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Carrot Ginger Candy

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Carrot Ginger Gummy Candy

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time5 hours (+ 1-2 days to crystallise)
  • Yield50-60 candies 1x

A carrot gummy candy recipe with a spiced carrot ginger filling and crunchy sugar coating.

Ingredients

Scale

Nonstick spray, for greasing tin and knife
240
milliliters cold carrot juice (1 cup)
35 grams powdered gelatin (five 7-gram packets, or about 3 1/2 tablespoons)
650 grams granulated sugar (about 3 14 cups), plus more for coating the candies
180 milliliters boiling carrot juice (3/4 cup)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pinch ground allspice
Pinch kosher salt
30 grams candied ginger, minced (2 tablespoons)


Instructions

Line an 8×8-inch square tin with parchment in a criss-cross pattern, allowing a 1-inch overhang on all sides. Grease generously with  nonstick spray.

Add the cold carrot juice to a large stock pot. Sprinkle gelatin over top and whisk until thoroughly combined.

carrot juice and gelatin in a pot

pot of carrot juice with a whisk

Add the boiling carrot juice and granulated sugar, whisking until sugar dissolves.

whisking carrot juice in a pot

Bring to a boil over high heat, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally with a heat resistant spoon, until mixture reaches 225° F (107° C) on a digital thermometer, about 25 minutes.

carrot candy syrup boiling in a pan

hand taking temperature of carrot candy syrup

Remove from heat. Stir in ground spices and candied ginger.

a pot of carrot candy syrup with a spoon

With a skimmer or fine mesh strainer, gently remove any large bubbles. Pour mixture into prepared pan.* Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.

gummy candy in a square pan

Line a quarter sheet tray with parchment or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.

Generously coat a large chopping board with 2-3 scoops of granulated sugar. Flip candy onto sugared chopping board. Peel away the parchment. With your hands, coat candy in sugar until completely covered on both sides. With the back of your knife, lightly mark squares as a guide for cutting. You can create 7 x 7 rows (for 49 candies) or 8 x 8 rows (for 64 candies).

a slab of sugar coated gummy candy on a white surface

With a sharp, well-oiled chef’s knife, cut the candy following the markings you just created.

slicing carrot candy with a sharp chef's knife

squares of orange carrot candy on a white cutting board

Roll each square in sugar, completely coating all of the sticky sides.

carrot gummy candy square in a bowl of sugar

hand holding a piece of carrot candy

Arrange coated candies on prepared tray, making sure they do not touch. Allow to dry at room temperature, uncovered, for 1-2 days, or until sugar crystallizes and candy develops a crunchy coating.

a tray of carrot gummy candy

Layer carrot candy between sheets of parchment. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month.

hand holding a square of carrot candy

 

 

Notes

Don’t forget to plan ahead! These candies need time to sit at room temperature for 1-2 days, in order to develop their crunchy coating.

*Don’t worry if you still see some bubbles, white streaks, or “foamy” spots. You won’t see these once you coat the candy in sugar.

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