
How To Make Easy Saltwater Taffy
Whip up a sweet batch of this easy-to-make sticky saltwater taffy! It’s a delectable classic candy that’s made in just under one hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupsugar
- 1tbspcornstarch
- 1tbspunsalted butter
- ⅔cuplight corn syrup
- 1tspsalt
- ½cupwater
- 1tspvanilla extract
- ½tspflavored extract,of choice
- 2dropsfood coloring,color of choice
Instructions
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Add the sugar to a large pot fitted with a candy thermometer. Sift in the cornstarch, then whisk into the sugar until well-combined.
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Add the butter, corn syrup, salt, water, vanilla, and flavored extract of choice to the pot.
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Whisk to combine, then turn the heat to medium and cook until the mixture reaches 250 degrees F. Add the food coloring and stir to combine.
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Pour the candy into a greased heatproof dish, then cool for about 5 to 10 minutes until cool enough to handle.
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Stretch the mixture out to 12 inches or further, and fold it over itself again and again for 10 to 15 minutes. The taffy will turn from translucent to opaque.
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When the taffy becomes harder to pull, roll it to about a 30-inch long and 1-inch thick log on a greased surface.
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Cut the log in half, then slice the taffy into bite-sized chunks. Wrap each piece of taffy in a square of parchment paper and twist the ends to seal.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 44.62kcal
- Fat: 0.34g
- Saturated Fat: 0.21g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.09g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g
- Carbohydrates: 10.92g
- Fiber: 0.00g
- Sugar: 10.70g
- Protein: 0.00g
- Cholesterol: 0.87mg
- Sodium: 38.03mg
- Calcium: 1.14mg
- Potassium: 0.47mg
- Iron: 0.00mg
- Vitamin A: 2.78µg
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