Toffee apples with chocolate, hazelnuts and sesame seeds recipe
A crunchy autumnal treat, our toffee apple recipe gives you so much variety with the optional addition of chocolate, nuts and seeds. Ready in just 15 minutes and perfect as Halloween party food, this veggie-friendly recipe will please both kids and the grown-ups and can be made vegan by swapping the butter and chocolate for a plant-powered, dairy-free alternative.
See method- Makes 12
- 5 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
- 233 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 12 small red-skinned apples
- 12 lollipop sticks
For sesame seed toffee apples
- 200g (7oz) demerara sugar
- 1tsp balsamic vinegar
- 2tbsp golden syrup
- 20g (¾oz) butter
- 30g sesame seeds
For chocolate-coated apples
- 200g (7oz) plain chocolate (50% cocoa for best results)
- 2tsp (per apple) roasted chopped hazelnuts
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 980kJ 233.0kcal
- Fat
- 10g
- Saturates
- 4g
- Salt
- 0.0g
- Sugars
- 38g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 38.1gProtein 1.9gFibre 2.9g
Method
- Push a stick into each apple.
- For the sesame seed apples, combine the sugar with 50ml of water over a low heat and allow the sugar to dissolve. Add the vinegar, golden syrup and butter into a pan. Stir with a wooden spoon on a medium heat to melt, then bring to the boil. Boil for 5-6 minutes. To test if the toffee is ready, put a drop of the mixture into water to see if it hardens. Remove from the heat, add the sesame seeds (or, for a classic toffee apple, you can leave these out) and swirl the pan. Dip into the toffee to coat. Let any excess drip off. Put on an oiled baking tray to cool for 10 minutes.
- For the chocolate-coated apples, melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Dip each apple into the chocolate to coat, and sprinkle with nuts. Put on a tray in the fridge to set.
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