Amazing!! I was originally looking for geode macaron recipes, but everyone seems to order their sugar crystals online and I really want to make my own. Thank you for this!!
Great job! Love the information! I am trying to do a side job of making candy! Not sure of what kind of candy yet!? I will try different kinds! Thanks for the advice!!!!🍭🍬🍫🍡
Growing up I had an Aunt and Cousin that use to make these a good bit. Was sort of "Their Project" to do together especially around the holidays. I was so envious of them but fortunately they usually made enough to share when I would visit. Haven't thought about making these in years. Might be a good project for the grandkids one day.
The longer you cook the liquid the faster they work I boil mine for 15 mins , takes 1-2 days! The more water evaporates, faster working time! I hope I explained that right! Enjoy!!
im so glad i found this! i had a recipe but i had now idea what things should look like this will help tons! i never realized how much work went into these lil suckers
Hi. I remember Rock Candy from my childhood-in about 1955. Since then I did not see it around. Now I am over 70 y.o. and by a chance I was shopping in Chinese grocery and they had Rock Candy. I bought it and found, that the sugar is a lot less sweet then if you just take in the crystal form from grocery. And I am wondering if the change it the sweetness is caused by it's crystaline form or if the Chinese add something to the sugar to make it crystalize better or faster and as a secondary effect the sugar is less sweet.
A restaurant that we would go to growing up would use rock candy as stirrers in their cocktails including their old fashioned cocktails. I am one of 3 kids to our ‘rents. Dad drinks old fashioned cocktails. He would drink 3 of them and give us the kids the rock candy stirrers. Mom would drive us home.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt Yeah it was supposed to be a experiment, but my mom said no because she didnt want to waste sugar -_- and then get sick for eating too much sugar :{
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I’m trying to learn some new candies to make for Easter this year. I may have to try this. Thank you for teaching me something new! I make cooking videos too! It’s a pleasure to learn from other talented creators like you! I hope we can learn more from each other!
You can use it for something else, but if you want to make more candy, you need to reheat it and add an additional cup of sugar, to make up for the sugar that grew on the previous candy.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt that’s awesome! Thank you for responding so quickly! It makes perfect sense to me to heat treat it again and add more sugar in! Thank you for confirming it now I will proceed with confidence! 👍🙏👍
Thank you so much! I've tried watching many videos for good instructions on how to make this candy, but none had the measurements or were helpful. Great for my science project I'm cramming that's due in a week... Also amazing how you reply back to everyone in the comments. I was trying to do that in all the other videos I watched to try and help lol.
You are very welcome!! Have fun making it! If you are doing it for a Science experiment, I recommend doing a few variations. You could also put some in complete dark, like in a pantry, and then others put on the window sil in the direct light. And maybe another jar with candy in it in at normal house light. So you can see how light plays a role if any. Maybe try one with a stick and another with a string and see how the crystals grow. Lots of fun things you can do in the name of science with this.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt Oh wow you've got all the ideas! I wouldn't have though of all that. I need to buy some more sugar and go ahead and do that. Thank you so much for the help!
This is what my group made for our 5th grade science fair! Being patient at that age was torture, but it turned out, we got an A, and it was delicious!
Hi, while you can, you need to reheat the liquid and add another cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that grew on the stick. It entirely depends on the container, the ones I show in this video, you can only do one, if you try and do two they will just grow together and be stuck together, there needs to be plenty of room around them.
hi matt thank you so much for this video! i was wondering, can you put more than one skewer in the sugar solution? or will affect the growth of the candy?
hi there! You are very welcome. It depends on how large of a container you use. If you use like a large pot you can space them out, but in the jars or glasses like I showed in the video, then no, that is too close together. :) Good luck, let me know how it turns out.
Sorry I'm super late, but I need help. Once I put the stick in the jar, the sugar on the stick immediately dissolved and yes I followed all the directions, someone plz explain
Try letting the liquid sugar cool down a bit more before putting the stick in it. The crystals still may grow on the stick, the "seed crystals" help it along.
Yo mate,I was planning to made this but I have a question tho, after we put them in the cups or jars do we put them into a fridge? Or out of the fridge?
You can, but you need to reheat it and add an additional cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that grew on the stick, otherwise it won't be concentrated enough.
