Indulge in the delightful world of candied apples, a classic treat that combines the crisp sweetness of apples with a rich, caramelized coating. Our collection of recipes offers a variety of mouthwatering options, from traditional candied apples to unique and creative variations. Explore the classic recipe for a nostalgic taste, where Granny Smith apples are coated in a luscious caramel sauce and rolled in chopped nuts. Discover the tantalizing Salted Caramel Candied Apples, featuring a salted caramel coating that adds a delightful balance of sweet and savory flavors. For a touch of elegance, try the White Chocolate Peppermint Candied Apples, where crisp apples are enrobed in smooth white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy. If you prefer a tangy twist, the Candied Apples with Lemon Glaze will delight your taste buds with a zesty lemon glaze that complements the sweetness of the apples perfectly. And for a fun and festive treat, create the Candy Cane Candied Apples, where red and white candy canes add a pop of color and minty flavor to the classic candied apple. Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and mouthwatering images to guide you in creating these delectable treats. So gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and embark on a culinary journey that will satisfy your sweet cravings and create lasting memories.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
CANDIED APPLE RINGS OR SLICES
I came up with this recipe to try and duplicate the apple rings that I used to have when I was growing up.
Provided by Andtototoo
Categories Apple
Time 35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Slice the apples into thin rings.
- In a dutch oven or soup kettle put the water, sugar and red cinnamon candies.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to medium, stirring occasionally.
- When the cinnamon candies have dissolved, add the apple rings.
- Simmer for 15 minutes on lowish heat until the apples are tender.
- While the apples are simmering, about every 5 minutes gently stir the mixture.
- When the apples are cooked, turn off the heat and allow the apples to cool in the syrup.
- They will continue to darken in color as they sit in the syrup.
- Serve either chilled or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.5, Fat 0.2, Sodium 2.6, Carbohydrate 44, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 39.3, Protein 0.4
CARAMELIZED MAPLE APPLE PIE WITH CANDIED BACON CRUMBLE
The holidays deserve a pie worthy of its occasion. This towering pie is piled high with apples that bathe in a deep maple caramel with a slight tang from cider vinegar. It's topped with a buttery crumble studded with crispy candied bacon. A pie that definitely earns its place at the table.
Provided by Ashley Baron Rodriguez
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place bacon on a baking sheet and sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crisp, 10 to 20 minutes.
- Line a 9-inch springform pan with pie crust pastry; refrigerate.
- Combine apples and lemon juice in a bowl and toss to coat.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; add maple syrup and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer until mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Carefully add apples and stir well to coat. Cook until apples just start to soften and get a bit of color on them, about 5 minutes. Return the apples to the bowl leaving behind the sweet syrup.
- Stir vinegar into sweet syrup; simmer until syrup is reduced and consistency of maple syrup, about 5 minutes. Carefully pour syrup over the apples. Cool for 10 minutes.
- Combine flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup unsalted butter, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbly. Break bacon into pieces, add to food processor, and pulse until combined with the crumble.
- Tip apples into the pie crust in the springform pan. Fold dough over part of the apple filling to form an edge. Crimp the edges between your fingers. Top the apple filling with the crumble. Brush crust with cream and top with white sugar.
- Bake pie in the preheated oven until the juices bubble and the crust is deeply golden, about 1 hour. If the crust starts to brown too quickly turn the oven down to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 558.1 calories, Carbohydrate 74.3 g, Cholesterol 36.8 mg, Fat 28.6 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.9 g, Sodium 411.8 mg, Sugar 45.3 g
CANDIED GINGER APPLE PIE
Steps:
- For the crust: Put the flour, sugar and salt into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the pastry blade and pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and pulse a few times until the mixture resembles fine gravel. Add 1/4 cup ice water a few tablespoons at a time until the dough comes together and forms a ball. Remove from the food processor, divide in two and form each piece into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until ready to use.
- For the filling: In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugar, cornstarch, crystallized ginger, cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla bean paste and salt.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and remove one of the disks of dough from the refrigerator. If necessary, leave to soften for 10 minutes or so. On a floured surface, roll out the disk into a 12-inch round about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer to a 9-inch pie dish and gently press into place, eliminating any air pockets. Trim the dough overhang to 1/2 inch.
- On a floured surface, roll the second disk into a 12-inch round about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer the apple filling to the dough-lined dish. On top of the filling, add the second crust, allowing each to overhang by 1/2 inch. Fold the top crust edges over the overhang of the bottom crust and crimp the edges to seal. Cut six slits into the top crust.
