31 cooking with candy corn Recipes

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional, line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper and lightly spray with, mound 30 small clusters of pecans , about 3 or 4 pecans each, spaced a, couple inches apart on the pan ., make caramel : warm the cream over low heat and keep warm while you, cook the sugar ., put the sugar and corn syrup and in a deep, heavy-bottomed large, saucepan ., cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar, dissolves ., stop stirring , raise heat to medium-high, and simmer until the sugar, reaches the hard crack stage , or 305 degrees f on a candy, thermometer , about 7 minutes., whisk the butter and salt into the sugar mixture., gradually pour in the cream and vanilla taking care since the mixture, will bubble up ., reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring, occasionally , until the sugar reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees f, on the thermometer , about 5 minutes more., immediately remove from the heat and cool for a minute., ladle a couple tbsp of warm caramel over some of the nut, clusters , to make the spider bodies., then press 6 pieces of licorice into the warm caramel to make the, legs ., repeat with the remaining caramel and licorice., helpful to have an extra hand here, since the caramel can set, quickly ., if caramel hardens, warm over very low heat . ), let spiders cool 15 minutes ., meanwhile , put the chocolates in a medium heatproof bowl., bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow, simmer; set the bowl over , but not touching, the water., stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth ., alternatively , put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl., melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft , about 1 minute., stir , and continue heat until completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes, spoon about 1 tbsp of melted chocolate on top of each spider ., sprinkle with jimmies or chocolate curls, if desired., let cool until firm .

peanut butter, butter, softened, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, beaten, baking soda, corn syrup, vanilla, quick-cooking oats, chocolate chips, m & s plain chocolate candy

margarine, peanut butter, brown sugar, pressed, white sugar, corn syrup, eggs, well beaten, vanilla extract, quick-cooking oatmeal, baking soda, chocolate chips, smarties candies, pressed on top

vegetable-oil cooking spray, sugar, water, light corn syrup, orange - or lemon-flavored oil if desired, mixed jellied candies such as jelly beans or jujyfruits, or chocolates such as sno-caps for decorating

granulated sugar, brown sugar , packed, margarine or 3/4 cup butter, softened, vanilla, eggs, all-purpose flour, corn flakes, slightly crushed, pecans, chopped, divided, m & s whole plain chocolate candy, quick-cooking oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt, m & s whole plain chocolate candy

all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, quick-cooking rolled oats, unsweetened coconut, crispy rice cereal or 1 cup corn flakes or 1 cup other non-sugar-coated cereal, m & s plain chocolate candy, semisweet chocolate, chopped

creamy peanut butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, baking soda, soften butter, vanilla, eggs, oatmeal(quick cooking ), chocolate chips, m & s plain chocolate candies, chopped nuts

hanger or skirt steaks (i prefer steak for the kidney flavor), canola , vegetable, or corn oil, plus more for frying, rock candy, moutai or chinese grain alcohol, rice cooking wine, garlic cloves, chopped, onion, chopped, prepared horseradish (traditionally, people use ginger, but i use horseradish which goes better with red meat), soy sauce , plus 2 oz dark, fermented sweet rice sauce (available at any asian grocery), water, cherry cola, hu yieh leaves (dried lotus leaves), chinese buns (gwa bao, a white folded bun from any chinese grocer)

quick-cooking oats, nuts or 2 cups raisins or 2 cups dried fruit or 2 cups coconut or 1 small candy, (i like 1 cup sliced almonds and 1 cup dried cranberries myself.), natural-style peanut butter, corn syrup, vanilla