Description
Magical Jolly Rancher Candy Apples bring childhood nostalgia to sweet dessert lovers. Glowing treats sparkle with rainbow colors, creating delightful memories you can crunch and savor at any festive gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 6 Granny Smith apples
- 15 Jolly Rancher hard candies (assorted colors, crushed)
Candy Coating Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups (1 1/2 cups) granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup (1/2 cup) light corn syrup
- 0.5 cup (1/2 cup) water
Finishing Ingredients:
- 6 wooden sticks
- 0.5 teaspoon neon food coloring (green, blue, or pink)
- 0.5 teaspoon tonic water (for the glow effect)
Instructions
- Prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet with a light greasing to prevent sticking.
- Firmly insert wooden sticks into the top center of each Granny Smith apple, ensuring stability for dipping.
- Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar completely dissolves.
- Add crushed Jolly Ranchers to the syrup mixture, continuing to cook and occasionally stir until the temperature reaches precisely 300°F on a candy thermometer.
- Immediately remove the saucepan from heat and quickly incorporate neon food coloring and tonic water, mixing thoroughly to create an even, vibrant coating.
- Carefully dunk each apple into the molten candy mixture, rotating and tilting to ensure complete and uniform coverage.
- Allow excess candy to drip off by holding the apple above the saucepan, then gently place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Let the candy-coated apples rest at room temperature until the glaze hardens completely and becomes glossy.
- When ready to serve, activate a black light to reveal the magical glowing effect of the neon-colored candy shells.
Notes
- Perfectly select Granny Smith apples that are firm, crisp, and free from bruises for the best candy coating adhesion.
- Crush Jolly Ranchers into fine, uniform pieces to ensure smooth and even melting throughout the candy mixture.
- Clean wooden sticks thoroughly and dry completely before inserting into apples to prevent moisture interference with candy coating.
- Use a reliable candy thermometer to accurately reach the 300F hard-crack stage, which guarantees a crisp, glossy candy shell.
- Add tonic water sparingly to maintain the right candy consistency while enabling the glow-in-the-dark effect under black light.
- Work quickly when dipping apples to prevent the candy mixture from cooling and becoming too thick or sticky.
- Cool apples on a parchment-lined baking sheet at room temperature to prevent condensation that could make the candy coating soggy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 301
- Sugar: 74 g
- Sodium: 6 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 81 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg