Lemon Drops
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 47.6
- Total Fat: 0.0 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 0.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 12.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
- Protein: 0.0 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Lemon Drops calories by ingredient
Introduction
Sweet and sour lemon drops anyone? A dash of citric acid gives a traditional hard candy a pucker. Sweet and sour lemon drops anyone? A dash of citric acid gives a traditional hard candy a pucker.Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
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1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tbsp lemon extract
1 tbsp citric acid
yellow gel food coloring
super-fine sugar, to coat
Tips
In a humid climate, drop the molten candy into a bed of cornstarch to prevent it getting too sticky
Directions
Bring sugar, water and cream of tartar to a boil over medium/medium-high heat.
Cook until a candy thermometer registers 300F.
Immediately remove pan from heat, stir in the extract, citric acid and food colouring (mixture will foam).
Spoon drops of the candy onto a silicone mat lined pan.
Cool completely
Serving Size: Makes ~8 oz, 16 (1/2 oz) servings
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Cook until a candy thermometer registers 300F.
Immediately remove pan from heat, stir in the extract, citric acid and food colouring (mixture will foam).
Spoon drops of the candy onto a silicone mat lined pan.
Cool completely
Serving Size: Makes ~8 oz, 16 (1/2 oz) servings
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.