A wonderful alternative to the purchased candy will be sugar candies cooked at home. The indisputable advantage of such a homemade delicacy is the complete absence in their composition of artificial colors, stabilizers, thickeners and other additives that are harmful to our health. In addition, its preparation does not take much time and requires a minimal, it is even ridiculous, set of products.
Home sugar candies on a stick - recipe
The simplest recipe for making candies on sticks involves using only sugar, only water and vinegar. But this does not prevent ready-made delicacy from getting delicious and making kids happy. This recipe was used by our grandmothers and, as we recall, always successful.
Ingredients:
- granulated sugar - 6 tbsp. spoons;
- water - 6 tbsp. spoons;
- vinegar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- vegetable oil for molds.
Preparation
Pour sugar into a ladle or a small saucepan with a thick bottom, pour in the necessary amount of water and vinegar, mix it, place it on the fire, warm it to a boil, stirring, and cook until thick, stiff and change color to caramel. Now we pour the resulting mass on pre-oiled molds, insert wooden skewers and let the candies froze.
And one more simple, but not less interesting recipe for sugar candies with lemon juice instead of water.
Homemade sugar and lemon juice candies
Ingredients:
- granulated sugar - 75 g;
- lemon juice - 40 ml;
- vegetable oil for molds.
Preparation
Sugar sand is mixed with lemon juice in a container suitable for cooking and warmed to a boil, stirring, on a moderate fire. We cook the mass for two to five minutes, depending on the desired color of the candies, and then pour out on greased forms in front of the vegetable oil and let it freeze. You can put the wooden candy sticks into grasped little candies, and then leave until completely cooled.
For each of the two above-mentioned recipes, you can get lollipops from burnt sugar, soak the mixture on fire a little longer and get a rich brown color.
Next, we offer options for cooking candies for lovers of creamy and chocolate taste.
Creamy lollipops made from sugar at home
Ingredients:
- granulated sugar - 200 g;
- milk or cream - 100 ml;
- vanilla extract - to taste;
- vegetable oil for molds.
Preparation
In a thick-walled sauté pan or a saucepan, pour in milk or cream, pour in the sugar, put the container on the fire and warm it up, stirring constantly, to a boil. We keep the mass on fire until the coffee color and thickening. When a droplet of finished material hits the cold water, it immediately crystallizes and turns into caramel. If the required condition is reached, remove the mixture from the fire, add a few drops of vanilla extract, mix and pour over the oiled forms. After solidification the cream candies are ready.
How to make chocolate candy at home from sugar and honey?
Ingredients:
- granulated sugar - 125 g;
- honey - 125 g;
- chocolate bitter - 125 g;
- vegetable oil for molds.
Preparation
To make chocolate home made candies in a scoop with a thick bottom mix honey, sugar and chocolate broken into pieces. Warm the mass on minimal heat to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil to a state where a drop of the mixture will instantly solidify in cold water. We pour hot mass on oily molds, let it cool down and freeze and enjoy.