Jelly Bean Brittle Recipes

JELLY BEAN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease and flour bundt pan. Toss jelly beans with 2 tablespoons flour and set aside. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, cream cheese and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time. Add flour mixture and blend well.
• Spoon 1 cup batter into bottom of prepared pan. Stir jelly beans into remaining batter.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes and then invert onto serving plate and cool complete.

JELLYBEAN BARK

Steps:

• Line a jelly roll pan with waxed paper and set aside.
• Melt the white confectioners' coating in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Spread the melted white confectioners' coating onto the prepared pan. Sprinkle the jellybeans over the top.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm. Break into pieces to serve.

HOMEMADE JELLY BEANS

Steps:

• 1. 1. In a large saucepan on medium heat, combine 3/4 cup water, 1 1/4 cups sugar, and gelatin. 2. Bring to a boil, stirring regularly to ensure that no clumps of gelatin form. 3. As soon as the temperature reaches 230 F, take the pot off the burner - the syrup should still be quite liquidy. This should not take more than 25 minutes. If your syrup gets any hotter than 230 F, it will make your jelly beans too hard. 4. Set the pot in a bowl of ice to stop the temperature from rising. If you don't have a bowl bigger than your pot, just fill your sink with ice water and put the pot in there. 5. Quickly stir in the juice (or booze) and salt.
• 2. 6. Spray the jelly bean molds with non-stick spray and pour the syrup into the molds. I found that it was better to overfill the molds than to underfill them. The beans that I underfilled a little bit were harder to remove from the molds. 7. Let the jelly beans sit for four to six hours, or until the gelatin has hardened. It will still be gummy and sticky. 8. Pop the jelly beans out of the molds and transfer them to parchment paper. This part is a little bit tricky. I used a small spoon to dig them out. The great thing is that the beans are very forgiving. Don't worry too much about mangling them when you remove them, as they hold their shapes surprisingly well. 9. Lightly dust the beans with cornstarch to help them dry. Let them sit for another few hours. 10. To make the outer shell, mix 1/4 cup water, 3/4 cup sugar, and whatever food coloring you like.
• 3. 11. Pour the mixture into a jar along with the jelly beans, as shown above. 12. Seal the jar tightly. Tilt the jar at an angle (like a slide) and turn it in your hand (as you would a doorknob), preserving the angle. The goal is to make a mock version of a tumbler (a tool used for coating candy - that at $700 is cost-prohibitive for the average home baker) that allows the sugar to gradually build up and evenly coat the jelly beans. This step is extremely important. If the candy is not well-coated, it will not have a hard outer shell. Tumble for 10-15 minutes. This, my friends, is the workout portion of your candy making experience. 13. Fish the coated beans out of the liquid and place them on fresh parchment to dry and harden overnight. 14. Once the top side is hard, flip each bean and allow the other side to dry.

JELLY BEAN BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line two 15x10x1-in. pans with foil. Melt 1 tablespoon butter; brush over foil. Sprinkle evenly with jelly beans., In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. using a pastry brush dipped in water, wash down the sides of the pan to eliminate sugar crystals. Cook, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage). Stir in remaining butter and salt; cook until a thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage), stirring frequently., Remove from heat; stir in baking soda (mixture will foam). Immediately pour over jelly beans. Spread with a buttered metal spatula. Cool completely. , Break brittle into pieces. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container.

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JELLY BEAN BARK

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. pan with foil; grease foil with butter. In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Spread into prepared pan. Top with jelly beans, pressing to adhere. Let stand until set., Cut or break bark into pieces. Store in an airtight container.