Root Beer Flavored Hard Candy Recipes

ROOT BEER LOLLYPOPS

Steps:

• Grease 8 metal lollipop molds.
• Combine corn syrup water and sugar in small sauce pan over low heat, stirring just till the sugar dissolves.
• Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce back to low heat.
• Continue to cook until it reaches 300°F on candy thermometer (it will take 15 minutes total).
• If crystals form around edge of pan, brush them back with moistened pastry brush.
• Remove from heat add root beer.
• Fill each mold with 1 tablespoon mixture.
• Insert a stick into center inserting it 1/4 inch and smoothing over; let cool and then unmold.

ROOT BEER FLOAT FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. square baking pan with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, milk and remaining butter. Bring to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 4 minutes., Remove from heat. Stir in baking chips and marshmallow creme until melted. Pour one-third of the mixture into a small bowl; stir in vanilla., To remaining mixture, stir in root beer concentrate; immediately spread into prepared pan. Spread vanilla mixture over top. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm., Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

NANA'S HOMEMADE HARD CANDY

Steps:

• 1. Sprinkle cookie sheet with powdered sugar and set aside
• 2. Combine sugar syrup and water in a saucepan and continuously stir over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• 3. Continue to cook without stirring until a candy thermometer reaches 290 degrees. (Between 34 and 45 minutes)
• 4. Remove from heat and add food color and oil or extract. (if using oils do NOT inhale over the pot while adding the oil. it is very strong and can take your breathe away)
• 5. Pour mixture onto prepared cookie sheet and allow to cool completely. Once completely cooled lay a clean towel over top of sheet and break candy into pieces by taping with a hammer. Sprinkle candy again with powdered sugar
• 6. If you are making several flavors and colors like we did, after all the flavors are broken into pieces mix them together and put into candy dishes or bowls for a tasty beautiful stained glass effect.
• 7. These make beautiful favors for parties and showers.

HARD CANDY

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, stir together the white sugar, corn syrup, and water. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to a boil. Without stirring, heat to 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads.
• Remove from heat and stir in flavored extract and food coloring, if desired. Pour onto a greased cookie sheet, and dust the top with confectioners' sugar. Let cool, and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.