Description
These Valentine Candy Apples are a fun, sweet treat featuring Granny Smith apples coated in a crunchy, colorful candy shell. Perfect for celebrating love!
Ingredients
Scale
- Granny Smith apples
- 1 ½ cups white granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- â…“ cup water
- 3 drops red food dye
- Valentine’s sprinkles
- Water + Lemon or Lime Juice
Instructions
- Slice Granny Smith apples into 8 equal pieces and soak in a mixture of cold water and lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Pat apple slices dry, insert toothpicks, and pair slices to form heart shapes.
- Freeze paired apple slices for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and water, and heat until boiling.
- Once reaching 300°F, remove from heat and stir in food dye.
- Quickly dip each apple heart into candy mixture and decorate with sprinkles.
- Place on parchment-lined baking sheet to cool before removing toothpicks.
Notes
Use a candy thermometer for accurate temperature measurements.
Work swiftly to prevent the candy from setting before dipping the apples.
Customize with various colored sprinkles to match your theme.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 apple
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 41g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 51g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg