Best Halloween Cinnamon Candy Apples Recipes

ATOMIC CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Put 3 inches of water in a 3 1/2-quart saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Insert the narrow end of a chopstick into the bottom blossom end of each apple. Dip the apples, 1 at a time, into the boiling water for 20 seconds to remove the wax coating. Wipe dry with a paper towel. Transfer apples to a half-sheet pan lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside.
• Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 2-quart saucepan and set over medium heat. Cover and bring it to a boil, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the lid and continue cooking the syrup until it reaches 300ºF on a digital instant-read thermometer, approximately 15 minutes. When the syrup reaches temperature, take the pot off the heat and remove the thermometer. Add the cayenne, cinnamon oil, and food coloring, stirring thoroughly to combine. Cool until the bubbles calm and begin to subside, about 3 minutes.
• Dip each apple in the warm syrup, turning slowly to coat. Continue to turn, allowing the excess to drip back into the pot. Cool the apples completely on the prepared half-sheet pan. Wrap individually in waxed paper and plastic wrap, or store for 2 to 3 days in an airtight container.

LEFTOVER HALLOWEEN CANDY APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In medium bowl, toss apples, granulated sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt until well combined. Pour into ungreased deep oval baking dish; spread into even layer.
• In small bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over apple mixture. Top with chopped candy.
• Bake 45 minutes or until bubbly around edges and top is golden brown. Cool slightly before serving.

CINNAMON CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Peel apples and cut in half lengthwise; remove cores. In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring the water, sugar and candies to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar and candies are dissolved. Reduce heat; carefully add apples. Cook, uncovered, until apples are tender, about 8 minutes., With a slotted spoon, transfer apples to a serving dish; pour syrup over apples. Serve warm or chilled. Garnish with mint if desired.

HALLOWEEN CANDY-COATED APPLES

Steps:

• Insert a lollipop stick or dowel into the top of 6 apples. Microwave 3 cups white candy melts in 30-second intervals, stirring, until melted. Dip each apple into the white candy and let the excess drip off. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet; let set before decorating unless otherwise directed.
• Mummy: Attach 2 candy eyeballs to a white candy-coated apple using more candy melts. Microwave 2 marshmallows until puffed, 10 to 15 seconds. Stir until smooth; let cool slightly. Using a spoon, scoop up the marshmallow (it will stretch into a thread) and wrap it around the apple.
• Spiderweb: Microwave black candy melts until melted; transfer to a small resealable plastic bag. Snip a corner. While a white candy-coated apple is still wet, pipe a spiral onto one side with the melted black candy. Use a skewer to gently drag lines out from the center to create a web pattern. Let set.
• Cat: Snip a marshmallow in half diagonally, then trim to make 2 triangles. Press the cut sides in black sanding sugar. Attach to a white candy-coated apple using more candy melts, then attach 2 green candies for eyes. Pipe lines with black icing.
• Skeleton: Roll mini marshmallows between your thumb and index finger to make them into a bone shape. Attach the marshmallows to a white candy-coated apple in a hand formation using more candy melts.
• Werewolf: Drag a skewer across a white candy-coated apple in 3 spots to look like scratches. Fill the scratches with red gel icing.
• Ghost: Make a puddle of melted white candy melts on parchment; set a white candy-coated apple on the puddle while still wet. Let set, then pipe eyes and a mouth with black gel icing.

CANDY APPLES RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with aluminum foil or parchment paper and lightly spraying with nonstick cooking spray.
• Wash and dry apples carefully. Make sure that no water remains on the apples.
• Remove stems and firmly stick skewers in stem ends.
• Combine sugar, corn syrup, and hot water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Stir until sugar dissolves, then continue to cook, without stirring, until mixture reaches 250 F on a candy thermometer .
• Wipe down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush occasionally to prevent crystallization.
• Once candy reaches 250 F, add cinnamon candies and stir briefly until candies melt and incorporate into sugar syrup.
• Continue to cook candy coating, occasionally washing down sides with wet pastry brush, until mixture reaches 285 F.
• Remove pan from heat and stir mixture so that it is smooth and even.
• Immediately start to dip apples. Hold an apple by skewer and dip in candy coating, tilting pan at an angle and rotating apple to cover it completely with a smooth, even layer of red candy.
• Pull apple out of pan and twirl it to remove any excess. Set it stick-side up on prepared baking sheet.
• Repeat with remaining apples.
• Allow apples to cool at room temperature before serving. Candy apples are best enjoyed within 24 hours.

HALLOWEEN CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Wash, dry and polish apples.
• Remove stem.
• Insert wooden stick in stem end.
• Remove blossoms.
• Set aside.
• Put sugar, syrup and water into saucepan.
• Heat and stir to dissolve.
• Boil without stirring until it reaches 300 degrees on candy thermometer.
• A bit of syrup dropped into cold water will separate into brittle threads.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cinnamon and food coloring.
• Dip apple to cover.
• Hold above saucepan to drain.
• Place on greased pan or tray stick side up.
• Quickly dip remaining apples.
• Return syrup to heat long enough to liquefy if it firms too much.
• Let stand at least 1 hour before serving.

CANDY CINNAMON APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Core apples, peel halfway down.
• Place apples in pyrex baking dish.
• Mix sugar, cinnamon candies, food coloring, and water in saucepan.
• Heat until sugar and cadies are dissolved.
• Pour sugar mixture over apples.
• Bake approximately 1 hour basting every 10-15 minutes.

HALLOWEEN CINNAMON CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Wash apples; remove stems. Stick 1 skewer in each apple. Combine sugar, corn syrup, water and coloring in saucepan; cook, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil. Cook over medium heat to hard crack stage. Add oil of cinnamon; remove from heat. Dip each apple into syrup, tilting saucepan to coat easier; let excess syrup drip back into saucepan. Place apples on buttered cookie sheet or rack to cool. Make lollipops with remaining syrup.
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