Peppermint Taffy
A chewy, mint-flavored taffy with vibrant red and white swirls, perfect for candy lovers and festive occasions requiring a homemade sweet treat.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Grease 2 baking pans (8 x 8 x 2-inches) with butter or margarine.
- Heat all ingredients, except peppermint extract and food coloring, in a saucepan over medium heat until just boiling, stirring constantly.
- Cook without stirring until the mixture reaches 256° on a candy thermometer, about 30 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add peppermint extract to the mixture.
- Pour half of the mixture into one prepared pan.
- Add red food coloring to the remaining mixture and pour into the other pan.
- Let both pans cool for about 15 minutes until the mixture is cool in the center.
- Fold, double, and pull each color of taffy until stiff and light in color.
- Pull each color into long strips and twist them together.
- Cut the twisted taffy into 1 to 3-inch sections with scissors.
- Wrap each piece with wax paper to prevent shape loss.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
432
kcal
22% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).