Home > Recipes > Halloween > Ultimate toffee apples

Ultimate toffee apples

Name: Ultimate toffee apples
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: American recipes
Ingredients: 500g caster sugar; 2 tsp vinegar; 50g unsalted butter; 1 tbsp golden syrup; Red gel food colouring; Edible glitter (gold or silver); 8 medium apples; You’ll also need…; 8 thick wooden skewers or clean twigs, as in the photograph; Baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper; Sugar or digital probe thermometer

Published: 5 Oct 17
Updated: 26 May 25

These ultimate toffee apples are the perfect Halloween or Bonfire Night treat. Simple but effective, they’re perfect for children and adults alike.

You can eat these sweet treats straight-up or, for the ultimate dessert, add them to the top of our toffee apple sticky toffee pudding.

How about a big slice of toffee apple cake, too?

Easy
October 2017

Test kitchen approved

Makes 8
Hands on time 50 min, plus cooling

These ultimate toffee apples are the perfect Halloween or Bonfire Night treat. Simple but effective, they’re perfect for children and adults alike.

You can eat these sweet treats straight-up or, for the ultimate dessert, add them to the top of our toffee apple sticky toffee pudding.

How about a big slice of toffee apple cake, too?

Gluten-free

Nutrition: Per apple

Calories: 383kcals
Fat: 5.9g (3.4g saturated)
Protein: 1g
Carbohydrates: 80.5g (80.5g sugars)
Fibre: 1.8g
Salt: Trace

Save recipe

Save

Save recipe Print

Rate

Ingredients

500g caster sugar
2 tsp vinegar
50g unsalted butter
1 tbsp golden syrup
Red gel food colouring
Edible glitter (gold or silver)
8 medium apples

You’ll also need…

8 thick wooden skewers or clean twigs, as in the photograph
Baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper
Sugar or digital probe thermometer

Method

Push a skewer (or clean twig) into the centre of each apple.
Put the sugar, vinegar, butter, syrup and 150ml cold water in a pan over low heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved, then turn up the heat to medium and boil until the mixture turns a deep golden colour (or until a sugar thermometer or digital probe reaches 140°C). Take the pan off the heat.
Using a fork, quickly swirl in some of the red gel food colouring and edible glitter. Dip the apples into the toffee, turning to coat fully. Transfer to the prepared baking tray, then set aside for at least 30 minutes.