BLACK CANDY RECIPES

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Mix together the egg white, confectioners' sugar and cocoa in a bowl with a fork until smooth and very thick. (The mixture should hang on the fork in a blob without falling off.) Whisk in the vanilla and vinegar. Whisk in enough food coloring to turn the mixture a deep black color and the brown of the cocoa is no longer visible, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon.
• Combine the granulated sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and stir until the mixture looks like wet sand. Using a wet pastry brush, wipe down the sides of the pot where any sugar has clung to the side. Cook over medium heat until the mixture registers 258 to 260 degrees F on a candy thermometer, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and immediately stir in the black mixture, stirring vigorously until smooth. Spread in the prepared pan and let harden and cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Lift the candy out of the pan using the parchment paper overhang as handles. Peel off the parchment and chip into small irregular-sized pieces using a chisel or a sturdy butter knife and rubber mallet. 

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions for cake-like brownies; spread batter over bottom of Large Bar Pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.Loosen the brownie from the sides of the bar pan and invert onto the flat side of Large Grooved Cutting Board. Cut the brownie into 1-in. cubes; set aside. Chop 1 1/2 of the chocolate bars using the Food Chopper. Reserve remaining chocolate for garnish.Combine pie filling and almond extract in the Small Batter Bowl; set aside 1/2 cup for garnish. Stir juice into batter bowl.Pour milk into a Classic Batter Bowl; add the pudding mix and whisk until themixture begins to thicken. Fold in the whipped topping.To assemble the trifle, place half of the brownie cubes into the bottom of a Trifle Bowl. Layer with half of the pie filling mixture. Sprinkle with half of the chopped chocolate; top with half of the pudding mixture. Repeat layer one time.Make chocolate curls with the reserved chocolate using a Vegetable Peeler (see Cook's Tip). Garnish the top of the trifle with reserved pie filling mixture and chocolate curls. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.