Christmas Dessert Recipes

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 C sugar
• 1 1/2 C light corn syrup
• 1 C water
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 2 drops green food coloring
• 1/4 t watermelon flavoring, divided
• 1/2 C confectioner's sugar, divided

Instructions

1. Spread butter on the bottom of 2 large shallow baking pans and set aside.
2. Put a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
3. Pour the sugar into the saucepan.
4. Pour in the corn syrup and water.
5. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved.
6. Bring mixture to a steady boil.
7. Continue boiling without stirring until a candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees or hard crack stage.
8. Remove the pan from the heat and place half of the mixture into another pan.
9. Add red food coloring and 1/8 t flavoring to one pan.
10. Add the green food coloring and 1/8 t flavoring in the other pan.
11. Stir both well to combine.
12. Spread the red candy into one pan and the green candy into the other.
13. Allow the candy to cool.
14. Dust each pan with 1/4 C of confectioner's sugar.
15. Break the candy into bite size pieces and store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

Notes