Christmas Hard Candy

So I haven't posted in a couple of days, but today Adam and I made our Christmas hard candy.  I took pictures so I can put the recipe on here and step by step instructions.  We made 11 batches of candy today and let me tell you, it is HARD work!!!  I will post the recipe at the bottom of the post.

Here is the finish product:

Pour sugar, water, and light corn syrup in a pot and boil until 300 degrees.  (We used a candy thermometer)  **Warning*** When it hits 250 degrees, watch it carefully because the temperature rises FAST.  Trust me we have burned MANY batches in the past!!

While the candy is boiling, you need fix your container with powdered sugar with ditches.  You can uses 3- 9x13 dishes or I used a large cupcake carrier (it worked GREAT).  I used several bags of powdered sugar.  It needs to at least cover the bottom and be at least 2 inches thick.  Then I use a wooden spoon and make sure the sugar is flat.  Then use the other end of the spoon and make ditches, like a snake.  I have pictures of me pouring it and after it is poured so you will understand what I am talking about.

Here is a picture of me pouring it in the ditches:





Then you take CLEAN, kitchen shears or scissors and cut the candy into small pieces.  It usually takes about 10 minutes until it gets hard enough to cut.  It also helps to have another helper to help cut!!!

Then you roll it around in the powdered sugar and use a sifting spoon (I guess that is what it is called, a spoon with slits in it)


Here is a picture of the flavored oil that we used and food coloring

***** BEWARE: When making cinnamon, be careful because it is VERY strong!!  Strong enough to burn your nose hairs.  Just ask Adam, he didn't believe me!! *******

Hard Candy
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
3/4 cup light corn syrup
powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. flavoring oil (can buy at AC moore, but we bought some on Amazon a lot cheaper!!)
Liquid Food Coloring
Candy thermometer

Pour sugar, water, and corn syrup in a pot and boil until it reaches 300 degrees.  Remove from burner and stir in flavored oil and food coloring pretty fast.  Pour into the ditches and then wait about 10 minutes and cut into small pieces with clean, scissors or kitchen shears.  Place in a seal tight container!!

Nice for Christmas presents!!!  Your finished product!!
We made:
Lime, Lemonade, Orange Cream, Cinnamon, Strawberry, Grape, Blueberry, Cotton Candy, and Pina Colada

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