Rosy Apples
A boiled apple, red on the outside.
- CategoryHard Boiled
- First appeared1800s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madeBoiled
- DietaryVeganVegetarian
What it is
A hard boiled sweet shaped like a small apple, red and green, with a sharp apple flavour that lasts a long time. A sweet shop jar classic that older customers ask for by name.
Taste
Where it comes from
Rosy apples are one of the traditional British boiled sweets of the Victorian and Edwardian era, from the same family as pear drops and barley sugar. They were made when cheap sugar and metal moulds allowed confectioners to shape sweets like fruit, and the apple was one of the easiest and most recognisable shapes to produce.
What it's made of
Sugar and glucose syrup boiled to a hard crack, flavoured with apple and a citrus sharpness, coloured in two batches and stamped in an apple mould.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Flavouring, Colours: E102, E122, E142
Warning: E102 & E122 may have an adverse effect on the activity and attention in children.
Allergens
No allergens in the ingredients
