Taffy Apples

8 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 small apples, clean and unblemished
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • lollipop sticks or skewer

Directions

  1. 1
    Grease a cookie sheet liberaly with butter.
  2. 2
    Push stick or skewers into apples.
  3. 3
    In a large heavy sauce pan combine sugar and water.
  4. 4
    Cook over low heat and stir continuously until sugar dissloves.
  5. 5
    Add cream of tartar, butter, vinegar, and cream and cook stirring constantly, until mixture reaches soft crack stage or 290 degrees on a candy thermometer.
  6. 6
    Remove the pan from heat.
  7. 7
    Dip each apple into mixture and coat, then place on cookie sheet.
  8. 8
    Allow taffy to cool completely before serving.
  9. 9
    May package with colorful plastic wrap and ribbon.

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