Toffee Snow Apples

I'm a little bit obsessed with anything miniature, so when I saw these tiny snow apples at the market, I had to buy them! I decided to make a beautiful autumn treat and childhood favourite of mine, toffee apples.

These make such a cute gift and would also make a gorgeous wedding favour wrapped up beautifully as name and place tag for an autumn inspired wedding.

 

I adapted Martha Stewarts's recipe here.

 

Ingredients

 

* unsalted butter, for baking paper

* 1 cup demerara sugar

* 1 cup brown sugar

* 3/4 cup water

* 1/2 cup glucose syrup

* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

* 6 medium apples or 12 snow apples

Directions

1. Line a baking sheet with baking paper, butter and set aside.  In a saucepan, combine sugar, water, glucose syrup, and vanilla essence. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-high. Insert candy thermometer and continue to boil until temperature reaches between 300 degrees and 310 degrees (hard crack stage), about 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, insert a wooden stick or twig into the top of each apple, pushing about halfway through; set aside. When mixture reaches temperature, immediately remove from heat. Working quickly, dip apples in sugar mixture until completely coated. Transfer to prepared baking paper and allow to cool.