Candy Pineapples

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Start off by draining and drying your pineapple slices.
  2. 2Put the pineapple slices on parchment paper and stick them in the freezer until you're ready to dip them in candy.
  3. 3Add two cups of sugar to a pot.
  4. 4Add a quarter cup of corn syrup to the pot.
  5. 5Add a half a cup of water to the pot.
  6. 6Let the mixture come to a boil over a medium to medium-high heat.
  7. 7Once your mixture begins to boil, add a candy thermometer.
  8. 8Heat until the mixture reaches 300 degrees Fahrenheit (hard crack stage).
  9. 9Once at 300 degrees, turn off the heat and remove the pot from the heat.
  10. 10Add white food coloring to make the mixture opaque.
  11. 11Add neon yellow food coloring for color.
  12. 12Add peach flavoring.
  13. 13Mix the candy mixture thoroughly.
  14. 14Take a pineapple slice, dip it in the candy, let it drip, and place it on a pan with parchment paper.
  15. 15Continue dipping all pineapple slices.
  16. 16Once all pineapples are dipped, go back to the first one, flip it, dip it again, let it drip, and place it on the pan.
  17. 17Optionally, drizzle additional candy over the pineapples while they are still wet.

Ingredients

  • pineapple slices
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 0.25 cup corn syrup
  • 0.5 cup water
  • white food coloring
  • neon yellow food coloring
  • peach flavoring

Equipment

parchment paperbaking sheetfreezerpotcandy thermometertongs

Tips

  • Do not stir the candy mixture once it's on the heat, as the heat will mix it itself.
  • If you don't care for the candy to be opaque, you can skip adding white food coloring.
  • You don't have to add any food coloring if you don't like to.
  • You can drizzle while they are still drizzling.