This blue rock candy was inspired from the TV show, Breaking Bad. It is super easy and a great candy for a season finale party! This was my first attempt at making candy and definitely a keeper!
earlier this week i posted how to make the perfect stove-top burger. we made them last weekend for our breaking bad finale party (and called them heisenburgers :). with tomorrow being friday, i’m already getting sad that there will be no breaking bad on sunday…or ever again. it feels like a break-up. a break-up from an evil, selfish, prideful, and incredibly entertaining boyfriend. sigh. i’ll say it again, if you haven’t seen the show…get netflix TODAY. start watching it today. sadly, i think its the best television series i will ever watch. my brother has written a couple good articles about the show over at his blog, www.theschoolofathens.org. his thoughts on the finale are here. (spoilers! don’t read it until you’ve bought netflix and watched all five seasons!!!)
the other themed food we made (besides buying a bag of funyuns in honor of Jesse) for the finale was blue-raspberry flavored rock candy. this was my favorite, and was so fun. lovers of the show will know the rock candy was inspired by the blue crystal meth made in the show. its a fun candy to make for breaking bad halloween costumes, or just a fun candy to make in general. it could be made in any color and hundreds of flavors. basically you can make your own jolly ranchers…and its super easy.
this is another pinterest inspired recipe, you can find the one i liked the best here.
its very very easy. mix together all of the ingredients, heat on a stove, boiling (and not stirring) until the temperature reaches 300 degrees, and then pour onto a covered cooking sheet until cool. once it is all the way cool and hardened (about 30 minutes), you can break apart and enjoy!
we had so much fun watching our favorite show go out with a bang. loved the finale, and loved learning how to make candy for the first time! see
the detailed recipe below. enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp flavoring extract i chose raspberry, but there are tons to choose from!
- blue food coloring or any color!
- candy thermometer
Instructions
- mix all ingredients together and place in a medium saucepan.
- stir until boiling.
- after liquid begins to boil, do not stir until finished.
- once boiling, place candy thermometer in liquid and monitor closely. when liquid reaches 300 degrees, take off heat and set aside.
- allow to cool until the bubbles quit breaking at the surface of the liquid.
- pour liquid onto a foil lined (and non-stick sprayed) baking sheet
- allow to cool until fully hardened. you can then break apart to the size desired.
- TIP: I had a reader comment that a great way to keep them from sticking is shaking them in powdered sugar before sealing in an airtight container. GENIUS!
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Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com
So awesome! So glad you tried the candy and that it worked well. I can’t believe the show is over either…now what will I obsess about? :)
becky
I agree!!! loved your recipe…I have never made anything like that before and you made it so easy!!
I can’t believe the show is over either. I might start watching it again from the beginning haha!
Lucila
Hi,
Thanks for the recipe, I’ve tried it but unfortunately the candy didn’t harden, it’s been setting overnight and it’s still in liquid state. One possibility could be that as I did not have a thermometer, I let it boil for a few minutes and then set it aside to cool down. How long does it take from when boiling breaks till it reaches 300? Could this be the cause?
Thanks in advance for any suggestion you may have!
Alison
I would love to know the response to this question, I don’t have a thermometer for candy making either… thank you. xxx
Becky Hardin
Hey guys. This was my first (and only) time making candy, and the thermometer was a huge help. I think that probably was the issue, that it didn’t get hot enough to harden. Here’s a video I found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBwnSZU5Vgo and an article that might help: http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4779209_making-candy-thermometer.html Also the original recipe I used is linked in the text of the blog post and it might be helpful. Thanks for stopping by!!
Andrea
Hi, this is great! What kind of raspberry extract display you use?
Amy Allman
How far in advance can I make this and how should I store it?
Becky Hardin
Hi Amy! I would say maybe one or two days so it doesn’t get sticky, and make sure its in an airtight container. Should be fine! Thanks for stopping by!
Dave DeGarmo
Becky thanks very much for this great recipe and helpful hints. The suggestion about checking the thermometer accuracy was right on in my case. My first attempt I made it I cooked it right to 300 degrees and it came out very sticky and flimsy. Upped it to 310 on my thermometer and it came out perfect. Thanks again.
Becky Hardin
Glad it worked out!!! Thanks for saying hi :)
Mindy Phillips Patton
Mom always shook it in powdered sugar so it didn’t stick together.
Becky Hardin
That is SO smart. I’m definitely doing it that way next time.
May Thompson
This was super awesome I hope it hardens for me if not it’ll be great for rock candy sticks.
Marjory Connors
How much food coloring did you use? Paste or liquid? Does the color change as the syrup hardens?
Thank you for any help.
Becky Hardin
I just did the eyeball test. It should pretty much stay the same as it hardens. Enjoy!