Christmas Hard Candy

1Steve's Note:

Easy to make Christmas candy.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 Batch

• 4 cups sugar
• 1 cup Karo syrup
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon oil or 2 teaspoons oil peppermint extract
• red food coloring or green food coloring
• powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Mix first 3 ingredients and boil to hard cracker stage, 300ºF.
2. Add oil of cinnamon or peppermint and food coloring.
3. Pour into foiled lined cookie sheet.
4. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the candy while its still warm.
5. Break candy in small pieces when it is cool enough to handle.

Reviews

[eBeth]

I requested this recipe when I couldn't find my own. It was just what I needed. So simple and so good. Looks great in a small canning jar to be given as a gift. I used flavor oils: lemonade, licorice, and cran-raspberry.

[Nonnie4Two]

I needed a "coal" recipe for a gag Christmas gift, and tried this out. I used black Wilton paste coloring, and strawberry extract for flavor. I think I would increase the strawberry extract from the two tsp called for, as there was very little flavor. After breaking up the candy into "rocks", I liberally dusted them with powdered sugar, and they really look like pieces of coal!

[TJ Witt]

This is great candy and very easy. Watch out if using cinnamon oil or other equally aromatic oil - the vapor can be irritating to eyes, etc. when you first put it in (this could be a duh, but I'm a novice!). Thanks for a keeper.