Stained glass candy is a colorful and delicious treat that is perfect for any occasion. This candy is made with a combination of sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, and food coloring. The result is a beautiful and unique candy that is sure to impress your friends and family. There are many different recipes for stained glass candy, so you can find one that is perfect for your taste. Some recipes call for using different colors of food coloring to create a stained glass effect, while others use a single color for a more classic look. No matter which recipe you choose, you are sure to enjoy this delicious and festive candy.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
OLD FASHIONED, STAINED GLASS CANDY RECIPE
Tastes great, looks like colored glass!
Provided by Kelli Miller
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Prepare 9x13 deep sided metal pan by covering sides and bottom with butter & powdered sugar Combine sugar, water, & syrup in sauce pan Set candy thermometer in pan. Stir liquid constantly. When thermometer reaches 300 degrees (hard crack) remove from heat. Add in flavor and color then immediately pour into prepared pan. Let stand until mixture is cooled and hard. Brush top with powdered sugar. Drop pan onto floor (the kids LOVE to do this) to break candy into pieces. Store in air tight container. I like to drop a couple teaspoons of powdered sugar into a Ziplock baggie, add the candy pieces, and shake to cover. Without the sugar, the pieces can stick together.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313 calories, Carbohydrate 82 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 0 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 0 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 0 grams protein, SaturatedFat 0 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 19 grams sodium, Sugar 82 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams unsaturated fat
STAINED GLASS CANDY
Provided by Coco and Ash
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and sift powdered sugar all over the entire pan. Set aside
- In a heavy bottomed sauce pan, add the water, white sugar, and corn syrup. Heat over medium heat while stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, insert a candy thermometer and let the mixture come to a boil. Do not stir while the mixture is boiling. (Make sure that the candy thermometer is not touching the bottom of the pan)
- Let the mixture boil undisturbed until the thermometer reaches 300 degrees.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add in the food coloring and flavoring. Stir until combined.
- Pour the candy mixture onto the pan with the powdered sugar. Let the candy completely cool for at least one hour. (You can tilt the pan to spread out the candy but make sure you are wearing good oven mitts!)
- Once the candy has completely set and cooled for an hour, take a meat mallet and hit the candy all over to create cracked stained glass pieces.
- Shake off excess sugar and store in a sealed container.
STAINED GLASS CANDY I
This candy is good any time of the year but it's especially festive at Christmas! Vanilla, lemon or walnut extract can be easily substituted for almond to add a little variety to your candies.
Provided by Lisa
Categories Desserts Candy Recipes
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Lightly grease one 12x18 inch or larger baking sheet.
- In a large heavy saucepan, combine the water, sugar and corn syrup. Heat over high, stirring constantly with a heat resistant spoon, until all sugar is dissolved. Stop stirring and bring to a boil. Boil until a candy thermometer reads 310 degrees F (154 degrees C). Remove from heat.
- When bubbling has ceased, stir in the flavoring and a food coloring. Spread into the prepared pan so that the candy is no more than 1/4 inch thick. Cool for 45 minutes in the refrigerator. Remove from refrigerator, crack into pieces and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 129.3 calories, Carbohydrate 33.7 g, Sodium 9.6 mg, Sugar 26 g
SEA GLASS CANDY
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 20m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- It's sea glass you can eat! To make it, crush 1 cup blue hard candies (such as Jolly Rancher) and microwave in 30-second intervals until melted. (Be careful, the molten candy will be super-hot!) Immediately pour onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and let harden, 15 minutes. Repeat with green candies and a mix of blue and green. Remove from the parchment and rub the candy with confectioners' sugar, then break into pieces.
STAINED GLASS CANDY II
Easy and delicious rolled chocolate, walnut, coconut and colored marshmallow candy!
Provided by Bea Gassman
Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Nut Candy Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Melt butter and chocolate chips in a pan over low heat. Let the mixture cool slightly before stirring in walnuts and marshmallows. Let cool.
