Cinnamon Rock Candy
Glossy red hard candy flavored with cinnamon oil, cooked to the hard crack stage and broken into pieces.
Equipment
- heavy saucepan
- Candy thermometer
- Rimmed Baking Sheet
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 3 cup granulated sugar plus 3/4 cup more
- 1 cup light corn syrup plus 1/4 cup more
- 1 tsp red food coloring
- 1 tsp food grade cinnamon oil plus 1 tsp more if you want stronger flavor
- 1 cup powdered sugar plus 1/2 cup more, for dusting
- 1 tbsp butter to grease the baking sheet
Instructions
Cooking
- Prep. Grease a rimmed baking sheet with butter.
- Boil. Cook the water, sugar, and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring only until the sugar dissolves, then boil without stirring until 300 degrees F.
- Flavor. Remove from the heat and stir in the food coloring and cinnamon oil.
- Set. Pour onto the baking sheet and cool for 30 minutes until hard.
- Finish. Break into pieces and toss with powdered sugar.
Notes
Substitutions: Use another food grade candy flavoring in place of the cinnamon oil.
Tips: Boiling sugar causes severe burns, so keep children away and use oven mitts.
Storage: Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition counts about one third of the powdered sugar dusting.