DIY HARD CANDY RECIPES

Name: Hard Candy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup Karo syrup; 2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1 teaspoon of flavoring candy oil (more or less to your taste); food coloring (to desired color); confectioners' sugar; butter

HARD CANDY RECIPE - FOOD.COM

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This is a recipe that my Grandma and I made growing up. I continue today to make this every Christmas. Great to give as a gift or just have sitting around a grab when you want one. Enjoy

Total Time 40 minutes

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup Karo syrup
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon of flavoring candy oil (more or less to your taste)
food coloring (to desired color)
confectioners' sugar
butter

Steps:

Mix syrup, sugar and water.
Bring to hard/crack boil on candy thermometer.
Stir in Candy oil and food coloring. (watch about the steam coming off of the mixture, it can really get you).
Butter the heat resistant surface you will be working on. (She had a marble candy board, I use a cookie sheet).
When cool enough to touch with hands (but not too cool or it will be too late), butter you hands and kitchen scissors and begin cutting pieces with scissors.
Put pieces in a bowl of confection sugar (coats each piece from sticking to one another) and when you get alot in the bowl, skake it thru a stainer to get excess off.
This is a very, very fast paced thing! We always cut it to make small pieces, and we bent in any sharp edges to make it easier for the kids. I have poured it into the cookie sheet and as it sets up, you scour it with a pizza cutter. When completely cooled you can break it apart. It all depends on whether I have help or not.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 121, FatContent 0, SaturatedFatContent 0, CholesterolContent 0, SodiumContent 0.4, CarbohydrateContent 31.8, FiberContent 0, SugarContent 24.1, ProteinContent 0

HARD CANDY RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT - TASTE OF HOME

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Every evening for a week in December, my husband and I mix up several batches of this soothing candy. When we finish, we have all our favorite flavors and a rainbow of colors. The pieces look lovely in a clear candy dish or jar.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Total Time 45 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Yield 3/4 pound.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

5 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 to 2 teaspoons anise, lemon or orange extract
Red, yellow or orange liquid food coloring, optional

Steps:

Fill a 15x10x1-in. pan with confectioners' sugar to a depth of 1/2 in. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, make a continuous curved-line indentation in the sugar; set pan aside. , In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and continue cooking for 3 minutes to dissolve any sugar crystals., Uncover and cook on medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). Remove from the heat; stir in extract and food coloring if desired. , Carefully pour into a glass measuring cup. Working quickly, pour into prepared indentation in pan. Cover candy with confectioners' sugar. When candy is cool enough to handle, cut into pieces with a scissors. Store in a covered container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383 calories, FatContent 0 fat (0 saturated fat), CholesterolContent 0 cholesterol, SodiumContent 26mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 99g carbohydrate (89g sugars, FiberContent 0 fiber), ProteinContent 0 protein.

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