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Masterclass toffee apples

Give this childhood classic a delicious new spin with our special toppings – perfect for Halloween and Bonfire Night parties

Give this childhood classic a delicious new spin with our special toppings – perfect for Halloween and Bonfire Night parties

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Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour

Cooking Time

Serves: 6

Cooking Time

Price: 90p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 194g serving contains

Energy
1121kj
268kcal
13%
Fat
8.3g
Med
12%
Saturates
4.3g
Med
22%
Sugars
34.9g
High
39%
Salt
0.4g
Med
7%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
578kj/138kcal

Ingredients

6 apples

450g demerara sugar

50g unsalted butter

2 tsp cider vinegar

1 tbsp golden syrup

Method

1
Push wooden sticks halfway into 6 apples at the stalk end.
2
Set aside. Put the demerara sugar and 150ml water in a pan and heat gently, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Add the butter, vinegar and golden syrup.
3
Increase the heat and boil for 10 mins, without stirring, until it turns to toffee. You can use a sugar thermometer to check if it's ready – it should be 140C. Or drop a blob of toffee into a bowl of cold water – it should turn hard.
4
Holding the apples by the sticks, carefully dip them into the toffee to cover. Put on a greased and lined baking tray to set. Eat within 24 hours.