Best Hot Air Candy Recipes

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HOT AIR CANDY



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Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup white sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 Tbsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
2 Tbsp vegetable shortening

Steps:

  • In a large heavy pan, heat sugar, corn syrup, and vinegar to 290 degrees on candy thermometer. Remove from heat and add baking soda. Stir quickly until mixed.
  • Pour into well greased 9 by 13 pan. Let cool until hardened.
  • Break hardened candy into pieces. Melt chocolate chips and vegetable shortening together. Dip candy pieces in chocolate and let harden on wax paper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g

HOT AIR CANDY



HOT AIR CANDY image

Have been making this candy for years. everyone waits every christmas to get some. I saw a few recipes on the site that are the same but just a bit different so I thought I would post mine too. Hope you like it as much as I do!!

Provided by Ann McCue @salsaqueen

Categories     Candies

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup(s) sugar
1 cup(s) dark karo syrup
1 tablespoon(s) white vinegar
1 tablespoon(s) baking soda
- your favorite dipping chocolate (i use ghirardelli 2.5lb chocolate dipping bar. i always get it at sams club before the holiday season in early november)

Steps:

  • combine sugar, karo syrup and vinegar in a heavy sauce pan on med high heat. stir until sugar is disolved then quit stiring cook until reaches 300 degrees on candy thermometer remove from heat and add baking soda Stir quickly, it will start foaming when soda is mixed in and candy is nice and foamy,(this only takes 30 seconds or so), slowly pour onto slightly buttered pan. DO NOT SPREAD you want it high so pour in one place, it will spread out slightly by itself wait a few hours for it to cool then place a knife in it and break it int desired size pieces dip in chocolate to coat and place on wax paper until set.

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