Toffee Apples { Nostalgic Treats }

By The Celebration Team 01 Oct, 2014

Toffee apples instantly take you back to childhood days at the fare! Whether served with dessert or given as a guest favour, these delightful treats are bound to be a brilliant conversation starter at your wedding. Here’s how you can make your own:

You will need:

8 small apples
2 cups of sugar
½ teaspoon vinegar
½ cup of water
½ teaspoon food colouring – and whoever said it necessarily has to be red?
8 popsicle sticks or thick wooden skewers

Now to get started:

Wash the apples under running water and dry them thoroughly.
Insert a stick or skewer into the bottom “eye” of each apple, making sure it’s in deep enough without poking it all the way through.
Cover a baking tray with a sheet of greaseproof paper and set aside.
Place the water in a small heavy based pot or pan, and then add the sugar and vinegar.
Bring the water mixture to the boil.
Add your food colouring.
Heat the mixture to approximately 150-degrees Celsius and allow it to simmer for 20 minutes.
Now it’s time to test the mixture – simply drop a dash into a cup of cold water. If the mixture is ready, it will become hard when it touches the water, and crack when you tap it with the back of a metal spoon.
If it’s indeed ready, remove the mixture from the heat and allow it to cool ever so slightly – until it just stops bubbling.
Grab an apple and dip it into the toffee mixture. Rotate the apple, allowing the excess toffee to drain a little, before placing it on the greaseproof paper.
Repeat step 10 until all the apples have been coated, and then allow them to harden and cool.