Give Your Guests Candy Apples! These Fun Wedding Favors are Simple to Make
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| Candy apples make great, inexpensive wedding favors |
Candy apples make fun, delicious wedding favors and work well for many wedding themes from casual weddings to more formal affairs. These yummy treats can be dipped in many coatings, and wrapped in creative ways that bring a beautiful and edible wedding favor treat to each guest as your personal thank you for their attendance on your special day.
Outer Wrappings
The wrapping for your candy apples can be varied to reflect your theme and depending on which type of wrapping is chosen, candy apple favors make a nice choice for inexpensive wedding favors. For an elegant look, try purchasing gold boxes large enough to fit a candy apple inside. The outside of the box can be embellished with ribbon and a label. Plus, your guests will not immediately know what's inside and will enjoy the mystery.
Clear cellophane bags are another way to wrap candied or caramel apples. The benefit is that the apple itself will show through, which is especially important for apples that have been coated in chocolate, nuts, or other candies. Add a ribbon that color-coordinates with your theme and put a tag or label on the favor to finish it.
Many candied apples or caramel apples, since they are quite sticky, are rolled in some other kind of candy or nuts so a variety of wrappings can work with them. Caramel and some candy coatings are too sticky for clear plastic or saran wrap. For these apples, the best wrapper is waxed paper. Since this will not look as attractive as some other options, you would want to have an outer wrap or box for these as well.
Outer Wrappings
The wrapping for your candy apples can be varied to reflect your theme and depending on which type of wrapping is chosen, candy apple favors make a nice choice for inexpensive wedding favors. For an elegant look, try purchasing gold boxes large enough to fit a candy apple inside. The outside of the box can be embellished with ribbon and a label. Plus, your guests will not immediately know what's inside and will enjoy the mystery.
Clear cellophane bags are another way to wrap candied or caramel apples. The benefit is that the apple itself will show through, which is especially important for apples that have been coated in chocolate, nuts, or other candies. Add a ribbon that color-coordinates with your theme and put a tag or label on the favor to finish it.
Many candied apples or caramel apples, since they are quite sticky, are rolled in some other kind of candy or nuts so a variety of wrappings can work with them. Caramel and some candy coatings are too sticky for clear plastic or saran wrap. For these apples, the best wrapper is waxed paper. Since this will not look as attractive as some other options, you would want to have an outer wrap or box for these as well.
Let's Talk Themes
Here are a few theme ideas to get your creative juices flowing:
There are many other ways to decorate candy apples to make them beautiful, delicious and unique wedding favors. Here is another idea – using different-sized apples. Picture miniature caramel apples at each place setting, along with one or more jumbo-sized candy apples making up a gorgeous centerpiece with a few flowers mixed in.
Give Guests a DIY Favor
For a favor that requires no cooking, and costs less than having candy apples made for you, consider giving each guest a candy apple "kit". In a decorative favor box or bag, put one apple, one stick, enough caramels to cover the apple (once they are melted, of course), and a card with the directions printed on it. The directions can usually be found on the bag of caramels.
Why Candy Apples?
Aside from being healthier than other candy wedding favors, one of the good things about caramel or candied apples is they are very easy to make. Consider making them yourself, or recruit friends or family to do the honors. If you decide to buy them, ask for a bulk discount. Another good thing is candy apples are not a common wedding favor, which means they will not have the "wedding" markup like so many other items have, the minute they become "wedding" items. Some vendors even sell candied apples online, such as Daffy Apple (www.daffyapple.com) for a very reasonable price.
Here are a few theme ideas to get your creative juices flowing:
- Monogram themed wedding favor – dip apples in dark chocolate, then use white frosting and a frosting bag to pipe monogram letters on in a thin line. Wrap in clear cello bags, add elegant ribbon and a small favor tag that does not take away from the monogram.
- Garden themed wedding favor – use a red candy apple coating, coat the bottom half of the apple in crushed nuts or candies (use red candies if you don't want them to stand out) to keep it from sticking. Wrap in a clear cello bag, and use green ribbon tied in a bow, right where the stick meets the apple, as the apple's leaves. Add a few to the table centerpiece to continue the theme.
- Beach themed wedding favor – this could really be any kind of candy apple favor. Candy apples remind people of the little shops and vendors at tourist beach areas that offer these sweet treats during the summer.
- Bride and Groom or Black & White themed wedding favor – dip some apples in white chocolate, and the others in dark chocolate. For the "bride" use piped white frosting to add detail to the apple. For the "groom", either use white frosting to make a white "shirt" or dip the apple in white chocolate first, then dip each side, overlapping, in dark chocolate. Finish off with dark chocolate dots for buttons. There are many examples on the web of this design.
There are many other ways to decorate candy apples to make them beautiful, delicious and unique wedding favors. Here is another idea – using different-sized apples. Picture miniature caramel apples at each place setting, along with one or more jumbo-sized candy apples making up a gorgeous centerpiece with a few flowers mixed in.
Give Guests a DIY Favor
For a favor that requires no cooking, and costs less than having candy apples made for you, consider giving each guest a candy apple "kit". In a decorative favor box or bag, put one apple, one stick, enough caramels to cover the apple (once they are melted, of course), and a card with the directions printed on it. The directions can usually be found on the bag of caramels.
Why Candy Apples?
Aside from being healthier than other candy wedding favors, one of the good things about caramel or candied apples is they are very easy to make. Consider making them yourself, or recruit friends or family to do the honors. If you decide to buy them, ask for a bulk discount. Another good thing is candy apples are not a common wedding favor, which means they will not have the "wedding" markup like so many other items have, the minute they become "wedding" items. Some vendors even sell candied apples online, such as Daffy Apple (www.daffyapple.com) for a very reasonable price.
This is fantastic article. I am very pleased to have these ideas and would like to have Candy Apples for my wedding party. I will have a small ceremony at one of best San Francisco venues and was in need of a unique dessert idea. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks!! I'm glad this helped, and hope your wedding day is amazing & joyful!
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