Bearded Dragon Cotton Candy…Featuring 65 Thousand Strands of Delicious Dessert Fun

Dragon’s Beard Cotton Candy

You can eat it as is or use it to decorate your ice cream cones!

Ingredients:

• 1000g rock candy (flavor of your choice!)
• 100g of corn syrup
• 2 cups of water
• 1 tsp vinegar
• cornstarch

Tools:

• pot
• heat source
• candy thermometer
• donut silicone baking mold

Instructions:

1. Separate all of the rock candy crystals from the stick.

2. Add all of the crystals to a large pot.

3. Add 1000g of sugar, 100g of corn syrup, 2 cups of water, and 1 tsp of vinegar.

4. Heat everything to 271°F/133°C until it comes to a boil.

5. Let the mixture sit for 30 seconds before pouring.

6. Pour the cooled mixture into a donut-shaped silicone mold.

7. Let the molds cool until solid.

8. Remove a donut from the mold and coat it in cornstarch.

9. Gently work the candy and pull it as you move it in a circular motion so it begins to stretch out.

10. Twist the candy into a figure 8 and repeat step 9.

11. Repeat steps 9 & 10 for a total of 16 pulls. This will separate your candy into 65,536 strands. When your candy has reached a consistency similar to hair, you’re done!