Chinese Candied Apple Recipes

CHINESE CANDIED APPLE

Steps:

• Peel and remove the seeds from the apple, cut into slices.
• Make a thick batter by mixing together flour, egg, cornflour, custard powder and water.
• Heal oil in a wok, dip the apple slices in the batter and deep fry. Remove, drain excess oil.
• In a separate wok, heat sugar along with a little oil and water till it reaches a thread-like consistency.
• Dip the apple slices in the sugar syrup to coat evenly.
• Remove carefully from the sugar syrup and dip in ice water for a minute.
• Serve immediately.

CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Place lollipop sticks or wooden craft sticks into each apple at the stem end. Set aside.
• In a heavy saucepan, mix together the sugar, golden syrup and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook until the mixture reaches 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. This will take a good 45 minutes!
• Remove the sugar mixture from the heat and stir in the black currant syrup. Quickly dip all of the apples, holding them by the stick. You can let them cool by inserting the other end of the stick into a thick sheet of foam board. If that is not available, set the coated apples onto waxed paper or aluminum foil. Make sure they don't touch each other.

OLD-FASHIONED RED CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Mix 1st 3 ingredients in saucepan.
• Put on high heat with candy thermometer positioned in center of fluid level.
• While it is boiling, thoroughly wash and dry your apples, and spear with the sticks.
• Boil mixture until reaches hard crack (300ºF), then immediately add red food coloring and stir.
• Quickly immediately dip the apples, twisting to cover, and set on a greased cookie sheet.

COLORFUL CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Wash and thoroughly dry apples; remove stems. Insert pop sticks into apples. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet; set aside., In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, water and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Stir in food colorings. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 290° (soft-crack stage)., Remove from heat. Working quickly, dip apples into hot sugar mixture to completely coat. Place on prepared baking sheet; let stand until set.

CANDIED YAMS AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Toss apple, pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Alternate layers of coated apple and cut yams in an 11x7-inch pan. Dot with margarine and cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven until reduced and bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes. Cover with marshmallows and continue to bake until golden, 10 to 20 minutes more.

CINNAMON CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Peel apples and cut in half lengthwise; remove cores. In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring the water, sugar and candies to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar and candies are dissolved. Reduce heat; carefully add apples. Cook, uncovered, until apples are tender, about 8 minutes., With a slotted spoon, transfer apples to a serving dish; pour syrup over apples. Serve warm or chilled. Garnish with mint if desired.

CANDIED APPLES II

Steps:

• Lightly grease cookie sheets. Insert craft sticks into whole, stemmed apples.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat to 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat and stir in food coloring.
• Holding apple by its stick, dip in syrup and remove and turn to coat evenly. Place on prepared sheets to harden.

CANDIED APPLE RINGS OR SLICES

Steps:

• Slice the apples into thin rings.
• In a dutch oven or soup kettle put the water, sugar and red cinnamon candies.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to medium, stirring occasionally.
• When the cinnamon candies have dissolved, add the apple rings.
• Simmer for 15 minutes on lowish heat until the apples are tender.
• While the apples are simmering, about every 5 minutes gently stir the mixture.
• When the apples are cooked, turn off the heat and allow the apples to cool in the syrup.
• They will continue to darken in color as they sit in the syrup.
• Serve either chilled or at room temperature.