Candy Corn

Name: Candy Corn
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 106 grams light corn syrup, approximately 1/3 cup; 99 grams granulated sugar, approximately 1/2 cup; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 14 grams nonfat dry milk, approximately 6 1/2 teaspoons; 2 drops yellow and orange gel paste food coloring; 128 grams powdered sugar, approximately 1 1/4 cups; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps water

Candy Corn is a gluten free and vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. One portion of this dish contains roughly 0g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 23 calories. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 60. A mixture of corn syrup, butter, kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Halloween. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

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Combine the powdered sugar, dry milk and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 4 to 5 times until the mixture is smooth and well combined. Set aside.

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Powdered Sugar

Powdered Milk

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Combine the sugar, corn syrup and water in a 2-quart pot. Put over medium heat, cover and cook for 4 minutes.

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Corn Syrup

Sugar

Water

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Pot

Add the butter, clip on a candy thermometer, and bring the mixture to 230 degrees F, about 1 to 2 minutes. When the sugar syrup reaches 230 degrees F, take the pot off the heat and remove the thermometer.

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Simple Syrup

Butter

Candy

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Candy Thermometer

Kitchen Thermometer

Pot

Add the vanilla and the dry mixture, stirring continuously with a silicone spatula until well combined.

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Vanilla

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Baking Spatula

Pour onto a half sheet pan lined with a silicone baking mat. Cool until the mixture is cool enough to handle, about 10 to 15 minutes. Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces.

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Dough

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Frying Pan

Add 2 drops of yellow food coloring to 1 piece and knead the dough until the color is consistent throughout.

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Yellow Food Color

Dough

Add 2 drops of orange to the second piece, and knead until the color is consistent throughout. Leave the third piece white.

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Orange

Roll each piece of dough into a strand, about 18-inches long.

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Dough

Roll

Cut each strand in half.

Roll 1 of the white pieces into a strand that is about 1/2-inch thick and about 22-inches long. Repeat with a yellow piece and orange piece.

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Orange

Roll

Lay the strands side by side and press them together using your fingers.

Cut the strand into 4-inch pieces.

Lay the strands, 1 at a time, onto the silicone mat and press into a wedge shape, like a triangle. Use a wire butter slicer to cut the candies into pieces. If you don't have a wire butter slicer, use a knife, metal bench scraper or pizza cutter to slice the dough into small pieces. Repeat the procedure with remaining dough.

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Candy

Butter

Dough

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Dough Scraper

Pizza Cutter

Knife

Lay the finished pieces on a piece of parchment or waxed paper to dry for 1 hour. Store in an airtight container with parchment paper between each layer.

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Baking Paper