Olivier Poels 5:40 p.m., February 14, 2022

Ever since Adam and Eve, the apple has been the symbol of love… As for the toffee apple, it above all evokes the carnival.

This preparation, which has contributed to the fortune of certain dentists, was born in New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century.

We owe it to a confectioner, William Kolb, who prepared sweets and had the idea of ​​dipping an apple in the caramel preparation.

The name comes from the tomato that was called "apple of love" and which this sugar-coated apple resembles.

The candy apple recipe

Ingredients :

  • 4 apples (pink lady type)

  • 200 g of chocolate

  • 10 g of butter

  • Hazelnut

  • Place the apples for 15 min in an oven at 150) to "fatigue" them

  • Melt the chocolate with the butter

  • Crush the hazelnuts and roast them in a pan

  • Coat the apples with chocolate then sprinkle with hazelnuts