Bring out the kid all over the world with adult versions of a favorite longtime favorite.
Ingredients
500g demerara sugar
125ml (1/2 cup) water
100g butter, chopped
2 teaspoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
16 Pink Lady apples or Royal Gala apples, stalks removed
1 x 375g pkt dark chocolate melts
Crushed peanuts
METHOD
- Step 1
Line 2 baking trays with nonstick baking paper. Insert 1 stick of wooden ice block into the core of each apple. - Step 2
Melt the chocolate melts according to the package instructions. Dip 1 apple, two thirds of the time, in the chocolate and turn to coat. Sprinkle with peanuts. Place on the doubled tray to set. Repeat with 7 other apples, chocolate and peanuts. - Step 3
Place the sugar, water, butter, vinegar and golden syrup in a large saucepan over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. - Step 4
Reduce the heat to low and cook, dry on the side of the pan, sometimes with a pastry brush dipped in water, for 25-30 minutes or until a sugar thermometer reaches 154 ° C or crack stage ". (If you do not have a thermometer, remove from heat and set aside until the bubbles come in. Pour 1 teaspoon of caramel into a glass of cold water. - Step 5
Dip the remaining apples in the caramel and turn to coat. Place on the doubled tray. Set aside until caramels and apples are completely chilled. serf
