I used a double boiler and what a breeze. It took awhile for the candy to melt- but the apples came out perfect! For a touch of color- try dipping in shredded coconut, Truly Beautiful!

This is a great recipe. I love candy apples and recipes that suggest using cinnamon hard candies instead of just Karo syrup and food coloring are the best. It ain't a real candy apple unless it has the cinnamon candy coating. The only things I would warn are that (1) This recipe will not allow you to make 12 apples. I bought very very small red delicious apples and was only able to make 5. So in order to make 10-12 consider doubling the recipe; (2) I added an additional TBSP of water than what was called for in the recip in order to stop the candies from burning so make sure to watch out for that (3) I used cinnamon disks not red hots, I think the cinnamon disks give them a nice shine. You can find cinnamon in any grocery (Brach's candy to make - think of peppermints but all red and flavored like cinnamon). Otherwise, this recipe is MARVELOUS and ridiculously easy though, if you have never made them before, I would recommend having the candy themometer on hand and just trying to gauge by the water test. Also, the wax paper worked fine for me, you just have to make sure they have cooled completely before trying to remove them from the wax paper.

I tried this recipe and it didn't work without revisions. It was way too thick to coat the apples. It didn't cover the amount of apples it said it would and it needed more water. I used 5 bags of red hots and well over a cup of water. Once I got it looking like it would coat the apples, it worked like a charm!

An amazingly easy way to make a beautiful red, shiny candied apple. Wonderful! The only problem was that the wax paper stuck to the apples, so I think I would set them on a well-oiled platter or perhaps a silicon sheet to harden. I'm very pleased with this recipe.

Good recipe - tastes just like I remember. Easy to make, but I found that the recipe only coated about 5 medium to small sized apples.

I made these for my boyfriend, who LOVES strong cinnamon, but it was a little hard to make....