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One of the all-time favorite candy, if not THE favorite (a close second is Jelly Beans) is Candy Corn. And quite obliviously the most popular candy for Fall and Halloween.
Earlier this week, while working on my Cupcake Chronicles Newsletter,I was searching for a recipe to make the Candy Corn Cupcakes, TASTE like Candy Corn. Well…I stopped dead in my search when I came across a recipe for Homemade Candy Corn!
Other than cooking caramel for my Twix Bars or a simple Caramel Sauce for Caramel Apple S’Mores or ice cream, I really have not tried candy…”real” candy. So this was a bit of a stretch for me, but I desperately wanted to give it a try. I asked on Twitter for anyone with a recipe, I had several responses, but no one had tried it…
Alli_n_Son @HoosierHomemade no, but i would love to try if you find a recipe.
AddaPinch Oh that’s a fun idea! RT @HoosierHomemade: Has anyone ever made Candy Corn? #recipe
racheltayse I’m looking for a recipe too. RT @HoosierHomemade: Has anyone ever made Candy Corn? #recipe
So, off to the kitchen I went and after baking the Candy Corn Cupcakes for the newsletter, I set out to giving the Candy Corn a try.
Aren’t they cute? And let me tell you…TOTALLY worth the effort!! I’m not a Candy Corn fan, but am now totally addicted to this candy!!
Would you like to learn how to make it? Well, good…because I’m going to teach you…
Homemade Candy Corn isn't as hard as you think, and taste lots better than store bought. Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar, granulated (white)
- 2/3 cup corn syrup (lite) **see notes below
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar **see notes below
- 1/3 cup powdered milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Orange and Yellow Wilton coloring
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter and corn syrup.
- Bring to a gentle boil, constantly stirring, turn down heat and continue boiling for about 4 minutes (depending on how hard the liquid is boiling)
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- In a seperate container, combine powdered sugar, salt and powdered milk.
- Add to liquid mixture in the pan, with a heavy wooden spoon or other sturdy spoon, stir together, this takes a lot of muscle, next time I'll do it when my husband is home to help.
- After allowing to cool until you can handle it. Place candy on wax paper and knead until all incorporated.
- Divide into 3 equal parts and color with Wilton orange and yellow coloring. I used my hands to mix the coloring in, you can put gloves on if you want, but I didn't have any trouble washing off the coloring.
- Roll each piece into long ropes, trying to keep the thickness close to the same size.
- Place ropes together, with orange in the middle
- Gently press ropes together, and flatten with your hands
- With a sharp knife cut triangles, not every piece will have a white point (those are good for snacking)
- Cut into several pieces, this recipe made a TON of candy corn
My Notes:
Here are a couple things I learned, have a partner to help you…not only would have it been a little easier with a strong arm to stir and knead, but this process moves REALLY quickly and having an extra set of hands would be helpful.
Next time I will add a smidge more corn syrup and a smidge less powdered sugar. After rolling out the ropes, the white rope didn’t want to stick to the other ropes very well, I had to play with it quite a bit. So, next time I think by adding a little extra corn syrup it might help, also rolling the colored ropes first, and the white rope last might help. The orange and yellow ropes were a little softer and stuck to each other well, that might also have been the coloring I added.
And don’t boil it TOO hard or for too long…or you will end up with this
Candy Corn #Fail 
Now, besides devouring the Candy Corn, what else can you do with it?
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One last look at the Homemade Candy Corn!! Oh and want to learn how to make the little pumpkins? Stop on back next week, and I’ll teach you!
So, what do you think? Will you give it a try?
This looks so cute!!! I wish I had that talent!
Kristy @momhatescooking recently posted..Catfish Nuggets
Oh my goodness those are cute! Never in a million years would I have thought to make my own candy corn!
Love the step-by-step!
You are amazing girl! I’m to chicken to try making this! Everything looks beautiful!
~Kim
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Homemade candy corn?! That’s amazing!!!
Liz, your cupcakes and candy corn are FABULOUS!!!
Found u thru TT&J!
Kara @ http://www.mineforthemaking.com
CUTE! What a fun project, I know when my daughter sees this she will want to make some with her BFF. They love spending time together in the kitchen!
Diane {createdbydiane.blogspot.com} recently posted..pumpkin cupcake
how much do i love you right now! candy corn is my favorite..i have to make these..thank you so much for the recipe
christy recently posted..tortilla soup
Fantastic .. Looks absolutely stunning!! Good job!!!!
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Now that looks like fun! Will I give it a try? Probably not this year because I have too much on my plate already. I have made candy in the past though, just not candy corn. So, did they taste like the candy corn in the store?
Tammy @ Not Just Paper and Glue recently posted..The Neagle’s Nest Giveaway
Tammy, they had the taste, but they were MUCH softer and had better flavor, without the waxy taste
Wow, awesome!! they turned out great!
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Having the patience to make candy corn – you are truly amazing.
Kelly
I’m not a fan of candy corn either but now I want to try this!
This is so cute! I hope you will come link it to my Halloween party this weekend. It would be a wonderful addition!
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Krista
Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would have said it was impossible! Major kudos to you–not only for trying, but for succeeding in making homemade candy corn.
