Skip to main content
Christmas Candy Canes
Photo: Dragne Marius

Christmas Candy Canes

9 ingredients 8 steps fandom
Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

297
Calories
3g
Protein
20g
Fat
30g
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
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Peppermint not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Syrup 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

  • =
  • Miles Kimball
  • 3 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Peppermint flavoring
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 3/4 cup Lt. corn syrup
  • 3/4 tsp Red vegetable coloring
  • 1/4 tsp Cream of tartar
  • =

Directions

1

Any self-respecting christmas tree has a right to complain if it isn"t decked out with a candy cane.

2

The sugar, water, syrup, and cream of tartar you combine and heat till the sugar"s dissolved real fine.

3

Divide into two saucepans, boil, but don"t stir, please, until each lot 280 degrees.

4

Add ½ ts peppermint to each lot and add the coloring to one, the other not: place on an enamel or marble table to cool.

5

first oiling the table, as a general rule

6

Like taffy you stretch and pull and form into ropes of red and white, now twist them around again and again.

7

And form them into your candy cane.

8

Now on an oiled surface you allow them to harden, then announce to your family that these is ready for your christmas tree.

Recipe sourced from fandom

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.