- Beat the egg with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water. Using a pastry brush, lightly paint the crust with the egg. Using aluminum foil, make a "collar" around the edges of the pie to prevent it from browning too quickly.
- Bake 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly, about 1 hour. (Remove the foil collar for the last 10 to 15 minutes.)
- Transfer the pie to a rack and cool completely.
- Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
ROASTED APPLE AND PEAR COMPOTE WITH CANDIED GINGER
This comforting compote should be served warm. If you do want a little indulgence, add a dollop of crème fraîche to each serving.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dessert, side dish
Time 2h
Yield Serves six
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter a baking dish large enough to accommodate all of the fruit. Fill a bowl with water, and add 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice. As you prepare the fruit, put it into the water. When all of the fruit is peeled and sliced, drain and toss with the remaining lemon juice in the baking dish.
- Combine the apple juice, raisins, ginger, agave syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and whisky in a small saucepan, and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat, and pour over the fruit.
- Place in the oven, and bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours until the fruit is very soft. Stir gently every 10 to 15 minutes to keep all the fruit moist. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 183, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 9 milligrams, Sugar 35 grams
CARAMEL APPLE DRIP CAKE WITH CANDIED WALNUTS
Instead of a traditional apple pie, opt for this spiced apple cake for Thanksgiving. Grated apples in the filling give it a moist, dense texture, while the caramel glaze and pretty caramelized walnuts make it truly show-stopping.
Provided by Katherine Sacks
Categories Dessert Apple Cake Spice Fall Walnut Cinnamon Nutmeg Butterscotch/Caramel Thanksgiving
Yield 1 (8-inch) double-layer cake
Number Of Ingredients 30
Steps:
- Make the cake:
- Position a rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Spread walnuts in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until golden brown and aromatic, 5-8 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, lightly coat cake pans with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper; lightly coat parchment with nonstick spray. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
- Pulse walnuts and 1/2 cup dry ingredients in a food processor until walnuts are chopped into a fine flour. Transfer chopped walnuts to bowl with remaining dry ingredients. Mix apples and buttermilk in another medium bowl.
- Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl until pale and thick, about 4 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to medium-low and gradually stream in oil. Add dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with apple mixture in 2 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients; beat until smooth. Divide batter between prepared pans; smooth top.
- Bake cakes, rotating pans halfway through, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Transfer pans to a wire rack and let cakes cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around sides of cakes and invert onto wire rack; remove parchment. Let cool completely.
- Make the candied walnuts:
- Spread granulated sugar in a thin layer in the center of a large dry skillet. Cook over medium heat, mostly undisturbed (it's okay to swirl pan gently to get sugar to melt evenly), until sugar is melted, about 10 minutes. Quickly stir in walnuts and cook, stirring, until coated and melted sugar is chestnut brown, about 1 minute more. Scrape onto a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and spread out to cool, separating walnut halves into individual pieces. Transfer half of nuts to a food processor and coarsely chop.
- Make the caramel sauce:
- Bring granulated sugar, corn syrup, and 2 Tbsp. water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Continue to cook, without stirring, until medium amber in color, about 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring cream to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat or warm in microwave 45 seconds.
- Remove saucepan with sugar from heat and carefully whisk in cream, stirring from the center outward, until well combined. Stir in butter. Add vanilla and salt and stir to combine. Transfer caramel to a heatproof container and let cool until thickened.
- Assemble cake:
- Spread 1 Tbsp. frosting in the center of a platter. Place 1 cake, domed side down, on platter. Spread 1 1/4 cups frosting evenly over top. Top with 1 cup chopped candied walnuts, reserving whole candied walnuts. Place remaining cake, domed side down, on top. Spread top and sides with 2 cups frosting. Chill 30 minutes to let frosting set.
- Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Chill at least 30 minutes or up to overnight to let frosting set.
- Place a spoonful of caramel sauce on top of cake near one edge. Using the bottom of the spoon, spread it out, then very gently press a little sauce over the edge. Move spoon around perimeter of cake slightly and repeat to create additional drips, rotating cake as you work and spreading excess sauce across top of cake. When entire cake is covered in drips, add remaining sauce to fully cover top.
- Chill at least 30 minutes to let glaze set. Decorate top and sides of cake with remaining whole walnuts and serve.
- Do Ahead
- Cake can be made 3 days ahead; wrap tightly in plastic and chill, or freeze up to 2 weeks. Caramel can be made up to 2 weeks ahead; cover and chill.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH CANDIED WALNUTS AND GREEN APPLE
Provided by Food Network
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- To candy the walnuts:
- Toast the nuts in a saute pan over medium heat with 1 tablespoon butter and 1 teaspoon salt. When the nuts start to take on a light golden color, add the rosemary and bloom for 1 more minute. Add the honey to the pan and remove from the heat.
