APPLES CANDY RECIPES

Steps:

• Grease a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Line with parchment and grease parchment with cooking spray. 
• Insert a wooden stick into the top of each apple, pushing about halfway through. Set aside. 
• In a medium heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, combine sugar, 3/4 cup water, corn syrup, and food coloring and bring to a boil. Insert candy thermometer and continue to boil until temperature reaches between 300° and 310°, about 15 to 20 minutes. Immediately remove from heat. 
• Working quickly and carefully—coating will be extremely hot—coat apples in candy mixture and transfer to prepared baking sheet. 
• Let cool completely before serving.  

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Wash and core apples, leaving enough of the core at the base of the apple to contain the filling.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped pecans in a small bowl. Roll log shapes of the mixture and press enough into each apple to fill the core.
• Fill a 2-quart baking dish with about 3/4 cup water, or enough to cover the bottom. Place the apples upright in the dish. Bake until the apples are soft and the filling is browned, 1 hour.