Poison Toffee Apples for Halloween

These black Poison candy apples are the ultimate wickedly sinister Halloween treat and will make an excellent centerpiece.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup liquid glucose/light corn syrup
• few drops black gel food colouring
• 6 Granny Smith apples (or 12 small apples (Ensure your apples are fresh and haven't been waxed))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Grease a piece of baking paper and place on a tray/baking sheet.
2. 2Insert bamboo skewers in all the apples and set aside.
3. 3Combine sugar, water, corn syrup and black food coloring in a saucepan and set over medium heat.
4. 4Allow to come to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
5. 5Once the sugar has dissolved, stop stirring and wash down the sides of the pot with a wet brush. This prevents sugar crystals from falling into the caramel and causing it to crystallize.
6. 6Cook the caramel until it's reached the hard crack stage (150ºC/310ºF on a candy thermometer). To check if you've reached hard crack stage without a candy thermometer, simply drop a little of the boiling sugar mixture into a glass of ice cold water. The sugar should form hard, brittle threads.
7. 7Carefully dip the apples into the caramel mixture. Carefully tip the pan to the side and swirl the apples into the candy mixture.
8. 8Place on the prepared sheet pan and allow to cool and harden before serving.