Hello Matt, thanks for sharing. I do have a question, can I insert more than one stick in same jar at the same time? Secondly, can I reuse the colored sugar mix after 7 days of forming the first rock candy?
Hi there, no you can't, they will grow together and stick, unless the jar is really wide and the sticks are at least 2 inches apart. You can reused the sugar liquid, however you will need to heat it in again and add an additional cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that grew, because what is leftover isn't very concentrated. If that makes sense?
You are very welcome! So glad your experiment worked! These types of food science projects/recipes don't always turn out correctly the first time, but happy you were successful.
For the ones that stick to the jar and cannot come out... take them and put them into a hot water bath (hot tap water) with the water coming up to about an inch from the top and in about 5 minutes they will slide right out. Yes you will have a huge jar shaped candy but you can chip it down to a smaller size.
Hi Matt, I'm atteping this recipe however, when I put my sugar stick with the seed crystals into the jar with my sugar solution it appears that most if not all of the sugar dissolves/falls off my stick. Wondering if that should happen. I waited until my sugar solution was essentially cold (cooled for over 20 minutes), and still the sugar falls right off. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Hello! You still may have some sugar crystals on there, that you can see. I would just leave the stick in there and see if crystals start to grow on it, you should see them after a day or two.
Matt, i tried to do this project but it didn’t work, i follwoed eveeythinf u said but it didn’t work , every time i’ll put the sugar that is on the sugar it would dissolve in the melted sugar (it wasn’t hot) i don’t know what to do, hope u see this
Make sure the sugar is completely dry on the stick first. And if the sugar comes off the stick again, just leave the stick in there for a few days and see if sugar crystals still grown on it or not.
I dont get how your melted sugar is still melted after days of waiting while my melted sugar is rock solid after days of waiting, like not just that top layer of it is hard but also the rest of the sugar i poured onto the cup :(
lol yes unfortunately you can't rush the food science. :) With that said some crystals will start to grow within a day or two, but it will take 5 to 7 days to get as big as the ones in the video.
Yep, you need enough sugar solution so it is deep enough for the stick. Yes you can reuse it, but you will have to add an additional cup of sugar when you reheat it, to replace the sugar that grew on the stick. You are welcome!
Hello, you can use the liquid again, but you will need to heat it up again, and add one more cup of sugar, to make up for the sugar that was used to created the rock candy.
Let the hot sugar liquid cool down a little more. Just barely dip the stick in water, then roll it in sugar. Then let that sugar on the stick completely dry, before putting it in your warm sugar solution.
Hi Jenene, you can but you need to add another cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that is lost as the crystals grow. And it depends on the jar, everyone I show in this video can only have one candy in it. If you have a wide jar you can probably get too, but it needs to be really wide, otherwise the rock candies will just grow together.
I tried it but the sugar attached to the skewer just dissolved into the sugary syrup, how can I avoid that? It hasn't grow any crystals and it's been more than three days.
You would need to reheat the leftover liquid and add about another cup of sugar to make up for the sugar loss, otherwise it won't be concentrated enough.
Hi Matt, enjoyed the video. Will be making with my son. One question: for the 3 cup sugar/1 cup water mixture, how much flavoring should I add? I’m using LorAnn super strength flavors. I tried to scroll through the comments to see if this had been asked before, but didn’t see that it had. Thanks so much!
Awesome! Glad you liked the video and are going to try it out. I recommend using 1/2 to 1 tsp of flavoring to start. Once the liquid cools down a bit and before you pour it into the mason jar, glass, cup etc. You can take a spoon and taste a bit of it. If it isn't strong enough add another 1/4 tsp or so. That super strength stuff goes a long way.
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Hello Susan, you can, but you still need to add an additional cup of sugar to the solution to make up for the sugar that grew on the stick. Otherwise it won't be potent enough.
So, with 1 cup of water and 3 cups of sugar, you only get 1 rock candy? Is this correct? Also, do you add any flavoring to the water, sugar and color mixture?
You will only get one large rock candy or about 3 of the smaller ones. You can add hard candy flavoring right at the end at the same time you add the food coloring.
You are welcome!! I am not sure, but I assume a dryer environment works better than one with lots of humidity, but I don't know for sure. It grows great here in Phoenix, AZ which is hot and dry climate.
You can heat it back up and add another cup of sugar and make more rock candy, other than that, not much. Since it has been sitting so long at room temp, I don't recommend drinking it, or using it in drinks. But you are certainly welcome to try that.
