Halloween Cinnamon Candy Apples

• 8 md. apples
• 8 wooden skewers
• 2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp. red food coloring
• 6 drops of oil of cinnamon

1. Wash apples; remove stems.
2. Stick 1 skewer in each apple.
3. Combine sugar, corn syrup, water and coloring in saucepan; cook, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil.
4. Cook over medium heat to hard crack stage.
5. Add oil of cinnamon; remove from heat.
6. Dip each apple into syrup, tilting saucepan to coat easier; let excess syrup drip back into saucepan.
7. Place apples on buttered cookie sheet or rack to cool.
8. Make lollipops with remaining syrup.

apples, wooden skewers, sugar, light corn syrup, water, red food coloring, oil

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/19875 (may not work)