HOMEMADE/DIY AIRHEADS CANDY

Homemade/DIY Airheads Candy image

Provided by wyojess

Time 35m

Yield 24 Airheads

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup light corn syrup
3 ounces apple juice
1 tablespoon margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cherry extract
1/8 teaspoon watermelon flavoring
red food coloring
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour or 1 tablespoon brown rice flour, for GF

Steps:

Mix together sugar and cornstarch in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Stir in corn syrup, juice, margarine and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cover pan and allow to boil 3 minutes. Check temperature with a candy thermometer. Bring temperature to 250 degrees F, keeping covered as much as possible. When temperature is reached, remove from heat and add flavoring and coloring (you can use whatever flavor/color you desire). Add flour and stir thoroughly. Dump hot candy onto parchment paper and cool until you can handle it comfortably. Pull like taffy about 20 times. Lay back on parchment paper and press flat with the palms of your hands. Roll with a rolling pin to desired thickness--if it gets too cold microwave 10 seconds. Cut with kitchen shears into strips.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 60.8, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 58.7, Carbohydrate 14.8, Sugar 10.6