Recipes
Toffee apples
Before you start, always remember to wash the apples thoroughly in warm (not hot) water to remove all the wax, or the toffee won't stick properly.
Before you start, always remember to wash the apples thoroughly in warm (not hot) water to remove all the wax, or the toffee won't stick properly.
Cook: 40 Mins
Serves: 6
Price: 58p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 200g serving contains
Energy
1900kj
454kcal
1900kj
454kcal
23%
Fat
9.4g
9.4g
Med
13%
13%
Saturates
4.7g
4.7g
Med
23%
23%
Sugars
89g
89g
High
99%
99%
Salt
0.06g
0.06g
Low
1%
1%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
950kj/227kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
950kj/227kcal
Ingredients
6 eating apples
50g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
450g demerara sugar
2 tsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp golden syrup
Chopped nuts (or sesame seeds), to decorate.
Method
1
Wash the apples and dry thoroughly. Grease a sheet of baking paper and put on a baking tray. Push a lolly stick into each apple through the core, to approximately three quarters of the way down.
2
Put the sugar and 150ml water in a pan and heat gently, stirring often, until the sugar has dissolved. Add the butter, vinegar and syrup.
3
Increase the heat and boil for 10 minutes, without stirring, until it turns to toffee. Towards the end of the cooking time, test often by dropping a small amount into a bowl of cold water- if it turns hard, its ready. If you have a sugar thermometer, this will be when it reaches 140C. Remove from the heat immediately.
4
Holding the apples by the sticks, dip them into the toffee and turn to cover. Sprinkle with sesame seeds or nuts and leave some plain. The toffee will be very hot so take care.
5
Leave to set on the tray. Eat within 24 hours - after that the toffee will go soft and the apples will start to brown.