Candied Apples

Servings:
8

Ingredients:

2 cups light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cinnamon red hot candies
8 medium Red Delicious apples on skewers
Chopped nuts (optional)

Method:

1) Combine corn syrup, sugar and red hot candies in saucepan; bring to boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Cook, covered, about 3 minutes to allow steam to dissolve crystals that may have formed on sides of pan.

2) Uncover and cook without stirring to soft crack stage, 290° F on candy thermometer or until syrup dropped in very cold water separates into threads that are hard but not brittle. Cool 2 minutes.

3) Dip apples into mixture to coat surface then roll in nuts if desired. Place on foil squares to cool.