Salt Water Taffy
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Served Person: 100
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tb cornstarch
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 2 tsp glycerin (optional)
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 tb butter
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp extract of choice or 1 tsp candy flavoring (i used apple)
- 3 can add more during the pulling
- Carbohydrate 5.82181730003131 g
- Cholesterol 1.2212 mg
- Fat 0.466691800000017 g
- Fiber 0.0126449999812353 g
- Protein 0.0099635000000892 g
- Saturated Fat 0.292218440000003 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (10g)
- Sodium 6.39004000000308 mg
- Sugar 5.80917230005008 g
- Trans Fat 0.0367940399999999 g
- Calories 26 calories
As a busy housewife, I'm always looking for a quick and easy dessert that my family will love. This saltwater taffy is the perfect treat: it's light, fluffy, and addictive, and it's so much fun to make with the kids.
The best part about this taffy is that it's made with just a few simple ingredients: sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt. I also like to add a little bit of glycerin, which helps to give the taffy its signature shine. Once the ingredients are combined, simply heat them over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Then, let the mixture cook, undisturbed, until it reaches the soft-crack stage. Once the taffy has reached the desired temperature, remove it from the heat and add your desired flavorings. I like to use a little bit of vanilla extract, but you can also use chocolate, fruit, or even candy flavoring.
Step-by-step
- Mix together sugar and cornstarch in the saucepan.
- Use a wooden spoon to stir in the corn syrup, glycerin, water, butter, and salt.
- Place the saucepan over medium heat (7/10) and stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Continue stirring until mixture begins to boil, then let cook, undisturbed, until it reaches about 270° F or the soft-crack stage.
- Wash down the sides of the pan with a pastry brush dipped in warm water while the syrup cooks.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and add food coloring and flavoring, as well as the baking soda.
- Stir gently, then pour onto a greased marble slab or into a shallow greased cookie sheet to cool.
- When the taffy is cool enough to handle, grease your hands or gloves with oil or butter and pull the taffy until it's light in color and has a satiny gloss.
- You can have a friend help with this step (or a hanger, chair, and duct tape), which should take about 10 minutes.
- Pull off sections of the taffy to work with individually to roll.
- Then roll the pulled taffy into a long rope, about 1/2 inch in diameter, and cut it with greased scissors or a butter knife into 1-inch-long pieces.
- Let the pieces sit for about half an hour before wrapping them in wax paper or plastic wrap and twisting the ends of the wrapper.
- Devour!
