Photo: Mae Mu
DIY Conversation Heart Candy Recipe
11 ingredients
49 hr
About 180 conversation hearts
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An easy recipe for making your own flavored candy hearts with personalized captions for Valentine's Day.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
134
Calories
7g
Protein
0g
Fat
28g
Carbs
Counts 4 of 7 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Orange Flower | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Gelatin | 1 envelope (7g) | 23 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Rose | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lemon-lime soda
- 1 (1/4-ounce) packet unflavored gelatin
- 2 pounds (32 ounces) powdered sugar (about 8 rounded cups), plus at least 2 cups more as needed for flavoring, coloring, and stamping out the candy
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/8 teaspoon orange flower water , plus more as needed, OR
- 1/8 teaspoon rose water , plus more as needed, OR
- 1 drop peppermint extract , plus more as needed
- 1 drop red food coloring for pink, plus more as needed, OR
- 1 drop yellow food coloring for pale yellow, plus more as needed, OR
- 1 drop green food coloring for pale green, plus more as needed, OR
- 1 drop blue food coloring and 1 drop red food coloring for purple, plus more as needed, OR
Directions
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By chow ·
Recipe sourced from
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