritz for a while, so I bought a new one (same brand same model) and I thought everything was fixed. Until the candy burned. If you’ve ever had that happen, you know how annoying it is. It stinks, it smokes, it’s hard to get rid of!
What needs to be addressed is clean up…it’s a real pain in the butt if you try to do it right away. The secret to cleaning up hard, cooked candy, is to fill the pot up with water and soap and let it sit. The candy will dissolve and no scrubbing is needed! I also tried boiling the pot with water in it, but the sit and wait method was better…and much more my style.
How to Make Candy Apples
Ingredients and Materials:
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup water
- Rock candy
- Pink, white food/gel colouring
- Pink sprinkles
- Apples
- Wooden apple sticks
Procedure:
- Wash, dry and remove stems from apples. Insert a wooden apple stick into the top of the apple.
- Place sugar, corn syrup and water into a saucepan and heat on medium high until mixture reaches between 250F-300F.
- Remove sugar from heat and stir in white colouring, then pink colouring.
- Turn the pot slightly to the side, and twirl apple in the hot liquid.
- Once apple is fully coated in sugar, place it onto a piece of parchment paper, or on a silicone mat. Allow to harden. Repeat for additional apples.
How to Make Glitter Jolly Rancher Apples Candy Apples
Ingredients and Materials:
- 50 Jolly Ranchers (single colour)
- Edible glitter
- Pink sprinkles
- Apples
- Wooden apple sticks
Procedure:
- Wash, dry and remove stems from apples. Insert a wooden apple stick into the top of the apple.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Unwrap Jolly Ranchers and place into a cake pan, or oven safe bowl. Place into oven for 15 minutes, or until candy has liquefied.
- Remove pan from oven, and pour glitter into the candy. Stir with a spatula and return pan to the oven for 5 more minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven again, turn the pan slightly to the side, and twirl apple in the hot liquid.
- Once apple is fully coated in sugar, place it onto a piece of parchment paper, or on a silicone mat. Allow to harden. Repeat for additional apples.
Where did u get your candy thermometer?
These look really nice and colorful, however, my concern is with the jolly rancher candy. In the video, the liquid appears to be very thick and when dried, looked thicker, Are these soft to bite into or should I worry about breaking a tooth? With the traditional red candied apple it seems to shatter, does this have the same effect?
The jolly rancher ones are super hard.