Poison Toffee Apples for Halloween

These black Poison candy apples are the ultimate wickedly sinister Halloween treat and will make an excellent centerpiece.

Course candy, Halloween, Sweets

Cuisine American

Keyword Candy apple recipe, Candy apples, Halloween recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings -12 apples

Calories 433kcal

Author Alida Ryder

2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cups water
1/2 cup liquid glucose/light corn syrup
few drops black gel food colouring
6 Granny Smith apples or 12 small apples (Ensure your apples are fresh and haven't been waxed)

Grease a piece of baking paper and place on a tray/baking sheet.
Insert bamboo skewers in all the apples and set aside.
Combine sugar, water, corn syrup and black food coloring in a saucepan and set over medium heat.
Allow to come to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Once the sugar has dissolved, stop stirring and wash down the sides of the pot with a wet brush. This prevents sugar crystals from falling into the caramel and causing it to crystallize.
Cook the caramel until it's reached the hard crack stage (150ºC/310ºF on a candy thermometer). To check if you've reached hard crack stage without a candy thermometer, simply drop a little of the boiling sugar mixture into a glass of ice cold water. The sugar should form hard, brittle threads.
Carefully dip the apples into the caramel mixture. Carefully tip the pan to the side and swirl the apples into the candy mixture.
Place on the prepared sheet pan and allow to cool and harden before serving.