Name: Werthers Candy Recipe (Copycat)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2½ cups sugar; 3⁄4 cup water; ½ cup light corn syrup; 1⁄4 cup honey; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp rum extract

Werthers Candy Recipe (Copycat)

Devora Harmon Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Werthers Candy (Copycat)

Treat your taste buds to delectable goodies in this copycat Werthers candy recipe, made using butter and rum extract, for sweet butterscotch.

Prep: 10 mins

Cool: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 50 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

1 cup butter, plus additional 1 tsp, divided
2½ cups sugar
3⁄4 cup water
½ cup light corn syrup
1⁄4 cup honey
½ tsp salt
½ tsp rum extract

Instructions

Butter a 15x10x1-inch pan with 1 teaspoon butter; set aside. Cube remaining butter and set aside.
In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water, and corn syrup. Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat without stirring.
Cook, uncovered, until a candy thermometer reads 270 degrees F or soft-crack stage. Add the honey, salt, and remaining butter; stir constantly until the mixture reaches 300 degrees F or the hard-crack stage.
Remove from the heat. Stir in the rum extract. Pour into the prepared pan without scraping; do not spread. Cool for 1 to 2 minutes until the candy is almost set.
Break squares apart. Serve and enjoy.

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