Homemade candy canes

Making candy canes from scratch takes practice with hot sugar, but the result is worth it — a project best done with an extra set of hands.

You'll need

• 2 cups sugar
• ⅔ cup light corn syrup
• ¾ cup water
• Red food coloring, peppermint extract

How to make them

1. Boil sugar, corn syrup and water to hard-crack stage (300°F on a candy thermometer).
2. Stir in peppermint extract, then divide the mixture, tinting half red.
3. Once cool enough to handle (wearing food-safe gloves), pull each color into ropes and twist together.
4. Bend into hooks while still warm and pliable; let harden fully before wrapping.

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