Cinnamon Hard Candy
Wow your friends and family with homemade Cinnamon Hard Candy. This irresistible treat is the perfect addition to any holiday candy platter.
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Servings: 30 pieces
Calories: 99kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups light corn syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon oil
- red food coloring
- butter, to grease pan
Directions
- Butter a rimmed baking sheet well OR set out small silicone candy molds.
- Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 4-qt saucepan. Heat on high until the mixture comes to a boil then cover and boil for 3 minutes.
- Remove cover and reduce heat to medium-high. Continue cooking and stirring frequently until mixture reaches hard crack stage, 300-310 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
- Once thermometer reaches 310 degrees F, remove pot from heat and add red food coloring. Stir well.
- Allow the red mixture to cool a moment then add cinnamon oil (Be careful! The cinnamon steam can be intense.) Stir very well.
- Continue stirring and pour cinnamon candy mixture into the silicone candy molds or the prepared pan. If pouring the candy into a pan, allow it to set for about 3-5 minutes then use a buttered pizza wheel to cut score lines into the candy. Allow to cool 30 - 60 minutes before breaking into pieces along score lines.
Notes
I recommend calibrating your candy thermometer each time you use it. (See more up in the blog post under the Pro Tips heading.)
It's very important to keep stirring the candy or else the hot cinnamon oil will separate from the candy and you'll have hot (spicy) spots in your candy.
If your Cinnamon Candy feels a bit sticky, you can coat it with a bit of powdered sugar to cut the stickiness. Simply add the powdered sugar and cooled candy to a bag and shake to coat the candy well. Some people prefer to serve the cinnamon candy coated with powdered sugar, which gives it a snow-covered look.
When using the silicone molds, I don't grease them before adding the candy.
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Nutrition Facts
Calories: 99 kcal | Carbohydrates: 26 g | Fat: 0.1 g | Sodium: 14 mg | Potassium: 0.4 mg | Sugar: 26 g | Calcium: 3 mg | Iron: 0.004 mg
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