This is a great recipe if you have dye sensitivities and food allergies but love hard candy. Although it is a bit tricky to learn how to make, once you learn how, it becomes very easy from that point forward.
In a 3 quart pan, stir together the sugar and water.
Line and grease a 8-9" (20-23cm) heat proof container with aluminum foil sprayed with cooking spray or parchment paper. I don't recommend using glass as it can crack with thermal shock.
Place the pan on a stovetop and turn the heat to medium. Stir the sugar mixture over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. If any sugar crystals are on the sides of the pan, brush them down into the mixture with a pastry brush dipped in water.
Once all the sugar is dissolved, turn up heat to medium high and bring the mixture to a boil. Stop stirring once it begins to boil. Continue to cook on medium high heat until hard-crack stage is reached 310°F (154°C.)
Remove from heat. Let it stop boiling and add in the peppermint oil. Stir carefully with a clean heat proof spoon or spatula to mix in the oil.
Pour on baking sheet. Allow to cool 5-10 minutes and score the candy with a knife for more uniform pieces.
Let cool completely before breaking apart at score lines and store in an airtight container.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 piece
Calories: 27 kcal
Carbohydrates: 7.2 g
Reviews
Catharyn Hepditch on 2026-05-08 (5 stars): Made this recipe today for lollipops and used pomegranate blueberry tea instead of water and added a tsp of cream of tartar to help with crystallization. Turned out perfect and delicious!
waylan on 2026-04-06 (2 stars): mine cristilised
Jesse on 2025-12-22 (5 stars): This is a great recipe. Made it for my Breaking Bad costume.
Susan on 2025-12-21 (1 stars): I tried it twice with two different types of sugar. It didn't work. before I got to hard crack, the water evaporated. I ended up with a huge mess.
Lue on 2025-02-27 (5 stars): Currently making this right now for my friend with a huge list of food allergies and sensitivities. He's going to be so excited to have a treat for his bday that won't make him sick!
