7 Candies You Can Make At Home That Are Dentist Approved (Jk)!

The whole process of candy making is so incredibly gratifying, don’t you think? Working with sugar to preparing the moulds, it is all thoroughly fun! If you’re a Willy Wonka at heart and a hoarder of delicious candies, then you’ll certainly enjoy this post. Let’s begin with what can be classified as candy?

• Sugar candy- which is essentially hardened sugar syrup with colour additives. Make sure the mixture boils to a certain temperature and you can form firm but pliable threads and not brittle strings that’ll easily snap under pressure. Now you can pour them into moulds and allow it to cool/set.
• Rock or crystallized candy otherwise known as jawbreakers- You’ll have to put your molars to work to grind these ones.
• Toffees- These are chewable candy that’ll stick to your teeth and will refuse to leave.
• Cotton candy- This is sugar spun to form minute flexible threads called sugar glass.
• Marzipan- This scrummy confection consists primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal. You can sculpt these candies any way you want!
• Fudge, Truffles, and Caramel Candy- You can’t dabble with these because making them is a skill that needs to be perfected!

Now that you know all the vital details of the candy kingdom, here are recipes that you can easily prepare at home and don’t forget to record your dentist’s number on speed dial. You can make batches of these and stash them in an airtight bag for future nibbling.

Cotton Candy Fudge-

Witnessing the making of cotton candy is as much fun as eating it, would you agree? Here’s a recipe that involves a cotton candy flavoured colouring agent that is infused with a mixture of white chocolate and cream resulting in a fudgy delight!

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Sherbet Candy Lollies-

This video will demonstrate the making of lollipops with a twist. Sadly the “twist” can only be legally consumed by adults. You guessed it, there’s a generous amount of tequila going into it in place of water along with some honey and salt! Also keep a serious watch on the crystallising sugar. Seriously tape your eyeballs to the candy thermometer you’ll be using. They’ll also show you how to make sherbet! What a winning recipe, AMIRITE?

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Homemade Fruit Gumdrops-

These are gummy squares of heaven engulfed in sugar. Either you love them or you obviously love them, I’m leaving you no choice. Make sure you have your candy thermometer, the ultimate equipment that’ll ensure your sugar doesn’t get overheated.

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Fresh Peach Candy-

This is a gelatine fruit-based dessert made with ripe peach and granulated sugar! YUM! This is super simple to make except you need to stir the mixture quite a bit until it reduces so make sure you don’t miss your workout in the morning.

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Candy Apples-

This recipe begins with dunking fresh apples in a tub of boiled water. Yes, it looks like you can play Apple Bobbing only don’t. You can make these when you’re craving for something healthy and something sweet.

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Marshmallows-

Prepare the bonfire because the marshmallows are coming!

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Caramels

This video is an elaborate demonstration on how to make caramel bites. Keep all your things ready before you begin because this elderly person in the video does not tolerate your unorganized nonsense.

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Surprise Bonus Video because you brushed your teeth today! YAY!

LEGO Gummy Candy-

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