Recipe courtesy of Toni Dickinson

Spun Sugar

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 3 cups
  • Total: 10 min
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cook: 5 min
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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup corn syrup

1/2 cup water

Directions

  1. Mix the ingredients together in a medium pot and, using a pastry brush soaked in water, wash down the sides of the pot to make sure there is no caramelization to color the sugar before you get to temperature.
  2. Heat the ingredients on the stove top to 300 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat and cool to 275 degrees over a water bath.
  3. Dip a fork in the sugar syrup and stretch the sugar syrup back and forth across the bottom of a pre-greased bowl, going as quickly as possible. Gently gather the spun sugar and place it on a dessert plate.

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robyn k.

This was my first time to spin sugar. I followed the directions exactly and it came out perfect. I wrapped a rolling pin with parchment paper, then spun the sugar onto it. Now I have a tub of spun sugar to set on top of a pie that I am making for Thanksgiving. Thank you Toni and Ina for this idea!

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