According to one source, American William W. Kolb invented the red candy apple.
Kolb, a veteranNewark candy-maker, produced his first batch of candied apples in 1908. While experimenting in his candy shop with red cinnamon candy for theChristmas trade, he dipped some apples into the mixture and put them in the windows for display. He sold the whole first batch for 5 cents each and later sold thousands yearly. Soon candied apples were being sold along theJersey Shore, at the circus and in candy shops across the country, according to theNewark News in 1948.[2]
However, toffee apples had previously been recorded as being sold in London in the 1890s.[3]
Candy apples are made by coating an apple with a layer of sugar that has been heated to hard crack stage.[4][5] The most common sugar coating is made fromsugar (white or brown),corn syrup, water,cinnamon andred food coloring. Humid weather can prevent the sugar from hardening.[6]
Brazil – candy apples (named as in otherLusophone countriesmaçã do amor, as in theFrenchpommes d'amour, meaning "apples of love") are common in the festivities in honor ofJohn the Apostle.
Mainland China – a similar treat calledTanghulu is made by coating small fruits, traditionallyhawthorns with hard sugar syrup.
South Africa - toffee apples are mostly available at supermarkets such as Checkers and Spar. They are also very popular throughout apple season. Mostly dipped in red or green coloured sugar syrup.
^ThisisSouthDevon (October 9, 2008)."Apples galore as event grows".Torquay Herald Express. Torquay, Devon, UK: localworld.co.uk. Archived fromthe original on October 3, 2015. RetrievedNovember 17, 2013.
^Newark Sunday News, November 28, 1948, pg.16. The first candy apples brand was named after Kolb's wife Chelle's. Nowadays, Chelle's Candy Apples is known candy apples, hard candy and other sweet treats.Newark Evening News, June 8, 1964, pg. 32
^"Toffee Apples".The Foods of England Project. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2022.
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