- To roast the Brussels sprouts:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Toss the Brussels sprouts with the canola oil, 1 teaspoon salt and pinch freshly ground black pepper. Lay out onto a sheet tray and roast for 10 to 12 minutes until they take color, but retain some texture. Remove from oven and set aside.
- To finish the dish:
- Saute the Granny Smith apple pieces in 1 tablespoon butter until they just take on color, about 2 minutes. Add the candied walnuts and roasted Brussels sprouts. Toss, and then add the juice of 1 lemon and adjust the seasoning as necessary.
ROASTED APPLE & CANDIED WALNUT SALAD
To add even more visual interest and tasty texture, top a pretty plated salad with roasted apple fans and crunchy walnuts. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 40m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a small heavy skillet, melt butter. Add walnuts and cook over medium heat until toasted, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Cook and stir for 2-4 minutes or until sugar is melted. Spread on foil to cool., Core apples and cut into quarters. Slice apples, but not all the way through, leaving slices attached at the stem end. Place apple quarters in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; fan slightly., In a small bowl, whisk the cider, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper; gradually whisk in oil. Set aside 1 cup for dressing; drizzle remaining mixture over apples. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 18-22 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, arrange the romaine, leaf lettuce, onion and cranberries on 12 salad plates. Top each with a roasted apple fan; sprinkle with cheese and candied nuts. Drizzle with reserved dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 168 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 191mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CANDIED APPLE PIE
I like to use a lattice top crust because the red apples show through the crust and make a beautiful presentation. At Christmas I sprinkle green decorating sugar on the lattice crust (any other time plain sugar).
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Filling: Place apples, red hots, sugar and water in large saucepan. Bring apple mixture to a boil until red hots and sugar are dissolved (apples should not be completely cooked). Take off heat. Add almond extract and tapioca to mixture. Let cool till room temperature.
- Crust: Using food processor, pulse flour, pecans, salt, butter and sugar together. When you can't see large butter chunks, add water one tablespoon at a time. When dough forms, wrap in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 1/2 hour to 1 hour. Roll out on lightly floured board. Place bottom crust in buttered pie pan. Spoon room temperature apple mixture into bottom pie crust. Roll out remaining crust.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Serve with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or all by itself.
CANDIED YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE
Make and share this Candied Yam and Apple Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Salt Lake Meal Swap
Categories Apple
Time 1h25m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Prepare a day ahead and refrigerate. Cook yams in boiling salted water until tender but not soft. Peel and slice lengthwise. Peel, core and slice apples.
- Arrange potatoes and apples in layers, sprinkling each with sugar, lemon juice, rind, nutmeg and dots of butter. Cover with foil.
- When ready to bake, put covered casserole in preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 45 minutes. Remove foil, turn heat to 400°F and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Yields: 10 servings.
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH APPLE
From Light and Tasty Magazine...submitted by H. Grant. My family really enjoyed this recipe this past holiday season. Most commented they liked it because it did not have marshmallows and also loved the addition of apple. I think it would be good with a handful of dried cranberries sprinkled on top too.
Provided by HokiesMom
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place sweet potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil.
- Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
- In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, apple juice, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
- Arrange cooked sweet potatoes and apple slices in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with non-stick spray. (This is where I would add the dried cranberries too).
- Drizzle brown sugar mixture over the potatoes and apples.
- Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F, for 25 minutes.
- Uncover and continue baking for 20-25 minutes longer, basting occasionally with pan juices.
FRIED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH APPLE REDUCTION AND CANDIED PUMPKIN SEEDS
Provided by Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prepare the apple reduction: In a small sauce pot over medium heat, combine shallots, vinegar and honey. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Add apple cider and continue to cook until the mixture is thick and syrupy, another 5 to 10 minutes.
- Prepare the candied pumpkin seeds: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread pumpkin seeds out on baking sheet and bake, stirring once, until nicely toasted and golden, about 10 minutes. Set the pumpkin seeds aside. Keep the oven on.
- Heavily grease another baking sheet with neutral oil or nonstick spray and set aside.
- Combine sugar and water in a medium sized sauce pot and mix well. Place pot on stove over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved. Add pumpkin seeds to the syrup and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Using a slotted spoon, drain pumpkin seeds out of the syrup, spread out onto the greased baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Toast seeds in the oven for about 15 minutes or until they are very crunchy. Let cool completely before using.
