Snack

Homemade Hard Candy - in the microwave is for Snack.

Homemade Hard Candy - in the microwave takes 2 minutes to prepare.

Homemade Hard Candy - in the microwave takes 2 minutes to cook.

Homemade Hard Candy - in the microwave makes 90 servings.

The ingredients for Homemade Hard Candy - in the microwave are:

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. extract or flavoring oil
Food coloring (optional)
Powdered sugar
Mold for hard candy (not chocolate)

Here is how you make Homemade Hard Candy - in the microwave:

1. Mix sugar and corn syrup in a microwave-safe glass (or other container). Cover glass with plastic wrap and microwave 1 minute.2. Remove plastic wrap carefully to avoid steam. Stir and cover with a new piece of plastic wrap. Microwave 1 minute.3. Remove plastic wrap. Add flavoring, coloring, and stir. Pour into hard candy mold and let cool completely (nutritional info is based on a 90 piece candy mold, yours may differ). Break apart and lightly coat with powdered sugar to keep pieces from sticking.Note:If the mixture is too mushy, you may have used too much corn syrup. This will also cause problems removing from mold, try sticking it in the freezer.This recipe also works with sucker molds. With a deeper mold like this, make sure to lightly oil the mold beforehand. Wrap suckers separately when cool.Number of Servings: 90Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HARV47.

The nutritional information for Homemade Hard Candy - in the microwave is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 90
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 17.5

• Total Fat: 0.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 4.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 4.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
• Protein: 0.0 g