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December 12, 2016

Old Fashioned Angel Food Candy Recipe

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Old Fashioned Angel Food Candy is one of the easiest and tastiest homemade candy recipes!

Old Fashioned Angel Food Candy Recipe on dineanddish.net

I have a confession to make…I haven’t started my Christmas shopping yet. Not one single gift has been purchased. As of when I’m writing this post, I have 13 days to get all of my shopping done, wrapped, and under the tree. Eeeeeks!

I just want to sit around eating Christmas candy, snuggled under blankets, reading books or watching movies. I don’t want to shop. Do you want to come do all my Christmas shopping for me? Please? If you do I’ll make a batch of this Angel Food Christmas Candy for you. Deal?

Angel Food Candy Recipe from dineanddish.net

Truth be told, Angel Food candy is so easy to make, I’d get the better end of the deal. While you’d be out hitting the over crowded mall, standing in long lines, fighting over parking spaces, getting tangled up in tape, looking for your scissors, etc. I’d be mixing up just a few ingredients to create some of the tastiest Christmas candy around.

I have an aunt who used to make Angel Food Candy each year, and it wasn’t until she brought it up to me the other day that I even remembered it. It’s probably been 30 years since I’ve had Angel Food Candy, but now that she’s given me the recipe and I’ve made it myself, you can bet another year won’t go by without me making it again.

San Francisco Salt Co Fleur de Sel

You may be wondering what Angel Food Candy is. It’s kind of hard to describe but it’s a hard-ish candy, also known as “sponge candy” or “honeycomb candy”. It tastes like toffee, but has a more airy, crunchy center, and the inside looks like a sponge or honeycomb. Most Angel Food Candy doesn’t include sea salt, but I decided to up the ante just a bit and add a sprinkling of San Francisco Salt Co’s Fleur de Sel (French Sea Salt). Angel Food Candy is good without it, but amazing with. I wouldn’t skip this step if I were you!

Thermapen is the best food thermometer out there - even great for candy!

The key to getting the center of this candy just right is making sure you don’t let the temperature of the mixture go past 300°F. The most accurate thermometer I’ve found for candy and other things is the ThermoWorks Thermapen. This isn’t sponsored…I just absolutely love this food thermometer. It is so fast and accurate, I’ve never had better luck making candy than I have when using the Thermapen. (It’s spendy, but now that I’ve used it for about a year, I think the price is well worth it!). You can buy a Thermapen on Amazon here.

Angel Food Candy Recipe on dineanddish.net

If you are looking for an easy and different candy to include in your holiday entertaining plans, I can’t recommend this Angel Food Candy enough. Definitely make it! Now, I’ve got to go because I’ve got some Christmas shopping to get started.  Enjoy!

Old Fashioned Angel Food Candy Recipe on dineanddish.net
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Old Fashioned Angel Food Candy Recipe

Angel Food Candy, also known as Honeycomb Candy or Sponge Candy, is a simple treat to add to your holiday entertaining gifts!
Course Dessert
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Author Dine & Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 Tablespoon San Francisco Salt Co Fleur de Sel optional

Instructions

  1. In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and vinegar. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cook without stirring until the temperature reaches 300° (hard-crack stage) on a candy thermometer. Do not overcook (and remember that the temperature will continue to rise even after you turn the heat off, so work quickly at this point).
  2. Remove from the heat and quickly stir in baking soda. Quickly pour into a buttered 9-in. x 9-in. glass pan. Do not spread candy. Just pour it in and let it set.
  3. When cool, break into bite-size pieces.
  4. In the meantime, melt chocolate chips and vegetable oil together over low heat. Once melted, dip candy pieces into the chocolate, shake off excess and set on waxed paper. Sprinkle with Fleur de Sel (optional) and serve once chocolate is hardened.

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Filed Under: candy, Dessert, Previous, Product Reviews, Snacks Tagged With: candy, chocolate, Christmas, food, holiday, recipe, thermapen

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  1. Amrita says

    December 19, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    I haven’t started my Christmas shopping yet either! And now that I’ve seen what your candy looks like, I don’t know what to do with my life. They’re like precious, shiny little nuggets of decadence.

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  2. Lindsey | Cafe Johnsonia says

    December 20, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    This is my absolute favorite candy EVER! My grandmother used to buy bags of it when I was a little girl. I made it one time (and forgot to oil my pan – that was fun) and have been in the mood to make it again. I found a bag at Trader Joe’s the other day and almost ate the whole bag by myself. I think this is a sign… 🙂

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    • Kristen says

      December 21, 2016 at 12:55 pm

      It totally is a sign 🙂 I need to try the TJ’s version!

      Reply
  3. cakespy says

    January 5, 2017 at 7:15 am

    Oooh! I had never heard of this – now I am obsessed! Adding it to my friday links roundup.

    Reply
  4. Jill Williams says

    January 5, 2017 at 8:58 am

    I was so busy moving that I didn’t cook or bake for Christmas – just let my dear son-in-law do all the work. This candy looks delicious. I’m not waiting until next Christmas to make some. All my kitchen stuff is loaded up at the new house so I think I will run out to the grocery store and buy the ingredients and take a break from opening boxes.

    Reply
  5. Silmara says

    September 2, 2017 at 2:05 pm

    It’s almost close to Christmas this recipe I’ll save to make on that date, I love to vary recipes at that time.

    Reply
  6. Claudia Pomasl says

    November 11, 2018 at 1:44 pm

    Can I freeze this candy until christmas or not?

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    • Kristen says

      November 11, 2018 at 7:16 pm

      That’s a really great question. I’ve never tried freezing it but knowing what I know of the recipe I don’t see why you couldn’t freeze it. I’d definitely take it out a good half a day or so before serving it! This is all just a guess though. I’m sorry I don’t the actual answer.

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      • Alice says

        December 23, 2018 at 3:55 pm

        I don’t think you can freeze it. The moister from thawing it out would make it tough. But you could try it with a little bit of it so you don’t wreck all of it.

        Reply
  7. Millican Pecan says

    August 14, 2019 at 4:06 pm

    I have never heard of this kind of candy! I bake at Christmas, and use Trader Joe’s as “fill ins” in case I can’t get all the baking done that I want to. I am going to make this, because your directions are clear and your description makes me want to go for it! I love home baked gifts….giving and receiving! Thanks for your recipe!

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  8. Gail says

    December 18, 2020 at 9:41 pm

    5 stars
    My very favorite candy–hands down. Did you see what confectionaries are charging? $25,00, and up, a pound.

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