Lesson learned!
You do realize that I am going to be hounded now to make these year round
M1 is addicted to candy corn. This is awesome!!
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That looks like a LOT of work, but I bet they taste great!
bridget {bake at 350} recently posted..Its my birthday and Ill gain10pounds if I want to
you’re so creative
LOVE It.
I’m sooo not a candy corn fan, at all. But, the cupcakes and the homemade, might sway me
I’m not a fan either…but totally addicted to these
~Liz
One word, WOW! you know I LOVE candy corn!
Thanks for sharing. I’ll try to remember to share your links next week.
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I tried making this carn over the weekend, and it turned out great. Thank you again for a great recipe.
Yay! I’m so excited to hear that! Thanks for letting me know.
~Liz
Great job, thanks for all of the tips. I always shy away from “real” candy recipes. Your candy corn and cupcakes look wonderful.
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Thanks Kim! I’m so glad you like them! The candy corn was lots of fun to make!
~Liz
This is so neat, you’re a genius!
~Aubree Cherie
I love this, my daughter is going to love making the candy corn. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
I never even knew it was possible to make your own candy corn. Way to go!
Lisa recently posted..Homemade Applesauce
Hi Liz. I haven’t received the Wilton cupcake goodies so I wanted to make sure you had my correct address. (Sorry tobe a nag.) crazybulldogs@comcast.net
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Hi Erin…I will check on it tomorrow.
Thanks!
I am so going to try and make these with my kids!
I subscribed!
Absolutely amazing!!
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http://icedteaintheafternoon.blogspot.com/2010/10/fall-recipe-candy-corn-cookie-bark.html
Okay so you have to try my recipe I uploaded to Work for Me Wednesday – Candy Corn Cookie Bark
{Candy Corn is Adorning in my book too}
Very cute! Thanks for the great recipe and decorating tips.
Holy cow! How cool is that? Um….very cool.
Nancy @ TheSensitivePantry recently posted..Through the Looking Glass- BlogHerFood 2010
Omg that is too cute. I’m so intimidated to try those things!
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I am totally doing this next year!!
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These look so fun and easy (except for stirring. I bet they taste fantstic compared to candy corn. Beautiful with the cupcakes and wrappers too.
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These look so good – beautiful pictures and cupcakes. If my husband finds this post on my computer I can tell you that we’ll be making this here soon. I appreciate your helpful tips because I’ll definitely make sure that I have hubby’s help if we attempt these.
Erin @ EKat’s Kitchen recently posted..Potato Apple Cheddar Soup & Friday Potluck
I love candy corn, so I’m sure I would LOVE these. I think this is the first time I’ve seen anyone make them from scratch. I’m inspired.
ButterYum
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Wow. My daughter has never had candy corn because she is allergic to egg. We will try this very soon!
Wow, you’re so ambitious! These look fantastic!
No way – homemade candy corn? That is amazing! My kids would think I hung the moon if I made this for them!
Kristen recently posted..Side Dish Confession Recipe- Quick and Dirty Rice
Love candy corn, this will be fun to try.
Mimi
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These cupcakes look delectable. I loved candy corn as a kid and this brings a nice adult touch to it. Beautiful presentation too.
Gennaro recently posted..San Gennaro Festival
WOW – that is amazing, so impressive!!
CookiePie recently posted..Truly healthy banana bread
that looks so good, your whole display! love it!
That’s amazing!!! And way better for you at least less processed than the kind they sell you!!! Check out my blog post on “What’s In It?” about candy corn!! http://www.middleagedjock.com/?p=621
Your candy corn is much prettier too!!!
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I added your button to my blog. I am new to this so please forgive a newbie question…how would I tell my readers about this posting? I am doing a series on Halloween decorating this month and adding a few interesting side projects. This looks so cool.
Hi Catherine, It’s perfectly fine to ask, we were all newbies at some point
The best way to share another bloggers post is to first ask, which you did, and then just share a picture and a link back to the post. If you need help linking back or posting the picture, just email me, I’m happy to help. hoosierhomemade (at) gmail (dot) com
~Liz
Love this! Just featured it on our Fun Finds Friday…stop by and take a look!
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You’ve definitely intrigued me. I think my girls would really like to try this. You mentioned how hard the stirring was. Do you think using a Kitchen Aid mixer would work? I never really liked candy corn either until I tried some from the Jelly Belly company. Yum!
Hi Shari, a kitchen aid would definitely help. But the mixture is very sticky, so I’m not sure how it would react, since I don’t have one.
Let me know if you give it a try…it’s well worth the effort!
~Liz
I made this for my husband for Valentine’s Day. I colored the candy red, pink, and white. Candy corn is his favorite candy. I used a diffrent less clear recipe first and over cooked the mixture. Thanks to your recipe the second batch came out perfect! Thanks so much!!! Your tips and notes were prefect and really helped! thanks for the third time!
Made your candy corn receive last night, with my husbands help:) I did follow your recipe and your notes and they came out perfect! It was VERY time consuming but so worth it! Thanks for sharing.
That’s great Chelsea! Thanks so much for letting me know!