DIY Rock Candy
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
water
950 ml
granulated sugar
2000 g
food coloring
5 drop
Instructions
Prepare skewers
Wet the skewers and coat them in sugar, then let them dry completely.
Make sugar syrup
Boil water and gradually add sugar, stirring until completely dissolved between each addition.
Rest syrup
Let the sugar mixture cool for 15-20 minutes.
Prepare jars
Warm the mason jars by rinsing them in warm water.
Add mixture to jars
Divide the sugar mixture between the 5 jars and add food coloring to each.
Set up crystallization
Use clothespins to suspend sugar-coated skewers in the jars about 1 inch from the bottom.
Crystal growth
Leave the jars undisturbed for about 7 days to allow rock candy crystals to form.
Dry finished candy
Remove the rock candy from jars and let dry for 20-30 minutes.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in an airtight container at room temperature
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