Caramel apples, toffee apples — whatever you call them, candy apples are a favorite snack anywhere you go.
Well, this totally makes my day. Candy apples are a favorite snack around the world. You might even call it the international language of snacking.
1. We call it a candy apple in the United States and Canada. The terms candy apple and caramel apple are often used interchangeably.
2. Thank William Kolb of Newark for creating the America’s first candy apple in 1908. He was an enterprising candy maker, who displayed bright red candy apples in his store’s window over Christmas. People wanted to buy the the apples (which were for display purposes only), so he started making the apples for sale. The apples sold out every year.
3. A traditional candy apple has a hard sugar coating, with a cinnamon flavor.
4. On Coney Island, you can find jelly apples, which have a soft cherry-flavored coating.
5. National Candy/Caramel Apple Day is Halloween. As if we need another reason to celebrate.
6. Outside of North America, Candy apples are usually called toffee apples.