I don't have a problem with Ants when I make these. The best way to prevent ants from coming into the house is to make sure the house is clean. The floor swept, etc. Also find here the Ants are entering the home. Seal up the hole and place insect spray there. That should get rid of them.
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hahaha call Jesse, he knows how to evade them.
lol
hi Matt it would drive me crazy to make one of these cuz im not a patient parson
lol :)
Lol XD!!!
The Twin Manokits haha 😆
This is me I am not patient 😆
It grows kinda fast on the 2nd day mine was looking pretty big
Rock candy is a childhood favor!!! Haha I love how you added the disclaimer at the end, as a kid I always wanted to make them 😆 Great video!
Thank you! Yeah I loved it growing up as well.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt You two are so cute together, please do a collab!
@@inthekitchenwithmatt if it sticks to the bottom you can set the container in hot water until you can get it unstuck
why is he checking if the water was wet tho 😶
He mentioned the stick😂😂
I mean he ment the stick not the water😂😂😂
Hey Matt, thanks. I need this for my science fair!!!!
You are welcome!! Let me know how it goes. :) :)
@Charlotte Black what? Lmao
Blackpink in your area 😂❤
@@nikoletaelhamis3973 😂😂
@Saniyah Steber Cool!
Amazing!! I was originally looking for geode macaron recipes, but everyone seems to order their sugar crystals online and I really want to make my own. Thank you for this!!
You are very welcome, Rocio! :)
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Jesse, let's cook!
@@inthekitchenwithmattyou gotta pin this
I’m gonna try this over the weekend! Looks delicious
Good luck!
Im eating like half a bag of sugar then 😭🤔😃😳
Yes, rock candy is pure sugar haha
Excellent job Matt..thx for sharing..they look great👏👍
Thank you! :)
Great job! Love the information!
I am trying to do a side job of making candy! Not sure of what kind of candy yet!? I will try different kinds! Thanks for the advice!!!!🍭🍬🍫🍡
Thank you so much Sharon!! Go for it! A side job making candy would be awesome! :) :)
Growing up I had an Aunt and Cousin that use to make these a good bit. Was sort of "Their Project" to do together especially around the holidays. I was so envious of them but fortunately they usually made enough to share when I would visit. Haven't thought about making these in years. Might be a good project for the grandkids one day.
That is awesome J. Yes might just be a good project to do with the grandkids! :)
Hey how do you make a large qty? Can we reuse the mixture for another rock candy?
Hello! You can reheat the liquid and reuse it. :) :)
@@inthekitchenwithmatt hello matt I was using your way but is their any way it can work faster
@@laithmoustafa6938 Hello, no, not really, every way is pretty much like this. You can't rush it.
The longer you cook the liquid the faster they work I boil mine for 15 mins , takes 1-2 days! The more water evaporates, faster working time! I hope I explained that right! Enjoy!!
Matt - Matt - Matt You are hitting my sweet tooth right and left - waiting for the next candy to explode in the mouth. Thanks for the recipe !
hahaha Jim! Thanks! Glad you liked it. You are very welcome.
I subbed so fast when I heard “oh yeee look at that yeee yah! “
lol thank you!
im so glad i found this! i had a recipe but i had now idea what things should look like this will help tons! i never realized how much work went into these lil suckers
Glad you found it too! :) Yeah, they take a bit of work and time, haha.
When you did this was it very hard before you picked it with your fork?
It can be, but usually just a thin film of sugar that grows on top and it is easy to break it with the fork.
Thanks for this i was craving rock candy for Weeks and I couldn’t find it anywhere
You are very welcome!
Could you reuse the sugar water that you let the rock candy form in to make more?
You can, but you will need to reheat it and add another cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that grew on the stick.
Hey mat I wanted to make this for so long and they turned out great your videos are so well explain so I just described to you, nice video!
Thank you! Glad you made them and were successful! :) :)
Hi. I remember Rock Candy from my childhood-in about 1955. Since then I did not see it around. Now I am over 70 y.o. and by a chance I was shopping in Chinese grocery and they had Rock Candy. I bought it and found, that the sugar is a lot less sweet then if you just take in the crystal form from grocery. And I am wondering if the change it the sweetness is caused by it's crystaline form or if the Chinese add something to the sugar to make it crystalize better or faster and as a secondary effect the sugar is less sweet.
