Halloween caramel apples, candy apples and poison apples, best first.

Ten apple recipes, best first

• I Put a Spell on You Halloween Cinnamon Candy Apples50 min — Cinnamon fans, this one’s yours. The green candy coating is cooked to the hard-crack stage, so expect more work than melting caramels, about 50 minutes of prep, and keep the apples out of the fridge, which the recipe says turns them sticky. The guide
• Halloween Candy Apples35 min — The closest thing here to a poison apple. A five-ingredient black sugar syrup, heated to 300°F, coats Granny Smiths and hardens into a glossy shell, a simple method that still demands real care with the hot sugar. The guide
• Cookie-Coated Caramel Apples60 min — A butter-and-cream caramel made from scratch gets cooled a little for dipping, then the apples roll through chocolate cookie crumbs for crunch. At an hour, it has the longest prep time listed here, so it suits cookie lovers with time to spare. The guide
• Easy Caramel Apples53 min — Seven apples get a from-scratch caramel coat and whatever toppings you pick, then chill until they firm up. The steps stay straightforward, which makes this a friendly first go at making your own caramel. The guide
• Homemade Caramel Apples30 min — For anyone ready to cook their own caramel, a brown sugar and cream mixture goes to 240°F and cools slightly before the dip. Prep is about 30 minutes, and the apples need their wax stripped with hot water first. The guide
• Homemade Candy Apples20 min — If you want the familiar red candy apple, this is the one: a from-scratch red coating taken to 300–310°F for dipping, with about 20 minutes of prep. The sugar gets very hot, so work with care. The guide
• Caramel Apples25 min — A low-fuss caramel classic: the coating is just caramels melted down with milk, then the apples are dipped and left to set. With six ingredients and four steps in all, it’s a safe bet for beginners. The guide
• Bat-Tastic Caramel Apples10 min — No dipping required. A cookie cutter turns apple slices into bats, which get a drizzle of warm caramel and a scatter of sprinkles, and at about 10 minutes of prep this has the shortest time listed, a good pick for young helpers. The guide
• Candy Apple Pumpkins Recipe — Orange candy-coated apples get black fondant faces and turn into jack-o’-lanterns, a showpiece for anyone happy to spend a little time decorating. The shell sets hard, so the recipe advises cutting the apple up before anyone takes a bite. The guide
• How to Make Caramel Apples Dipped in Halloween Candy — Chopped-up fun-size candy bars finish chilled apples coated in melted caramel, which suits anyone who wants a loaded topping without cooking caramel from scratch. Give them 30 minutes to set before serving. The guide