Raspberry Hard Candy Recipe

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Old-fashioned hard candy appeals to old and young alike. Everyone is thrilled with the awesome raspberry flavor.—Joe Caden, Sutton, West Virginia

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Raspberry Hard Candy Recipe

Prep:10 min. Cook: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 35 Servings

10 20 30

Ingredients

1 teaspoon butter
3-3/4 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups light corn syrup
1 cup water
2 teaspoons raspberry extract
8 to 10 drops neon purple food coloring

Directions

Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan with foil. Grease the foil with butter; set aside.
In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook and stir over high heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). Remove from the heat. Stir in extract and food coloring. Immediately pour into prepared pan without scraping the saucepan (do not spread mixture).
Cool for 1-2 minutes or until candy is almost set. Using a sharp knife, score into 1/2-in. squares; cool completely. Break squares apart. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 2 pounds.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Nutritional Facts 1 ounce equals 125 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 9 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 2 starch.

Originally published as Raspberry Hard Candy in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2010, p24