Rock Candy Recipe

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Rock Candy
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Ingredients:

  • 1 8 -inch square pan (note: this pan will be ruined for anything else in the future.)
  • butcher's twine
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • sugar thermometer

Directions:

  1. Punch holes at the top edge of a thin 8-inch square pan so that you will be able to lace 7 strings from one side of the pan to the other. Place the laced pan in a pan deep enough to catch any leaking syrup.
  2. Dissolve 2 1/2 cups of sugar in 1 cup water and cook without stirring to the hard-ball stage, 247 degrees to 252 degrees. Pour the syrup into the laced pan. It should reach a level about 3/4-inch above the strings. Cover the surface with a piece of foil.
  3. Watch and wait. The syrup may take as long as a week to crystallize.
  4. Lift out the laced pan. Cut the strings and dislodge the rock candy. Rinse quickly under cold water and put on racks to dry in a very low-temperature oven.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1161 Kcal (4861 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 7.74mg 0%
Potassium 6mg 0%
Total Carbs 300g 100%
Sugars 300g 1200%
Calcium 26.7mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 216.2 Kcal (905 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 1.44mg 0%
Potassium 1.12mg 0%
Total Carbs 55.87g 100%
Sugars 55.87g 1200%
Calcium 5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 23.2
    Points
  • 33
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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