Description
Create delightful Candy Apples Without Corn Syrup at home! Enjoy customizable flavors with simple ingredients—try this fun recipe today!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 medium-sized apples (any variety)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Food coloring (optional)
- Sticks or skewers for dipping
Instructions
- Wash and thoroughly dry the apples before inserting sticks into their cores.
- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Heat over medium-high until the sugar dissolves.
- Stop stirring and boil the mixture until it reaches 300°F (hard crack stage), about 10-15 minutes.
- If desired, add food coloring to the mixture once it reaches temperature.
- Quickly dip each apple into the candy mixture for an even coating; allow excess to drip off.
- Place the dipped apples on a greased baking sheet or parchment paper to cool.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 candy apple (approximately 100g)
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 53g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg