Description
Sweet cinnamon hard candy delivers a spicy-sweet kick that delights candy enthusiasts. Crafted with simple ingredients and careful heating, you’ll savor this classic confection’s bold flavor profile.
Ingredients
Scale
Candy Ingredients:
- 2.33 cups granulated sugar
- 4 cups corn syrup
- 3 teaspoons (3 tsp) cinnamon oil
Coloring and Greasing:
- Red food coloring
- Butter, for greasing
Instructions
- Grease two baking sheets thoroughly with butter, ensuring complete coverage to prevent candy from sticking.
- Combine sugar and corn syrup in a large pot, heating on high until mixture reaches a rolling boil. Cover and maintain boiling for exactly 3 minutes.
- Uncover the pot and reduce heat to medium-high. Continuously stir the liquid mixture, monitoring the temperature carefully until it reaches 300-310°F on a candy thermometer, indicating the hard crack stage.
- Once thermometer indicates 310°F, immediately remove pot from heat source and integrate red food coloring, stirring until color is uniformly distributed throughout the mixture.
- Allow mixture to cool slightly for 30-45 seconds to reduce intense steam, then gently incorporate cinnamon oil, stirring carefully to prevent splashing.
- Quickly pour the hot candy into prepared buttered baking sheets, using a pre-buttered pizza wheel to create scoring lines while mixture remains malleable.
- Let candy cool undisturbed for 45-60 minutes at room temperature, then break into individual pieces along scored lines, creating sharp, clean edges.
Notes
- Always use a reliable candy thermometer to ensure precise temperature, as accuracy is crucial for achieving the perfect hard crack stage.
- Wear long sleeves and oven mitts during the entire process to protect against potential hot sugar splashes, which can cause serious burns.
- Work quickly when pouring and scoring the candy, as the mixture hardens rapidly and becomes challenging to manipulate once it starts cooling.
- Consider using silicone baking mats instead of buttered baking sheets for easier candy removal and more consistent cooling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 20
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg