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Orange Jelly Candies Recipe

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Making candy is my favorite thing to do. I've been collecting candy recipes for more than 40 years and have taken several candy-making classes. These soft confections are fantastic. —Leah Jackson, Washington, Utah

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Orange Jelly Candies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 10 min. + standing

Yield: 81 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

2 teaspoons butter
1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon orange oil
5 drops each red and yellow food coloring
Additional sugar

Directions

Butter a 9-in. square pan with 2 teaspoons butter; set aside. In a large saucepan, combine the pectin, baking soda and water (mixture will be foamy). In another saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup. Bring both mixtures to a boil. Cook until foam on pectin mixture thins slightly and sugar mixture comes to a full rolling boil, about 4 minutes. Gradually add pectin mixture to boiling sugar mixture, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat. Stir in orange oil and food coloring. Immediately pour into prepared pan. Let stand at room temperature for 3 hours or until set.
Sprinkle waxed paper with sugar; invert pan onto sugar. With a knife dipped in warm water, cut candy into 1-in. squares; roll in additional sugar. Place on a wire rack. Let stand, uncovered, at room temperature overnight. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 81 pieces.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 22 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 11 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Orange Jelly Candies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2005, p169

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Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by Zibeth

I made these jellies for the first time, and they brought me right back to the memories of similar jellied candies I had when I was a child. I'll be making another batch tomorrow, but with cherry oil instead. WONDERFUL recipe!

Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2010 by JerryVT

The candy did not set up at all. I put it back in the pan after about six hours and cooked it some more but it came out too hard and gummy.

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2008 by diproesch

I have been making candy for awhile and this sounded so good. I tried it the way you said, never set up enough to do anything with it. So I tried doing it a little different with the same results. Maybe you have something written down wrong in the reciepe. Maybe to much pectin. Maybe you left out a step. Please let me know as the flavor is good and would like to make this recipe for christmas gifts.