hard rock candy

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3 3/4 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon oil
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs


• roll the edges of two 16 inch square pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil. sprinkle the foil very generously with confectioners' sugar.
• in a large heavy saucepan, combine the white sugar, corn syrup, and water. heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. stop stirring, and boil until a candy thermometer reads 300 to 310 degrees f (149 to 154 degrees c). remove from heat.
• stir in the cinnamon oil and food coloring. pour the prepared foil, and allow to cool and harden. crack into pieces, and store in an airtight container.