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Crumbly toffee apples


Screw the dentist, there’s an apple in there somewhere!

(Makes 5)

5 medium/small apples
Wooden sticks/skewers
225g (8oz) sugar
75ml water
15g (½oz) butter
2 tsp glucose
2 drops of vanilla extract
Peanuts
Crushed digestive biscuits
125g (4oz) chocolate (of your choice)

  1. Wash and dry the apples. Then stick them on the skewers
  2. Heat the sugar and water in a saucepan, stirring as you do, until the sugar is dissolved. Next, add the glucose and butter, turn the heat up and then stop stirring until the mixture reaches 150°C (300°F), or hard-crack stage
  3. Rest the pan in a bowl of hot water, so the toffee doesn’t stick. Then, dip the apples into the toffee, so the whole fruit is covered
  4. Spread all the crushed biscuits and nuts out on a big plate or tray. Roll the apples in the mixture and then stand (with the stick sticking up) to one side
  5. Place the chocolate into another bowl over a pan of gently boiling water. Stir, until melted and smooth
  6. Then, take a spoon and dribble the melted chocolate over the apples
  7. Stand the apples on a greased tray in the fridge to set. When they’re cold, you can wrap them in cling film, read to eat

Warning: This recipe involves extremely hot sugar, and should only be attempted by (capable) adults, or supervised children

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