Pecan Dipped Bonfire Night Toffee Apples
Is there anything more synonymous with autumn than toffee apples?! They went hand in hand with the Halloween and Bonfire Night season as a child and I still look on them with fondness, even if they were sometimes hard going on my little milk teeth!
These toffee apples are a little more grown up with crushed pecans as the tasty covering but you can easily substitute these with chocolate chips, mini marshmallows or dried fruit. And how about trying chocolate instead of toffee for a softer coating?
Toffee and caramel can be tricky to get to the right temperature by eye alone so the best thing to have on hand is a sugar thermometer. You can also drop a small amount into a glass of cold water and see how it behaves - when it’s at hard crack stage it will create brittle threads that break easily.
Please be careful when handling boiling sugar though - this is one recipe I wouldn’t recommend getting the kids involved in as the toffee can easily scald skin. It will cool within a matter of seconds but keep it out of the reach of children and always stay alert.
Pecan Dipped Toffee Apples
Author Ella Nurse | Date 30/10/2019
prep time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
6 apples
300g caster sugar
100ml water
3 tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp vinegar
85g crushed pecans
Instructions:
To remove the waxy coating from the apples pour over boiling water and then dry thoroughly when cooled
Insert twigs or skewers through the core, taking care not to go as far as the bottom
Line a baking tray with parchment paper
Place the sugar and water in a saucepan, stir and then gently heat until the sugar has dissolved
Add the golden syrup and vinegar to the saucepan, stir to evenly distribute and continue heating
Avoid stirring the sugar syrup at this stage but allow the temperature to rise to 140-150 degrees C. This is the hard crack stage
Once the correct temperature has been reached remove from the heat and quickly dip the apples into the hot toffee (remember to be very careful - toffee can scald easily!) and the crushed pecans
Place the dipped apples on the lined baking tray and allow to cool