- Spread coconut on waxed paper. Divide the cooled dough into two even portions. Form each portion into a long roll. Coat the rolls with the coconut. Wrap the rolls in waxed paper then again in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight or longer. Cut into 1/2 inch slices to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.5 calories, Carbohydrate 33.5 g, Cholesterol 12.2 mg, Fat 19 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Sodium 102.3 mg, Sugar 25 g
STAINED-GLASS SUGAR COOKIES
Filling the cutouts of these sugar cookies with crushed hard candy yields the most striking stained glass effect.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 1h
Yield Makes 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat to combine. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture and beat to combine. Form dough into 2 disks, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough between floured parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness. Stack dough in parchment on a baking sheet; refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes. With a 2 1/2-inch Christmas-ball-shaped cutter, cut out dough (reroll scraps, if desired). Place cookies, 1 inch apart, on two parchment-lined baking sheets. With a 1-inch star cutter, cut out dough in center of each cookie. Bake until cookies are pale but set, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Remove sheets from oven; fill cutouts with crushed candy. Bake until cookies begin to brown at edges and candy is melted, 3 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g
STAINED GLASS CANDY
This recipe gives you two variations-green-colored candy with wintergreen flavor and red-colored candy with cranberry flavor. I like to make both because they look so pretty together on a tray. -Karolin Kershner, Barrington, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 2 pounds.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Butter a 15x10x1-in. pan; set aside., In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage)., Remove from the heat; stir in oil and food coloring (keep face away from mixture as oil is very strong). Immediately pour into prepared pan; cool. Break into pieces. Store in airtight containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 10mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
STAINED GLASS CANDY
A Christmas classic.
Provided by Pam Lolley
Time 1h10m
Yield 1 pound
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Line a 15-by-10-inch jelly-roll pan or a high-rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil, and generously coat with cooking spray; set aside. Lightly coat a 3- to 3½- quart heavy saucepan with cooking spray. Stir together sugar, corn syrup, and water in prepared saucepan over medium. Attach a candy thermometer to saucepan, and bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil, undisturbed, until mixture reaches 300°F to 305°F on thermometer (hard-crack stage), 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat; carefully stir in peppermint extract and food coloring gel until well combined; quickly pour mixture onto prepared jelly-roll pan. Let cool completely, about 45 minutes. Carefully break candy into pieces.
BEAUTIFUL STAINED-GLASS HARD CANDY
This was one of the first candy recipes I ever made. These candies are crystal clear and can be used as decorations for a Christmas tree or a window. Cooking and prep times are approximate, and don't include making your own molds if you wish to do that.
Provided by Annisette
Categories Candy
Time 25m
Yield 1 batch
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- To make your own molds from foil: Cut aluminum foil in desired shapes: stars, trees, etc. Grease foil lightly with vegetable oil. Fold up edges to make 1/2" sides. Seal corners with freezer tape to prevent leaks.
- You can also pour this candy onto a greased cookie sheet to make your own shapes. Score the candy while it's still warm (be careful not to burn your fingers) so you can break it on the score lines. I've even used mint containers as molds.
- To make the candy: In a 2-quart saucepan combine sugar, syrup, water and vinegar. Cook, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved. Continue cooking, without stirring, until it reaches the hard crack stage (300F degrees).
- Remove from the heat, stir in the flavoring and color. Allow the candy to cool SLIGHTLY. Pour the candy into prepared molds, about 1/8" deep. When firm, remove from the molds.
- If you wish to hang the finished candy on a string or ribbon: when the candy begins to set (before it hardens) use a skewer to make holes for stringing.
- If candy becomes too firm to pour and shape it, then remelt it over low heat. Be careful not to boil it.
- Tips for other color combinations: Use a toothpick to swirl food coloring through the uncolored candy after it's been poured into molds. Make molded candies of one color and dribble with a second color to get a "stained glass" effect. To store candy ornaments, wrap them in plastic wrap and store in a covered container at room temperature in a dry place. Keep them flat to prevent warping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1874.7, Fat 0.2, Sodium 72.6, Carbohydrate 487.1, Sugar 430.1
Tips:
- Use hard candy that is specifically designed for making stained glass candy, as it melts more smoothly and evenly.
- Work quickly when pouring the melted candy onto the parchment paper, as it will start to harden quickly.
- Be careful not to overcook the sugar mixture, as this will make the candy brittle and difficult to work with.
- If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can test the sugar mixture by dropping a small amount into a glass of cold water. If the mixture forms a hard ball, it is ready.
- To make the candy even more colorful, you can add food coloring or edible glitter to the melted sugar mixture.
- Stained glass candy can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.
Conclusion:
Stained glass candy is a beautiful and delicious treat that is perfect for any occasion. With a little patience and creativity, you can create your own unique designs that will impress your friends and family. So next time you're looking for a fun and easy candy project, give stained glass candy a try!
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