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Toffee Apples or Candy Apples?

10/04/2009, Submitted by Renee

Toffee Apples 65.4%

Candy Apples 34.6%

26 votes

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18 comments for Toffee Apples or Candy Apples?

mama K said:

2009-10-04 03:18:15, posting from 70.217.250.104

WooHoo! 1st/1st! I'm not sure what toffee apples are exactly. I love caramel apples though, so in hopes that toffee means caramel, I went with it. Not a fan of candy apples, too sticky, and never sure of the flavor. I got one once that was hot cinnamon, and had to throw it away.

Gia said:

2009-10-04 05:27:51, posting from 144.118.225.254

No, caramel is different . . . and much better.

Roland T. Flakfizer said:

2009-10-04 05:34:04, posting from 216.25.244.130

I have always referred to them as caramel apples and jelly apples. Perhaps it's a regional thing. Candy apple might be an older saying, like when referring to the color of a muscle car; "Candy Apple Red...". Caramel apples are better in my opinion. Jelly is just a sweet taste, where caramel can be complex in flavor. And please, notice the three syllables in Car-a-mel. I know some people say Car-mel, but I can't get used to it. Carmel is a place; caramel is a food.

Mary Gayle Deep in the Heart of Texas said:

2009-10-04 07:34:34, posting from 70.124.56.158

Toffee Apples. I just like plain apples better though. Why mess with perfection?

mama K said:

2009-10-04 07:55:36, posting from 70.217.250.104

@ Gia. I agree, toffee and caramel are totally different, but, I've never heard of a toffee apple. Is there really such a thing?

michchick said:

2009-10-04 08:19:38, posting from 173.111.91.193

At the apple orchard that Rob & I grew up going to they have about a dozen ways to get yourself a 'fancy' apple.

The best thing they have now is frozen cider. It's slushy-cider goodness that's not watered down at all- delicious!

Gia said:

2009-10-04 08:33:51, posting from 144.118.225.254

Well Mama K, Wikipedia says that there's such a thing, but Wikipedia is also . . . well, Wikipedia.

Oh Roland. Don't be silly. Everybody knows that the second a is silent.

emilyisabella30 said:

2009-10-04 10:04:59, posting from 72.79.208.245

Gia :) If I were to gush more, it would be embarrassing, so just :)

And in other news,
In my world, candy apples are red and have a thin candy coat, so that you get mostly apple with each bite. Toffee/Caramel apples have a thick coating of brown that pulls at your teeth more. Ergo, I chose candy apple.

Someone Who is French said:

2009-10-04 12:56:43, posting from 71.203.250.166

I say Car-ah-mel. Car-mal sounds like...nothing really. It doesn't even sound like a word.

I don't like either.

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Sally said:

2009-10-04 13:19:05, posting from 70.233.234.66

I chose toffee, but I prefer caramel with nuts.

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Rob said:

2009-10-04 17:13:25, posting from 71.238.59.91

SWIF... THANK YOU!!! :) It freakin' drives me nuts when people say it with two syllables.

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Rob said:

2009-10-04 17:13:59, posting from 71.238.59.91

Oh, yeah, and I'd rather not risk losing teeth on those things. :p

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michchick said:

2009-10-04 18:41:42, posting from 173.122.173.128

Carmel is a place in California.

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Gia said:

2009-10-04 19:55:40, posting from 144.118.225.254

I was being serious earlier. The second a really is silent.

The more famous Carmel that is a place is Mount Carmel, with Elijah, the Carmelites, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and all of that.

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SnowCat said:

2009-10-05 00:23:25, posting from 196.37.192.205

Toffee apples are very common in SA. From what I read here candy apples and caramel apples are the same as toffee apples. I make my own, and the kids love the caramel more. The toffee gets too hard for my liking, the caramel stays soft.

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