Description
An easy recipe for hard candy. The hardest part is waiting for the sugar to reach the proper temperature. Be patient and use a candy thermometer for perfect candy. This recipe can easily be adjusted by using different flavored extracts and food colorings.
Ingredients
- 3 ¾ cups white sugar
- 1 ½ cups light corn syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon orange, or other flavored extract
- ½ teaspoon food coloring (Optional)
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Grease a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
- Stir together white sugar
- corn syrup
- and water in a medium saucepan. Cook
- stirring
- over medium heat until sugar dissolves
- then bring to a boil. Without stirring
- heat to 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C)
- or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard
- brittle threads.
- Remove from the heat and stir in flavored extract and food coloring. Pour onto the prepared cookie sheet. Dust top with confectioners’ sugar.
- Let cool until hardened
- about 15 minutes. Break into about 36 pieces and store in an airtight container.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 36