Classic Homemade Hard Candy Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup water
• 0.75 cup light corn syrup
• 0.5 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 drop red food coloring
• 0.13 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Grease two 9-inch pans and a baking sheet generously to prevent sticking.
2. In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar, water, and corn syrup. Stir constantly until sugar dissolves, then cook without stirring over medium heat, reducing heat slightly towards the end, until it reaches the hard crack stage (300 degrees F). Remove sugar crystals from the sides of the pan with a damp brush as needed.
3. Remove from heat and quickly stir in oil flavoring and food coloring until evenly mixed. Pour into the prepared 9-inch pans. Keep one pan warm over a saucepan of hot water. While the other pan is still warm but manageable, cut the candy into 1-inch strips using scissors, then snip into bite-sized pieces. Place the pieces on the buttered baking sheet. If the candy hardens too fast, reheat briefly over hot water to soften, but avoid making it sticky.
4. Toss the candy pieces lightly in powdered sugar to prevent sticking. Repeat the cutting process with the second pan of candy.

Nutrition

• Calories: 116 kcal
• Sugar Content: 24 g
• Sodium Content: 8 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 30 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g