Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2009

I followed the directions and the glaze never dried on the apples, it just dripped off. I washed any wax off the apples first and dried them thoroughly but the glaze wouldn't stick.

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StephClunis

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Living In: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

I didn't find that these apples were as tasty as the ones you can get at the fair and I didn't find them to be worth the trouble. I also suggest doubling the recipe because I only had enough for half and putting it in a warm bowl of water as someone suggested is a must !

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Peachy76

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

Where I live, Candy Apples are $3 an apple at a farm stand. I love them - they are right up there in my top five favorite foods of all time. I was hoping that this would be a great candy apple recipe. I have made candy apples using kits but never before from "scratch". I am an experienced cook and thought that I would try it without the kit. I used a small pot and a candy thermometer. The recipe worked well in that it produced enough candy to fully cover 15 apples. The apples were shiny and hard and were beautiful to look at. However, the taste of the candy was lacking. The candy recipe as written is too BLAND. It was missing something. My family doesn't like cinnamon flavored candies so we skipped the red hots that some reviewers suggested. Reading other reviews, we tried different apples too. It didn't matter what kind of apple - we used Macs and Granny Smith - both apples had plenty of flavor on the inside of the candy. The candy just did not compliment the apple. I am not sure what I should have added to make it taste "right". I am giving it three stars because they were bright, shiny and beautiful. If the candy had more flavor, it would have gotten a higher rating.

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At Witts End

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Home Town: Greenlawn, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

Very easy, I made 18 apples from this recipe, I kept the mixture in hot water while I was dipping the apples - it took a few hours for the sugar to harden but it turned out just perfect. I used chopsticks as sticks.

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

Directions are very unclear. I have made candy before and it wasn't as unclear as this. I really don't think you should have this on med/high heat i think it should be lower. once it hit 200 degrees it instantly burns because the pot is too hot. This recipe needs to be more clear.

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Elisabeth

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

I made this recipe more than once! Candy making is not forgiving a candy thermomorter a must! if you under do it is sticky if you over do it is rock hard. Try using this recipe with red hots (a bag) to flavor and color unstead of red die. makes the flavor good. also can add a little cherry extract. taste like the fairs. Let the candy thermomorter read about 260 than turn heat down to cook rest of the way. this receipe can burn in a half of second after hard crack ball stage. must watch. Also don't kid yourself candy making is dangerous I burned myself trying to save my expensive pan. Heat and water don't mix. I went into the hospital and had my baby that night with a burned scar on my hand. So don't do like myself and have a bunch of screaming kids at the table. the less distraction the better. Oh must have apples layed out on wax paper. use popsicle sticks unstead of the pricy apple sticks. spray wax paper with pam. after apple is dipped and dry use a cheap sandwich bag and tie off with red or green curling string. To remove excess wax peper off apples use a clean new wet rag. To clean pan pour excess syrup in some old crisco can or something you will throw away. soak your pan in dish liquid and water. Recipe is a keeper once you've mastered it. This receipe is not your every day and is very tricky but well worth it! so go ahead and charge like the fairs. or give away. Most likely will ruin a batch or two. but once you've found your magic stick with it! well good luck!!!

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Mrs. Marcie

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

This recipe is wonderful! I think the negative reviewers are obviously unexperienced candy makers. This recipe clearly states what temperature to cook it too. Mine turned out wonderfully. The candy was nice and solid , we were able to bite through the candy coating, it wasn't sticky or gooey and we had a nice crunch. Absolutely delicious and well deserved five stars.

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Rachel Dobbs

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Living In: Hobbs, New Mexico, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

Don't change a thing! After a few trials & errors I got it just right... I tried using Koolaid and my husband didn't like it. Also, if you work fast enough you can get all of the apples coated without putting the pan in boiling water - although I found it was only enough to coat 12 small mcintoshs. Using a thermometer is crucial as the one time I didn't have it hot enough and the candy didn't harden (sticky & messy), and the other time I cooked it too long and it had a burnt taste. One last note - as others have commented, once it gets boiling don't stir or it won't thicken. Will definitely be making again!

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009

These are GREAT! So fun to make and simple to do too! I did have a slight problem though, I cut the recipe down to make only 4 apples, (just to see how they would turn out), but I only was able to get 2 whole apples and like 1/2 of another apple covered, and I used small apples, so I'm not sure how many apples the full recipe will yield. I can't wait to surprise my hubby with these when he gets home from work, (he has been begging me to try them). They look beautiful and I tasted a little off the 1/2 apple and it was sooooo good, just like I remember from a local bakery that used to be by my house. I will for sure be using this recipe over and over! Thanks for posting. :)

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Christina

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Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2009

This was a exellent recipe it was easy and fun. The apples turn out great. I used the kool-aid (cherry) but only very little of it and it turn out good.

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

Excellent...made the recipe as is and the results were great only recommendation is don't use large pot to cook mixture in...the smaller the pot the easier it is to coat the apples!! Delish!!!

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Ktrina

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009

I didn't have a thermometer so I just made sure to stay close to the pot. Once it started to thicken visually I tried dropping a little into a cup of cold water. I did this a few times a few minutes apart until it hardened in the water. DO NOT USE KOOLAID!!! I tried it despite somebody elses warnings. It was burnt tasting and cough syrupy. But when I tried it again without it it turned out GREAT. I used green food coloring with granny smith apples. Looked fantastic and tasted perfect!

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Lauren

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Home Town: Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Living In: Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2009

The taste was good but the directions where not specific enough for how long to cook it.

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

Well i was very excited about this recipe, the came out looking great, bright red and shinny, but the candie was so hard that we couldn´t bite into it. i don´t know what went wrong or are this the way they are supposed to be? because i remember they where like chewy...

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

Awesome Recipe! I have made so many batches I can't even tell you how many. I have made them for boy scouts, friends, neighbors, meetings and everyone that has a pot luck is now asking me to bring them! I too kept stirring and it didn't thicken so thank you to those who said "don't stir". For Xmas we wax paper wrapped them with ribbons and gave them as gifts to neighbors. thanks for recipe.

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009

was lacking some authentic candy apple flavor. still looking around for a good recipe. good if you just want a red sugar candy coated apple.

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thebakedbaker

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Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

Great Recipe, thanks to those who said not to stir!!! I was stirring and thought I was doing or did something wrong because it wasn't thickening! You really saved my behind! Although, the recipe didn't say to stir, I just "assumed". so good recipe! and thanks! yeh, it was great to know you could also add food coloring before it was done, I had a hard time checking the clear mixture. also, used some cadies to roll them in like crushed candy canes mmmmmmmmmm good!

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Tammy

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2008

I acutally made these one Halloween and had trick or treaters come back again this year requesting them! I do find however that I could only make half of the apples that the recipe says it makes before I ran out of candy coating and I did use medium apples. They set VERY quickly so if you're going to roll them in anything for a coating it must be done super quickly or it's too late.

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OhmyDLM

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Home Town: Milford, Maine, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008

BAD recipe. It forgets to tell you not to stir. and the candy turned out too hard.

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karataronno

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Living In: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2008

I really wanted to make candy apples so I bought one of those kits. Bad idea! It did not turn out well at all. I didn't want to give up so I gave this recipe a try. I'm very glad I did. It was VERY easy! I added the food coloring and some cinnamon extract at 210 degrees and never stirred. It didn't quiet make 15 for me (it made 11). I used granny smith apples in bag. It has a nice look to it when it is on the apples and taste great! I'll make these again next year!

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