Don't stick to the ordinary when it comes to candy apples. If you want to make yours superior, consider getting creative with your toppings.

As Annie Quigley writes for Food & Wine, "Candy apples also became fashionable to give out to trick-or-treaters during Halloween in the early 1900s and remained so until the 1960s and '70s, ...

Candy apples also became fashionable to give out to trick-or-treaters during Halloween in the early 1900s and remained so until the 1960s and '70s, ...

Halloween candy is a relatively new staple of the holiday – only first becoming popular and widely distributed in the 1920s and 1930s and not becoming a major player until the 1950s. Learn more ...

6 medium Granny Smith apples 6 small food-safe tree twigs 1½ cups granulated sugar 1 cup light corn syrup ½ tsp. cinnamon extract 1 tsp. black gel food coloring 1 cup candy sprinkles, optional 1.