EZ extract hard candy recipe

Milky Weed

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For the sake of this recipe, ill be using strawberry extract but you can flavor these with any extract you like or leave plain for maximum extract flavor.. I just made a batch of this stuff, it turned out incredible. I also used rosin, but any extract will likely do. flavor will mostly transfer doing my method of decarb.

Get extract, depending on how potent you want the candy use anywhere from 1-4g. I used 4g and they are STRONG. I decarb in a metal shot glass in an oil bath. I use a candy thermometer to keep careful watch on decarbing oil temp. I also put in a heaping tbs of refined coconut oil to make the extract easier to work with and get it bound to something while decarbing, hopefully catching some terpenes. Depending on decarb temp, i sometimes do 270 for 15ish mins or 240 for closer to half an hour its all up to you. Everyone has preferred decarb time. I decarb until the bubbles have mostly stopped.

Ingredients: 1 cup sugar, 2/3 cup corn syrup, flavor extract of choice, 2 tbs water.

Put stove on medium, combine sugar, syrup, and the little bit of water in pot. i usually like to have my stuff decarbed by now so i can use the candy thermometer to keep temp. This all takes awhile to slowly boil and loose water until it reaches the magical temperature of 300f then take it off. I like to let it cool to about 250f, then i dump the extract and oil mixture in. i whisk this together abit, but not for long because we have to do this part fast as it will all harden quickly. Swap whisk for a rubber spatula or just use it from the beginning dosent matter.

I like to add 1-2 teaspoons of whatever extract im using, it depends on which one you use. Work fast and work all the candy flavor and oil together, now is the time to add any food coloring. Everything should combine very well once it reaches below a certain heat. Now before its rock solid, have some parchment paper ready to pour onto and dump it onto that. If you have moulds it will be hard to pour it fast enough but do-able probably.

It will be hard in a few mins. Can just break it up into pieces based on how potent you made it. This took me a few tries to get right, dont be discouraged candy making is challenging the first few times but very rewarding. Whatever extract you use for flavoring, it will be paired with the taste of your concentrate, so be mindful of that. It can be quite delicious having skunk terpenes mixed with fruit extracts!
 
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