Candied Apples Iii

ingredients

• servings: 12
• 1 2/3 cups cinnamon red hot candies
• 2 tablespoons water
• 12 apples

recipe

preparation time: 5 mins cook time: 10 mins ready time: 20 mins


• insert craft sticks into apples. line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, pour candies and water. occasionally brushing down sides of pan with a heat-resistant pastry brush, heat candy to 300 to 310 degrees f (149 to 154 degrees c), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• dip apples in hot liquid and place on waxed paper to harden.