Ginger toffee apples
Celebrate Bonfire Night with these tasty ginger toffee apples! Perfect for kids and adults alike, these sticky apples will be a hit throughout October and November.
Recipe and image courtesy of Opies, bennettopie.com
Ginger toffee apples
Put a spicy twist on the classic toffee apple with our recipe.
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 45 mins
plus chilling
Ingredients
- 6 medium-sized apples
- 6 wooden skewers or lollipop sticks
- 200g granulated sugar
- 60ml water
- 1 tbsp Opies stem ginger syrup
- 2 peices Opies stem ginger (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Method
Step 1
Wash and dry the apples. Remove any stems and insert a wooden skewer or lollipop stick into the stem end of each apple.
Step 2
Place the sugar and water in a medium-sized saucepan over a medium heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Step 3
Add the stem ginger syrup, chopped stem ginger, ground ginger, and vanilla extract to the saucepan. Stir to combine. Bring to a gentle boil, then simmer until it reaches the hard crack stage, about 10-15 minutes. Test the consistency by dropping a small amount of the mixture into a bowl of cold water – it should harden immediately and become brittle.
Step 4
Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Dip each apple into the warm toffee mixture, tilting the saucepan if necessary to coat the apple evenly. Be careful as the toffee will be very hot.
Step 5
Place the coated apples onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper to set. Cool completely before serving.
