A Fun Recipe - Cherry Fizz Candy - Never a Doll Moment

It is time to start baking for Christmas! We do a fun extended family and friends Christmas candy and cookie making night each year. We have our standard favorites: fudge, buckeyes, chocolate dipped everything. Nothing says Christmas like pulling out my Grammy’s Marshmallow Fudge recipe. Some years we like to try something new. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes not. This year I came across a recipe in Saveur that has some pizzazz and fits the Christmas candy theme – Cherry Fizz Candy! It is like homeade pop rocks, but has more of a tangy fizz than a pop.

Cherry Fizz Candy

Ingredients

1 cup plus 3 Tbsp. sugar

2 tbsp. light corn syrup

1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. baking soda

³⁄₄ tsp. cherry-flavored Kool-Aid or other drink mix

¹⁄₂ tsp. powdered citric acid or 3 Tbsp. lemon juice

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment. In a saucepan, combine the sugar with the corn syrup, and 2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons water. With a candy thermometer, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook the syrup, without stirring, until the thermometer reads 300°, 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat and carefully stir in the baking soda, Kool-Aid, and citric acid. Quickly pour the syrup onto the prepared baking sheet in one move, then let stand to cool completely. Smash the candy into bite-size pieces, and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Enjoy!

And now for an update on our contest. The winner is Diana! She gets to choose one of these fun onesies.

Size 3 to 6 months

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Happy posting!

For another fun recipe try my chocolate avocado pudding.