Hard Candy
This hard candy recipe is easy to customize with your favorite flavorings and food colorings for holiday gift-giving or to simply satisfy a sugar craving!
Instructions
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{'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Grease a cookie sheet with cooking spray.'}
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{'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Stir white sugar, corn syrup, and water together in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to a boil.'}
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{'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': '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.'}
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{'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Remove from the heat and stir in flavored extract and food coloring. Pour onto the prepared cookie sheet. Dust top with confectioners' sugar.'}
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{'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Let cool until hardened, about 15 minutes. Break into about 36 pieces and store in an airtight container.'}
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (36 servings total)