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How to make sugar candy

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Sugar is one of the most basic ingredient for making any type of candy. Whether it is sugar candy, or any other candy. There are a few types of sugar candy that highlight the beauty of its texture and delicious simplicity of its taste. You can sugar candy for any event. Sugar candy is best and like by everyone. You can make it for birthday party. Christmas, Halloween, treat, or any other party at your home. When you are in mood of eating candy you can make it by yourself.

Here we will discuss the main three types of sugar candy. What are the ingredients required and what is the procedure?The common three types of sugar candy are lollipops, rock candy, and butterscotch candy.

Ingredients for making lollipops:

  • 1 cup sugar.
  • Half cup light corn syrup.
  • ¼ cup of water.
  • 1 teaspoon of flavored extract: which ever you like. Vanilla, rose, orange or cinnamon.
  • Five drops of food color of your own choice.

 Ingredients for making rock candy:

  • 2 cups of water.
  • 4 cups of sugar.
  • I teaspoon of flavored extract like pepper mint or lemon.
  • 5 drops of food color of your own choice.
  • 1 glass jar.
  • Wooden skewer.

Ingredients for making butterscotch candy:

  • 1 tablespoon butter.
  • 2 cups of sugar.
  • Half cup corn syrup.
  • ¼ cup of water.
  • 5 drops of vanilla extract.

Making of lollipops.

Follow the steps for making lollipops.

Making lollipops molds.

Spray your molds with nonstick cooking spray. It is important. By doing this you will be able to remove the finished lollipops without them cracking. After that put the lollipop sticks in the molds.

This recipe is for every type of hard candy mold. You can choose any shape of the mold. Heart shape,drop shape, or any other shape you like.

For making candy always pick up the candy mold. Do not pick any other mold. As the candy molds are designed to help candy for coming out without sticking. In other molds the candy will be stick.

Adding ingredients.

Add all the ingredients in a saucepan. Water, sugar and corn syrup. Put the pan on the stove.Make sure the flame is medium. Do not place it over low flame or high flame.Stir the mixture continuously. Stir it till the sugar dissolves properly. Scrape down the sides with a brush so that you can prevent your mixture from sticking.

Boil the mixture.

Bring the mixture to the boil. Stir it until it boils. When it comes to boil. Turn off the flame and check the temperature by using candy thermometer. If the temperature of the mixture is 295 F or 126 C. the it is fine.

Adding color and extract.

Now add food color and food extract. Stir it properly so that they can get mix.

Harden the candy.

After this let them harden at the room temperature. Now the lollipops is ready to eat.

Making of rock candy.

Mixing

Mix the sugar and water in the pan. Turn on the stove.Stir the mixture well until the sugar dissolves.

Add food color and flavor.

After that add food color of your own choice and food extract. Add purple rock candy with lavender flavoring, Orange rock candy with tangerine flavoring, Pink rock candy with rose flavoring, Red rock candy with cinnamon flavoring.

Suspension of wooden skewer.

Place the wooden skewer evenly around the jar. Lean them against the lip of the jar.  Cover the jar with a wrap. It will take week for making crystals of the candy inside the jar. So, leave it for the prescribed time. Leave it until the rocks come into your desired size. After that remove the skewer and enjoy the rock candy.

Making of butterscotch candy.

Buttering.

The first step is butter the pan. take a shallow pan and bitter it from all the sides. And add remaining butter all.   

Adding ingredients.

Add sugar, water and corn syrup. Place it on stove over low flame and let the sugar dissolve.

Boiling point.

When the mixture boils check the temperature by using candy thermometer. When the temperature is 270 C. add food extract. And remove it from stove. Mix it well.

Adding honey.

Now add remaining butter, honey and salt. Stir the mixture and boil it again. Check the temperature it should be now 300 degrees now. Then remove it from stove.

Pouring.

Pour the mixture I a pan to let it cool down. After 10mints the mixture will cool down then cut the shapes. Dish it out and enjoy the candy.

