Lime Candies

Citrus candies are great – and I love all the citrus candies, sour or not (especially sour, of course!) but there is always one that stands above the others, isn’t it? for me it’s the lime candy. I don’t feel the sour flavor blends nicely with it so I make it plain, just lime…

Not everyone is acquainted with Lime – it’s the Lemon’s cousin, so to speak, and it’s mildly sour and has a wonderful flavor of it’s own. I love to add the lime juice to salads or store it frozen and make a lime-lemonade with it. It’s just great.

This tutorial will show you how to make my most favorite candy of all the citrus candies – the lime hard candy. It’s just great – and the bonus is the wonderful lime aroma you get in your kitchen after making this candy.

Natural organic sour Lime candies recipe:

Utensils required:

1/2 liter pot, stainless recommended

A long handle mixing spoon (use wood or stainless – not plastic!)

Candy thermometer or laser thermometer (don’t have any? – read this and do without!)

Digital or mechanical weight  0.1-0.01gram accuracy (not crucial but very useful)

A measuring cups and spoons set  is very useful (but not a must!)

Parchment paper  – 1/4 sheet will do

Powdered sugar (if you blend sugar yourself add 2% cornstarch)

Candy cutting bar – any cheap aluminum or stainless bar will do (or the back of a thick knife, but be careful!).

Ingredients:

1/3’rd cups of sugar

1/9’th cups of corn syrup (~two table spoons)

1/9’th cups of water

2-3 grams of Lime zest (fresh is best)

2-5 grams of citric acid (optional!)

Protocol:

Mix the sugar, corn syrup and water in a small pot (0.5 liter size will do perfectly). Use a small burner or heating element so only the bottom of the pot is being heated. Allow the candy mix to reach 150°C or 300°F. Once it reaches the correct temperature, turn off the heat and add the lime zest. Mix well until it stops foaming. The candy will release the water in the lemon zest as steam. Once the zest has been incorporated into the candy – quickly add the citric acid (if you want the candy to be sour, if not – that’s going to be a wonderful lime candy, but not sour). Quickly mix the citric acid and pour as fast as possible – citric acid breaks down sugars so time if of the essence. Pour the hot candy onto some parchment paper or oiled marble surface.
Cut the candy into squares using the back of a knife or a thin metal bar and allow to cool. Break the candy pieces and store in an air tight container.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n3TJxGOcTo&t=23s&ab_channel=SpiceCandies

TIP: If you don’t have candy-making tools check my website on how to make candies with standard kitchen utensils, which is how I started.

https://www.spicecandies.com/?page_id=200

Watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjCpMm-I7BY&t=7s&ab_channel=SpiceCandies

Note For Beginners: Before you start please watch my 101 series including the hazard video.   Hot candy is dangerous. Please watch my candy 101 series before you start.Hot candy burns badly. So please be careful, work slowly and if a spill occurs quickly run cold tap water on it. Work slowly, be careful and enjoy the process.

Yours sweetly,

Saar