Remember the delicious crunch of candied apples? Now you can make your own for the whole family (except for the kids with braces on their teeth, of course).
Instructions
1. Buy good, firm apples, such as Granny Smith.
2. Wash apples, remove stems and dry them thoroughly with a towel.
3. Insert one stick into center of each apple. Push stick in at top, where stem would be. Set apples aside.
4. Mix sugar, corn syrup and water in a saucepan. Set saucepan on burner turned to low or medium low.
5. Stir sugar mixture constantly, until all sugar is dissolved.
6. Continue to let mixture cook - without stirring - for 30 to 45 minutes until a spoonful dropped in a glass of water hardens immediately, or until mixture reaches 275 degrees on a candy thermometer.
7. Stir in vanilla and food coloring quickly.
8. Dip apples immediately into hot sugar mixture, holding each apple by the stick and turning to coat. Let excess drip back into pan.
9. Set coated apples on a greased baking sheet with sticks pointing up, until candy hardens.
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