Glass Candy
"This is something my mom used to make at Christmas time. As a child, I loved the way it looked (and tasted)."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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2 lbs
ingredients
- 3 3⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups light corn syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 1⁄2 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract, etc.
- food coloring
directions
- You will need a candy thermometer.
- Mix first 3 ingredients in large saucepan.
- Stir over heat until sugar dissolves.
- Bring to a boil and stop stirring.
- Continue to boil until temperature reaches 310 degrees F, it may take 20- 30 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- After boiling has stopped, stir in extract& coloring of choice.
- Quickly, spread out onto a LIGHTLY greased baking sheet so that the candy is no more than 1/4 inch thick.
- Candy does not need to touch all edges of baking sheet.
- Cool, then break into pieces.
- Store in an air-tight container.
- SPECIAL NOTE: After reaching 310 degrees, I like to put 1/2 of mixture in a separate kettle, so that I can make two different colors and/or flavors.
Questions & Replies
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Not sure what went wrong but the 2 times I tried this I could not get it to that temp it boiled but the 1st time it turned dark brown. The second time I took it off heat after about 10 min of boiling but that batch did not harden. I was able to use it in my cookies by cutting it up and baking it in that hole in the cookie. It got hard but had a slight brown tint. I used 2 thermometers one is a very good digital and the other a traditional glass candy thermometer. Any suggestions?
Reviews
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Great stuff, but what a mess to clean up afterwards! -
I have made this for years and still is a hit with family and friends.
