Desserts
Candied Apples
Candied apples are an easy, inexpensive, old-fashioned treat that’s very popular these days. Here’s how to make them.
Ingredients
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- 6 small apples
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon acid... or 1/4 teaspoon salt or lemon acid
- 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
- Wooden skewers
Method
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- First, wash the apples and dry them well
- Insert the wooden skewers into the apples
- In a pot over the heat, put the sugar, water, acid, and food coloring and boil them for five minutes
- Test the syrup with a small plate.. put a little water in the plate, then pour in a little of the syrup.. the syrup should become as thick as gum
- Coat the apples with the colored syrup, then arrange them on a tray greased with a little oil so the syrup does not stick to the tray
- Leave them for a little while to dry on the outside, then serve
- For more delicious desserts from Ruwaida, we recommend making Kings' Sand Dessert
- Also from Ruwaida, try Layered Coffee Dessert
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Kings' Sand Dessert
- Layered Coffee Dessert
