Black Licorice Squares
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- Number of Servings: 36
Ingredients
¼ cup 18% (table) cream¼ cup salted butter3 tbsp light corn syrup3 tbsp fancy molasses¼ cup granulated sugar¼ cup Muscovado sugar (or dark brown sugar) ½ tsp Kosher salt6 tbsp white whole wheat flour1 dram anise candy oil (I use LorAnn’s super strength candy oil)
Line a 9 x 5” loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a heavy pot, combine cream, butter, corn syrup, molasses, sugars and salt to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 260°F.
Remove from heat and thoroughly stir in the flour, candy oil and food colouring if using.
Quickly and carefully pour the candy into the pan.
Allow to set for 10 minutes, then score with a bench scraper or sharp chef’s knife and allow to cool completely before separating and wrapping the pieces.
Serving Size: Makes about 36 pieces
Number of Servings: 36
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
In a heavy pot, combine cream, butter, corn syrup, molasses, sugars and salt to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 260°F.
Remove from heat and thoroughly stir in the flour, candy oil and food colouring if using.
Quickly and carefully pour the candy into the pan.
Allow to set for 10 minutes, then score with a bench scraper or sharp chef’s knife and allow to cool completely before separating and wrapping the pieces.
Serving Size: Makes about 36 pieces
Number of Servings: 36
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 38.6
- Total Fat: 1.8 g
- Cholesterol: 5.4 mg
- Sodium: 26.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 6.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 0.3 g
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