Crackly Bonfire Toffee Apples
Professor O will help you learn: Makes the traditional Bonfire Night treat of apples coated in shiny red toffee. Children see how heating sugar and water boils the water away until the sugar reaches the 'hard crack' stage and sets into a glassy solid, and practise reading a thermometer.
⚠️ Hot sugar reaches about 150°C and causes very serious burns, so an adult must do all the boiling, dipping and handling of the hot toffee; children stay well back from the hob. Keep a bowl of cold water nearby for the adult to cool their fingers. An adult should push in the sticks. Toffee is hard on teeth and braces. Check all ingredients for allergens; this recipe contains no common allergens, but toppings like sprinkles or nuts may.
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