Any Flavor Kool-aid Taffy

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet unsweetened kool-aid powdered drink mix, any flavor

Recipe

• 1 butter two large cookie sheets, then set them aside.
• 2 in a 2 qt.
• 3 saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch.
• 4 add corn syrup, water, butter, and salt.
• 5 mix well before heating.
• 6 bring mixture to boil on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until it reaches 250 degrees fahrenheit on candy thermometer (hard ball stage).
• 7 remove from heat, and immediately stir in the kool-aid powder.
• 8 quickly pour onto prepared cookie sheets.
• 9 let stand a few minutes, until cool enough to handle with your hands.
• 10 grab a few helpers to pull the taffy with buttered hands until the taffy lightens its color and becomes firmer.
• 11 roll taffy into bite-sized pieces.
• 12 wrap individually in squares of wax paper.