How to Make Homemade Candy

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Making candy is not just a fun but also a need. You can make candy for any event and party. Homemade candy is not just economic but also hygienic. You can trust you own homemade candy. Even when you feel bore or you are in any tension. You can make homemade candy for releasing tension or for fun factor as well. There is not just one kind of candy you can make at home. There are variety of candies you can make at home by your own hand. I have already mentioned some homemade candy recipe.Here some more candies you can make by using these recipes.

Some other homemade candies are peanut butter cup, caramel, fudge, hard candy, marshmallow,gumdrop, butterscotch.

Here I will explain you every candy’s recipe.

The first one is:

Peanut Butter Cup candy

Homemade butter cups are easy to make at home. These would be surprisingly tasty when you made them at home.

Homemade peanut butter cup candy is made up of the ingredients mentioned below:

Peanut butter.

  • Peanut butter
  • Sugar
  • Food essence
  • Water

You can make them in oven by using these4 ingredients. By mixing and stirring it well you can make peanut butter cup candy.

Homemade Lollipops or Hard Candy

You can make lollipops or hard candy at home by your own. It is easy to make at home. It is not a time-consuming recipe.

Ingredients.

Here are the important ingredients you need to require for making homemade lollipops or hard candy.

  • Flavoring oil.
  • Sugar.
  • Water.
  • Sugar syrup.
  • Food color.
  • Food essence.
  • Food extracts.

You can add whatever color you like oryour kids like. Every ingredient is available at the grocery stores. Make lollipops at high medium flame.

Homemade Caramels candy

These are the most favorite candies by everyone. You can make for guests at home. For the parties. For kids.

Ingredients.

Some of the common ingredients used in making of caramel candy.

  • Caramel food extract.
  • Sugar.
  • Sugar syrup
  • Water.

Homemade Chocolate Fudge

The chocolate fudge is my favorite. These are the easy to bake. Fudge is the most yummy and tasty candy. Personally, I like it very much.

Ingredients:

Some of the ingredients you need to buy for making homemade fudge.

  • Chocolate.
  • Butter.
  • Hot water
  • Cream.
  • Milk.
  • Sugar.
  • Cocoa powder.

Procedure:

Take a pan and turn on the stove. Make sure your flame is low. Add milk and chocolate in it. Stir it well. When chocolate gets dissolve with milk add sugar and butter. Stir it continuously. Then add cocoa powder and mix it well at low flame. Add butter now for making it soft. Cream is optional. If you want to add cream it is up to you. Add the mixture in a butter paper lined pan. Cover it from butter paper from all sides.Let it cool on room temperature. After one day open it out. Cut into pieces and enjoy the fudge.

Homemade Marshmallows Recipe.

Homemade marshmallows are easy to make.This is a fun activity. You can make it at home if you have electric blender in your kitchen. Whipping is important for making marshmallows. If you do not have an electric mixer then you can buy a new one. It is an important kitchen appliance. You can use it for many other dishes.

Ingredients:

  • Milk.
  • Food color.
  • Food extract.
  • Corn flour.
  • Sugar.

You have to blend all the ingredients well. Then place it on stove at low flame. After 20 minutes of stirring you are ready with your marshmallows.  

Homemade Gumdrops candy.

These are chewy candies. You can eat them during travel. You can enjoy them during Christmas. For making them colorful and beautiful use green or red food color. Add pepper mint extract. And for other events add some other colors like for the Easter party add yellow or orange food color.  You can add lemon extract in it. Do not forget to add sugar.

Homemade Butterscotch candy

This is the delicious candy for those who like butter and the essence of the butter.  And you can make it at your home.

Ingredients.

The ingredients you required are butter, sugar, corn syrup and water.

Procedure:

Add the ingredients and stir all the ingredients at low flame. When the mixture is done. Put it in a pan lined with butter paper. Let it cool. Finally cut it into pieces. And enjoy the butter scotch homemade candy.