- Prepare the Brussels sprouts: Trim the stem end of the Brussels sprouts and cut a cross about 1/4 inch deep in the top of the sprouts.
- Heat the oil in a sauce pot to 315 to 325 degrees F.
- Working in batches, fry the Brussels until dark golden brown and very crispy, 5 to 8 minutes per batch. Drain Brussels on a paper towel and sprinkle with salt immediately.
- Put Brussels in a large bowl with the apple reduction and toss until the Brussels are well coated with the sauce. Plate the Brussels in a large bowl or platter and crush or chop the pumpkin seeds before garnishing on top.
CANDIED YAM APPLE PECAN BAKE
Make and share this Candied Yam Apple Pecan Bake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by AZRoxy63
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 35m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Empty the 3 cans of yams into an 8x8 baking pan.
- Mix brown sugar in with sauce from the yams.
- Drop the butter onto the top of the yams.
- Slice apples with skin on very, very thin and remove their cores.
- Place the slices on top of the butter and yams.
- Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the apple slices.
- Sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly over the apples and gently mix everything together as much as possible.
- Cover all ingredients with entire bag of mimi marshmallows.
- Bake at 350 degrees until hot and marsmallow on top are melted and golden brown.
- You may increase amounts to make in larger or smaller pans.
CANDIED APPLE PIE
This is a wonderful twist on a candied apple.
Provided by Julie Heim
Categories Desserts Pies Apple Pie Recipes
Time 2h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, 3 tablespoons white sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl; press into a pie pan.
- Bake crust in preheated oven until set, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Spread 3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping over the pie crust. Sprinkle 1 cup chopped pecans over the caramel. Refrigerate until the caramel is set, at least 15 minutes.
- Melt 5 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Stir brown sugar and salt into the butter; add apples and stir to coat. Cook until apples are fork-tender, 10 to 15 minutes; transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until completely cool, at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Beat cream cheese, white sugar, egg, lemon juice, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth.
- Spread chilled apple mixture over the caramel and pecans in the pie crust; top with the cream cheese layer.
- Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let pie cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
- Top pie with whipped topping. Drizzle 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping over the pie. Sprinkle 1/4 cup pecans over the caramel and whipped topping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 723.2 calories, Carbohydrate 79.6 g, Cholesterol 104 mg, Fat 45.4 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 21.6 g, Sodium 541.5 mg, Sugar 41.1 g
KALE & APPLE SALAD WITH PANCETTA AND CANDIED PECANS
Categories Salad
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 350°. In a bowl, cover the pecans with water. Transfer to a sieve and shake out the water. In another bowl, whisk the confectioners' sugar, cayenne and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Add the pecans and toss. Transfer to a sieve and shake off the excess coating. Arrange the pecans on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the sugar is lightly caramelized and the pecans are golden. In a skillet, heat the oil with the pancetta and cook over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until the pancetta is browned, 6 minutes. Strain the pan drippings into a large bowl; whisk in the vinegar, caper brine and maple syrup and season the dressing with salt and black pepper. Add the apples, radicchio, kale, chives, tarragon and pecorino and toss. Mound the salad on plates, garnish with the pecans and pancetta and serve
EASY CANDY CANDIED APPLE BAKED
Well you know what they say "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." So why not make it a candied apple once a year lol...
Provided by Vanessa "Nikita" Milare
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- 1. First place apples in a 8 or 9 inch microwaveable pie plate. Sprinkle evenly with the dry gelatin mix & cinnamon. Cover tightly with plastic wrap & turn back 1 coner to vent.
- 2. Microwave on high for about 4 mins or until apples are tender.
- 3. Then spoon the liquid from the bottom of the plate over the apples & Sprinkle with the cereal.
CANDIED APPLE
Steps:
- Pour ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.;
Tips:
- Choose firm, crisp apples for candying. Granny Smith and Honeycrisp are popular choices.
- Use a candy thermometer to ensure the sugar syrup reaches the correct temperature.
- If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can test the syrup by dropping a small amount into a glass of cold water. If it forms a soft ball, the syrup is ready.
- Stir the syrup constantly while it is cooking to prevent it from crystallizing.
- Dip the apples in the syrup one at a time, using a fork or tongs.
- Place the candied apples on a wire rack to cool and dry.
- Store the candied apples in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.
Conclusion:
Candied apples are a delicious and festive treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for Halloween, Christmas, or any other special occasion. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can easily make candied apples at home. So next time you're looking for a sweet and satisfying snack, give candied apples a try!
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