Itty Bitty Red Hot Candy Apples
I mean who want to bite into an Itty Bitty Red Hot Candy Apples! A Halloween party treat kids and adults will love.
Originally Published October 4, 2019
Itty Bitty Red Hot Candy Apples
Isn’t it oh so fun to eat little things!These are the perfect size for a candied apple.Just enough!
What are Rockit Apples?
Rockit Apple are tiny little apples that are great for an on the go snack.
Read all about Rockit Apples here.
Where Can You Buy Rockit Apples?
Click HERE for a link to locate them in your area.
I find Rockit Apples in the fall at: Walmart | Publix | Wegmans | Target | HEB | Kroger | Piggly Wiggly
What Are Red Hots
A spicy sweet cinnamon retro candy treat Red Hots are a favorite blast from the past.
Read more about Red Hots here.
Occasions To Serve Mini Candy Apples
Halloween Party | Classroom Halloween Party | Halloween Carnival | Halloween Parade Special Halloween Trick-or-Treat Candy | Fall Festival | Fall Brunch
Itty Bitty Red Hot Candy Apples
Makes 10 Mini Apples
Ingredients
- 12 mini ROCKIT apples, washed/dried, stems removed
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup red hot cinnamon candies, (Red Hots)
- wooden sticks
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Instructions
Lightly spritz a sheet of parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
Insert a stick into the tops of the itty bitty apples.
Combine the water, corn syrup, and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
When the mixture reaches 250° on a candy thermometer, stir in the red hot cinnamon candies until they dissolve. Continue to cook the candy until it reaches 302° and remove from the heat immediately.
Using the stick as a handle, quickly dip the itty bitty apples into the hot mixture and give it a twirl. Let the excess hot syrup drip back into pot and set it on the prepared parchment paper.
Work quickly repeating with the remaining apples.
Allow the apples to cool at room temperature.
Sparkle Tip: Set my apples on a mini muffin paper and wrapped them for party favors. They of course would be just lovely on a pretty silver tray.
Best enjoyed within 24 hours.
Itty Bitty Red Hot Candy Apples
Ingredients
- 12 apples Rockit Apples washed/dried, stems removed
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup (light)
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup red cinnamon candies (Red Hots)
- wooden sticks
Instructions
- Lightly spritz a sheet of parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
- Insert a stick into the tops of the itty bitty apples.
- Combine the water, corn syrup, and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- When the mixture reaches 250° on a candy thermometer, stir in the red hot cinnamon candies until they dissolve. Continue to cook the candy until it reaches 302° and remove from the heat immediately.
- Using the stick as a handle, quickly dip the itty bitty apples into the hot mixture and give it a twirl. Let the excess hot syrup drip back into pot and set it on the prepared parchment paper.
- Work quickly repeating with the remaining apples.
- Allow the Itty Bitty Red Hot Candied Apples to cool at room temperature.
- Best enjoyed within 24 hours.
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Originally Published 10/4/2019 | Updated September 20, 2022