How to cook a delicious candy apple

How to select and prepare the apples

To make a candy apple, choose a ripe and juicy sour-sweet fruit is medium in size. Make sure that they were dense, without dents, rot and other damage.

To begin, wash the fruit well under running water to remove all dirt from the rind. After the wait, until the apples are dry completely. Excess moisture may interfere with the caramel uniformly cover the fruit.

Place the apples on sticks. For example, use wooden skewers to kebab, Chopsticks for sushi or ice cream. Choose thick enough so they did not break under the weight of the fruit. If none of the ends are not pointed, giving it a wedge shape with a knife. Insert the sticks into the apples by about half.

After fruit place in a freezer for about 10-15 minutes. Since the coating is better to freeze them.

How to make caramel apples

Cook sweet glaze a variety of ways. Try to choose the dishes are not too wide. So it will be easier to dip fruit in caramel on a stick.

1. Caramel for apples with the lemon juice

Ingredients will last for 4 fruit.

What is needed

• 300 g of sugar;
• 2-3 teaspoons of lemon juice.

How to make

In a saucepan, mix the sugar with the lemon juice. Bring to the boil over medium heat and cook, stirring periodically from the edges of the tank towards the center. When the mixture becomes succinic, remove from heat.

2. Caramel apples of butterscotch

This mixture can be coated fruit 5-6.

What is needed

• 400 g of soft toffee;
• 100 ml of cream or milk;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - optional.

How to make

Toffee cream heated in a water bath. When all candies Melt and the mass is smooth, add the vanilla and mix.

3. Caramel apples with cream and butter

The amount of ingredients designed for 10-12 apples.

What is needed

• 240 ml of water;
• 530 g of sugar;
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice;
• 520 ml whipping cream;
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract;
• 2 tablespoons butter;
• 1½ teaspoons of salt.

How to make

The pot mix of sugar water and lemon juice. Place over medium heat and cook. Stir to dissolve the sand. After boiling, cook for 6-12 more minutes, but without mixing. When the syrup turns amber, add the cream, reduce heat and stir constantly. After 10-15 minutes, pour the mixture into the bowl.

Mix caramel first with vanilla and butter, and then even with the salt.

4. Caramel apples with cinnamon

This recipe will turn out 10 dainties servings.

What is needed

• 500 g of sugar;
• 200 ml of water;
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar;
• 2 teaspoons of butter;
• 1 pinch of cinnamon.

How to make

Mix sugar with water and cook over medium heat until the sand is completely dissolved. After lower the heat, add the vinegar, butter and cinnamon. Cook 10-12 minutes more.

5. Caramel apples with condensed milk

Glaze enough to cover 10-12 fruits.

What is needed

• 120 g butter;
• 500 g of sugar cane;
• 240 ml of corn syrup;
• 400 g condensed milk (Bank 1);
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - optional.

How to make

In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the sugar and corn syrup. Boil for 10-12 minutes periodically stir. Pour condensed milk and continue to cook until thick. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

What else can you add to the caramel apples

To form a dessert turned brighter and more expressive, add caramel mass in food coloring, for example red or any other.

How to make a candy apple

When the caramel is ready, it remains only to put it. To do this, take an apple on a stick dipped in hot mass and rotate around its axis.

If you want to get a thin layer, one rotation is enough. To do more caramel, repeat the operation several times.

Apply to the apples still some decorations, if desired. If you prefer fruit without additional decoration, just put them to cool on parchment paper or lightly greased dish.

Cooled apples in the fridge. Caramel they completely harden through a half to two hours.

How to decorate candy apple

Brilliant fruit in sweet shell will look more appetizing, if you decorate them with different tasty additions. This should be done immediately, until the caramel has not had time to cool.

1. Candy apple with nuts

Use any nuts you like, or seeds. For example, fruit perfectly with chopped walnuts, pistachios, peanuts or hazelnuts and almond flakes. To put them simply roll in the selected product apple whole or any side.

2. Candy apple with sweets

Perfectly complement the taste of confectionery sprinkling, crumbled biscuit, Popcorn, chocolate and other goodies. To apply, simply roll in their uncured apple with caramel or candy lay out pattern to your taste.

3. Candy apple with chocolate

Make taste more rich and sweet. To do this, melt the white or dark chocolate in a water bath. After the apple dip into it or to apply a surface pattern using spoons, skewers or pastry bag. Combine chocolate with flouring to make entertainment more original.

Create different patterns to give apples beautiful and unusual appearance.