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Bright orange candy shells and chocolate jack-o'-lantern faces make these classic apples a Halloween-ready handout.
Ingredients
8 sturdy wooden sticks
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon orange gel food coloring
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Method
1
Wash the apples in hot water to remove any wax.
2
Dry the apples completely.
3
Remove the stems from the apples.
4
Push a wooden stick firmly into the stem end of each apple.
5
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
6
Combine the sugar, water, corn syrup, and orange food coloring in a heavy saucepan.
7
Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan.
8
Heat the mixture over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
9
Bring the syrup to a boil without stirring.
10
Cook until the thermometer reads 300°F (149°C).
11
Remove the saucepan from the heat.
12
Dip one apple at a time into the syrup and turn it to coat.
13
Let excess syrup drip back into the saucepan.
14
Set each coated apple on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
15
Cool the apples until the candy coating is completely hard.
16
Melt the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl in short microwave bursts, stirring between bursts.
17
Spoon the melted chocolate into a small piping bag or a zip-top bag with a tiny corner snipped off.
18
Pipe jack-o'-lantern eyes and smiles onto the cooled apples.
19
Let the chocolate set before serving.
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