![]() Candy apple coated with red caramel and covered with chopped peanuts | |
Alternative names | Toffee apple |
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Type | Confectionery |
Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | New Jersey |
Created by | William W. Kolb |
Main ingredients | Apples and sugar candy |
Candy apples (or toffee apples in Commonwealth English) are whole apples covered in a sugar candy coating, with a stick inserted as a handle. These are a common treat at fall festivals in Western culture in the Northern Hemisphere, such as Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night because these festivals occur in the wake of annual apple harvests.[1] Although candy apples and caramel apples may seem similar, they are made using distinctly different processes.