Toffee apples

Recipes / Vegetarian

Bring back brilliant childhood memories with these sticky toffee apples.

Recipe «Toffee apples» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: Vegetable oil, to brush, 12 large green or red apples, or 36 baby apples, 880g caster sugar, 2 tbsp white vinegar, A few drops red food colouring , Cellophane, ribbon and labels, to decorate .

Ingredients:

  • Vegetable oil, to brush 
  • 12 large green or red apples, or 36 baby apples 
  • 880g caster sugar 
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar 
  • A few drops red food colouring 
  • Cellophane, ribbon and labels, to decorate 

Instructions

  1. Line a baking tray with aluminium foil, then brush with oil.
  2. Wash and dry the apples and push a thick wooden stick into the stem of each apple. Combine the sugar, vinegar and 500ml (2 cups) water in a saucepan over low heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Increase heat to medium, then stir in food colouring and cook for about 15-20 minutes until mixture looks like runny honey.
  3. Remove from heat, then, holding the stick, carefully dip each apple into hot syrup and place on lined tray.
  4. Set aside to cool. When completely set, wrap in cellophane, tie with ribbon and label.