Category "candy"

Sugar syrup with orange juice foams excessively

Today I made an orange chiffon cake with buttercream frosting. I used Rose Levi Beranbaum's Classical buttercream recipe, in which 100 g of sugar and 90 g of wa

Tootsie Roll Flavor

Tootsie rolls dont quite taste like chocolate. They have a "cocoa" and "subtle fruit flavor" according to their website. What are the fruit flavors that makes t

Why do I have lumps in my caramel? (NOT crystallized sugar.)

There are a lot of caramel questions. Hopefully I'm not repeating anyone... I've made caramel sauce several times with the recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction.

Prevent gummi bears from drying out

I have tried making gummi bears but have the problem that they dry out very fast. I'd like to make gummi bears that could be eaten for a couple days. After five

pan size and cream pull candy

I am making cream pull candy. Recipe is usually made in a 4 Qt. pan. Can I use a 8 qt. pan as long as candy thermometer is submerged enough or will the differe

Flavourless Chocolate/Chocolate Alternative in Fudge

I've just recently gotten into making fudge and have found a recipe that works amazing for almost every flavour I want to make. I use Cocoa Powder or White Choc

Will terrible things happen if I replace part or all of the refined sugar in this recipe with malt extract?

Behold the recipe: https://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/giant-mars-bar-recipe-milky-way-bar/ I'm planning to make a cake based on the Zero Candy Bar for f

Sugar/Citric Acid Coating giving Gummy Bears a Wet Look

So I'm able to make my gummy bear recipe just fine. Its just a simple mix of the following: 1/2 Cup water 1/4 Corn Syrup 1 6oz package of Jell-O Brand gelatin

How do I make candy apples not sticky?

When I candy-coat apples and let them sit out, the candy coating becomes sticky. I live in the Southern U.S., so humidity is usually pretty high, but other peop

How Much Ammonium Chloride for Home-made Salt Licorice?

I want to make my own Scandinavian style salt licorice. I was able to buy ammonium chloride at a local spice store, but I am not sure how much to use. My resear

What is the name of this peppermint stick candy?

I've had a hard time finding information online about peppermint candy sticks that are hard, but porous and brittle - the peppermint sticks of my youth. I belie

Aftertaste when making gummies

We currently make medical marijuana gummies and are experiencing an aftertaste on some batches. People describe it as chemical/metallic/dry. We have been using

how to quickly dry out home made marshmallows?

I just made home made marshmallows for a birthday party in 7 hrs. How do I dry them out quickly? I used Ina G. recipe, she suggests to sit overnight, but on lin

I always burn my fudge. Why?

I'm trying to learn how to make fudge. Usually, I have no problems following recipes, but this one seems to be particularly difficult: 1 can of condensed milk

My Cream Pull Candy doesn't always cream

Anyone familiar with Cream Pulled Candy? It's a traditional Appalachian (Kentucky) candy where sugar and water are cooked to the soft ball stage, then milk, bu

What approach can be taken to create a sugar free Butterfingers clone?

How could I make a sugar free version of butterfingers candy? I’m asking because I’m a diabetic. So any advice on this matter would be appreciated b

How to keep caramel from hardening prematurely?

Let me be clear: I am NOT making a recipe where I want the caramel to stay soft and gooey. The end result is supposed to be hard like toffee or peanut brittle.

Can I turn my unset jelly into cactus fruit gummies instead?

I tried making prickly pear fruit jelly. I accidentally used regular pectin instead of low-sugar pectin. Is there a way that I can turn my unset jelly into cact

Can I make Turkish Delight with jelly powder?

I have come across some Turkish Delight recipes calling for cornstarch, others for gelatin, some use both and one that uses store-bought jelly powder (aka gelat

Can flavoring extracts be added to inverted sugar?

I'd like to try doing a recipe with inverted sugar (hand pulled cotton candy), but am entirely new to candy making. I have the instructions to create inverted s