Best Hard Tack Candy Recipe

Stir till the color is well mixed in.

Best hard tack candy recipe. Heat over medium and stir until the sugar is dissolved. At this point you should not stir the mixture anymore. This cooking task is not recommend for small children.

Cook without stirring until candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees hard crack. In a sturdy deep non reactive pot on medium heat add sugar water and corn syrup. She had a marble candy board i use a cookie sheet.

Add food coloring and oil flavoring. Attach candy thermometer on side of pot careful not to touch bottom of pan. How to make hard tack candies in a heavy bottomed saucepan or pot combine 3 3 4 cups granulated sugar with 1 1 2 cups light corn syrup and 1 cup of water.

Drop the candy on wax paper that has been sprinkled with powdered sugar. Stir until well mixed. Add the flavoring oil.

Watch about the steam coming off of the mixture it can really get you. Let sit a couple minutes and start cutting the pieces. Make sure you store the candy in a humidity free place as humidity will make the candy more sticky.

Stir in candy oil and food coloring. Start cutting around edges with candy shears as syrup cools. Keep an ice cold bowl of water handy in the event of any small burns.