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Home Made Candy Corn

Source of Recipe

Brenda-Lee Olson


Recipe Introduction

original author unknown modified to be gfcf for allergygrocer

List of Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup white corn syrup (agave can be used but is thinner so use less or thicken by reducing on the stove first)
1/3 cup non-dairy margarine or coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
several drops food coloring (optional)
2 cups corn free powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup Vance's Dari-free (or other) powdered non-dairy milk


Recipe

Combine sugar, white corn syrup, and margarine in a pot, bring to a boil stirring constantly.

Turn heat down to low and boil for an additional 5 minutes.

Add vanilla, powdered sugar, salt, and powdered milk sub to the mixture in the pot.

Remove from heat.

Stir until thick and divide among separate bowls if using food coloring.

Add a small drop of your choice of coloring to each bowl and stir, add more as needed.

When cool enough to handle, knead dough until stiff but still pliable.

If dough hardens too much, it can be softened in a microwave 10-20 seconds at a time.

Using your hands, form into any shape you desire.

Set aside to dry and harden.

For a traditional Candy Corn shape:
Roll each color into a long rope.

Press each rope together forming a striped band.

Gently press the band with a rolling pin, being careful not to roll the band too thinly.

Cut triangles out of the band and gently use your fingers to shape into a triangle.

Set aside to dry and harden.

Note from BL. If the too is too sticky to knead, add more powdered sugar or use tapioca starch.

Author's Notes:Luckily candy corn can be made at home with ease and very few ingredients. Above is a recipe that makes a tasty treat similar to the store bought version. It has more of a buttery sugary flavor and less of a waxy feel.

Shaping the candy corn can be time consuming but you can be creative and make any shape you like. This recipe can also be used for any holiday or occasion; Christmas trees, snowmen, etc. and is fun to make and shape with kids. You’ll end up with approximately a pound of candy
corn more or less-depending on how much you eat while making it!