ps sugar 1.5 cups light corn syrup 1 cup water 1+ tsp flavor extract. I use strawberry. Blue food coloring Heat sugar, syrup and water over med heat. Stir until sugar disolves. Add flavor and color. Stop stirring. Allow to boil. Heat to 300 degrees or hard crack. Pour into pan. Cool.
Total Time
1hr
5.0
2 Ratings
Author: POPSUGAR FOOD
Servings:
2
Ingredients
•
2
cups
Granulated Sugar
•
3/4
cup
Light Corn Syrup
•
1/2
cup
Water
•
to taste
Sky Blue Gel Coloring
•
2
tsp
Blackberry Extract
or Cotton Candy Flavoring Extract
•
as needed
Nonstick Cooking Spray
Cooking Instructions
1.
Prepare your ingredients and tools. Wrap a baking sheet in foil and spray with Nonstick Cooking Spray (as needed).
2.
Add the Water (1/2 cup) to your saucepan.
3.
Add Granulated Sugar (2 cup).
4.
And Light Corn Syrup (3/4 cup).
5.
Place the saucepan on the burner and turn the heat to medium high.
6.
Continue to stir until you sugar dissolves.
7.
Once dissolved, turn the heat to high. Use a wet pastry brush to brush the sugar crystals down from the sides of the pan.
8.
Once the sugar mixture begins to boil, add the candy thermometer.
9.
Once the candy thermometer reads 285 degrees F (140 degrees C), remove the pan from the heat. Remove the thermometer from the pan, and wait until the bubbles stop forming at the top. This takes between 1 to 3 minutes.
10.
Add the Blackberry Extract (2 teaspoon). Careful, the sugar may begin to smoke when adding this.
11.
Add one drop of Sky Blue Gel Coloring (to taste).
12.
Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Let this set for at least 30 minutes at room temperature.
13.
Use your mallet to break up the crystal.
14.
Bag up your rock candy in small baggies or Ziploc bags and enjoy responsibly.
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
1143
FAT
0.0 g
PROTEIN
0.0 g
CARBS
289.3 g
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