How to make toffee apples

Points to remember

• Cover the apples with boiling water to remove the waxy coating as this will help the toffee to stick.
• Dry the apples thoroughly with kitchen towel.
• Pull off the apple stalks and insert a wooden skewer.
• Melt the sugar with the water over a gentle heat so the water does not boil before the sugar has fully dissolved.
• Use the end of a wooden spoon to agitate the sugar around the pan to help it dissolve quicker.
• Bring to the boil and keep heating until it reaches 150C ‘hard crack’ stage perfect for toffee apples – use a sugar thermometer to check.
• Be careful not to put your hands near the toffee in the pan as it is very hot.
• Take the pan off the heat and dip apples into the toffee – if the mixture gets too cool place back over a low heat.
• Place coated apples on baking parchment.
• Add toppings to your apples such as crushed nuts as soon as you have dipped the apples in the toffee so they stick to the outside.

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