Coal Candy
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
3 pounds
ingredients
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups corn syrup
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons anise extract
- 1 teaspoon black food coloring paste
directions
- Line an 8-inch square METAL baking pan with foil, extending the edges over the sides of the pan. Lightly grease the foil with butter; set aside.
- Measure sugar, corn syrup and water in large heavy pot.
- Stir over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil, being careful not to splash sugar mixture on side of pan.
- Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of pan (do not let bulb touch bottom of pan).
- Cook about 15 minutes, without stirring, until thermometer registers 290.
- Immediately remove from heat.
- Stir in anise extract and food coloring.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan. Cool completely.
- To get big pieces of coal-looking candy, gently drop pan to break the candy.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lisar
Provo, Utah