toffee apples

Caramel-coated orchard treats

Toffee apples are apples coated in hard, glossy toffee or caramel, mounted on sticks for eating by hand.

A traditional treat at autumn fairs, Halloween, and Guy Fawkes Night in Britain: The children came home from the bonfire with sticky faces from their toffee apples.

Called candy apples in American English.

Related
  • redPrimary color, warm
  • sweetTasting of sugar
  • glazeThin lustrous coating
  • stickThin piece of wood
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener

sugar coating · hard crack · bite · sticky fingers · caramel · golden syrup · fairground · candy · treat · harvest festival · candymaking · autumn · Halloween · trick or treat · dessert · Guy Fawkes · snack · brittle

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Small, sour tree fruit

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health/indulgence

toffee appleshealth food

Nutrient-dense dietary choices

fair food category

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Battered frankfurters on sticks

hot dogs · french fries · popcorn · funnel cake · cotton candy

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toffee, apple, toffees, apples

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G