Atomic Candy Apples

Surprisingly spicy cinnamon candy apples — the perfect Halloween prank.All my life I’ve loved Halloween and when I was a kid, nothing, and I mean nothing, was better than trick-or-treating. I’ll never forget the night while trying to peer through the eyeholes in my skeleton mask, I fished out what appeared to be a red jawbreaker. Feeling adventurous, I popped it in and commenced sucking. At first, it was all cinnamon-y goodness, but then, suddenly, the bottom dropped out and there was a horrible, flesh-searing pain, as though someone were putting a cigarette out on my tongue. And yet…and yet…I kinda liked it. That was my first Atomic Fireball. I’ve attempted to replicate that experience in what appear to be harmless candy apples. You just can’t make these candy apples without cinnamon oil, which is conveniently available at many a megamart, as well as the internet. Both U.S. standard and metric measurements are listed, but for consistent results, go metric.This recipe first appeared i…

• Time: 40 min
• Servings: 6

Source: Alton Brown

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