Red Hot Candied Apples

This recipe for Red Hot Candied Apples is a traditional way of making a sweet canned apple. The sweet cinnamon taste and pretty pink color come from the addition of red hot candies. While you could eat this on pork, our favorite thing is to just eat it as a side of fruit at dinner.

Red Hot Candied Apples

This recipe makes approximately 17 pints of Red Hot Candied Apples.

Ingredients to make the Red Hot Candied Apples:

• 12 pounds of cored, peeled, and sliced Apples

• 12 cups Sugar

• 6 cups Water

• 1 1/4 cups Vinegar

• 1/2 cup Red Hots

• 2 teaspoons Ground Cloves

• 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger

Boil apples in water for 5 minutes.

Combine all the ingredients in a large pot and boil for 3 minutes.

Using a jar funnel, fill the jars with a ladle leaving 1/2-inch of headspace.

Wipe off the rims of the pint jars with a clean damp cloth.

Place the lid on top of the jar and add the ring. Tighten the ring to fingertip tight.

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Process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes if at sea level.

Remember to adjust your processing time if you are above 1000 feet in elevation.

Once your Red Hot Candied Apples have completed processing, turn off the heat and allow them to cool for 5 minutes. At the end of the cooling time, carefully remove the jars from the water bath with a jar lifter and place them on a  heat resistant surface about 1-2 inches apart. Allow them to cool completely for 24 hours.

After they have sealed fully remove the rings and wash the threads and the rest of the jar well.

If your jar did not seal, then place it in the refrigerator and use it immediately. Store the sealed jars in a cool dry place to enjoy for the next 1-3 years. After three years the nutritional value of canned food diminishes. The quality is best in the first year.

If you have any questions about canning with a boiling water bath canner or how to adjust the processing time for altitude, take a look at my canning basics videos.

I hope you love this recipe as much as I do.