Simple Hard Candy Recipe

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Simple Hard Candy
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Sprinkle 18 x 24 inch strip of heavy duty foil with powdered sugar.
  2. Mix first three ingredients in large heavy sauce pan.
  3. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
  4. Boil without stirring until temperature reaches 310 on candy thermometer or forms hard brittle threads in cold water.
  5. Remove from heat, and stir in flavoring oil and coloring.
  6. Pour onto foil.
  7. I let it cool just a minute, and then score it with a knife, thus making it break into uniform pieces when entirely cooled.
  8. Store in air tight container.
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  10. Notes: From writer
  11. This is so simple, it is something that children can do. You can also pour the candy uncolored and put serveral drops of food coloring on poured candy when hot and swirl it through with a tooth pick.
  12. Note: Techdeb54 wrote:
  13. Techdeb54 15 hours, 17 minutes ago said:
  14. Hi, I'm new. My name is Debbie. I started making hard candy many years ago. When I first started I couldn't figure out why my hard candy would only have flavor on the outside and not on the inside. It turned out I wasn't letting it cool to 240 degrees before adding the candy oil. The only exception I found was peppermint oil. You can add that at any temp and it will not cook out.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2917.35 Kcal (12214 kJ)
Calories from fat 40.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.5g 7%
Sodium 1101.6mg 46%
Total Carbs 743.37g 248%
Sugars 263.78g 1055%
Calcium 112.6mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 158.55 Kcal (664 kJ)
Calories from fat 2.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.24g 7%
Sodium 59.87mg 46%
Total Carbs 40.4g 248%
Sugars 14.34g 1055%
Calcium 6.1mg 11%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 58.7
    Points
  • 82
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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