Hello!! No that is correct, rock candy has a milder sweetness than the table sugar it is made from. Because it is made from water diluted sugar. :)
Thanks, now I will get an A+ on science, it was an assignment
So awesome! You are welcome. :) :)
Did you get a A+
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@@eileenkeo did you get a A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
@@cocotoco9716 i’m a bit late too respond but i got a f lol
Hi Matt.. Sorry to bother you , but I have a question.. I don't have cloth pins . what can I do.. Plz reply fast..
Hi, you would need to lay another stick across the top and attach the candy stick to it, with like tape or string.
Thankyou..
@@ahmedzakee9080 You are welcome
I've never had rock candy in my entire life so far, so I'm super exited to try this
Awesome! :)
Did you live under a rock your entire childhood?
Hi Matt, I will try it out
Awesome! Good luck! :)
Breaking bad be like
Jesse, let's cook! haha
A restaurant that we would go to growing up would use rock candy as stirrers in their cocktails including their old fashioned cocktails. I am one of 3 kids to our ‘rents. Dad drinks old fashioned cocktails. He would drink 3 of them and give us the kids the rock candy stirrers. Mom would drive us home.
Awesome!
is it funny that I'm watching this for school during the pandemic.
No funny at all! :) :) Great way to spend your time, haha.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt Yeah it was supposed to be a experiment, but my mom said no because she didnt want to waste sugar -_- and then get sick for eating too much sugar :{
@@ScaryCarey Ahh, sorry to hear that! :)
@@inthekitchenwithmatt yeah :{
Jokes on you I’m watching this in school
How should I know if I failed early on?
If it isn't growing crystals after the first day, it probably won't work.
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I’m trying to learn some new candies to make for Easter this year. I may have to try this. Thank you for teaching me something new! I make cooking videos too! It’s a pleasure to learn from other talented creators like you! I hope we can learn more from each other!
You are welcome!
yes this definitely reminds me of being a kid. esp on school field trips, we end up at that gift shop and rock candy was always the most affordable.
Awesome!!
Omg yeah!! My first time was at the zoo in kindergarten and we got rock candy from the little store.
oh cool! I saw a similar recipe on a netflix show!
Awesome! :)
@@inthekitchenwithmatt sorry if I confused at all! The joke is that I saw this on breaking bad 😂Amazing recipe though, thanks for making the video!!!
@@mariothedevil1537 hahaha! Great show! You need to watch this video now :) More on point with breaking bad ua-cam.com/video/myZGkibZhTE/v-deo.html
Thank you! I’m going to be doing this for myself probably at midnight or whenever I’m home alone lol
You are welcome! :)
Can you reuse the leftover liquid? Like that big jar had so much leftover!!
You can use it for something else, but if you want to make more candy, you need to reheat it and add an additional cup of sugar, to make up for the sugar that grew on the previous candy.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt that’s awesome! Thank you for responding so quickly! It makes perfect sense to me to heat treat it again and add more sugar in! Thank you for confirming it now I will proceed with confidence! 👍🙏👍
Thank you so much! I've tried watching many videos for good instructions on how to make this candy, but none had the measurements or were helpful. Great for my science project I'm cramming that's due in a week... Also amazing how you reply back to everyone in the comments. I was trying to do that in all the other videos I watched to try and help lol.
You are very welcome!! Have fun making it! If you are doing it for a Science experiment, I recommend doing a few variations. You could also put some in complete dark, like in a pantry, and then others put on the window sil in the direct light. And maybe another jar with candy in it in at normal house light. So you can see how light plays a role if any. Maybe try one with a stick and another with a string and see how the crystals grow. Lots of fun things you can do in the name of science with this.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt Oh wow you've got all the ideas! I wouldn't have though of all that. I need to buy some more sugar and go ahead and do that. Thank you so much for the help!
@@ardengrey7 You are welcome! Have fun, and let me know how it goes.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt I will!
@@inthekitchenwithmatt hey sorry I forgot to tell you how it went, but it went really well! I got a 91 just because I didn't have variables listed
What do you do with all the left over waste in the jar?-I mean, each jar seems like a lot of waste for 1 pop. Am I mis understanding something?
You can reuse it but will need to reheat it and add more sugar to make up for the sugar that grew on the sticks.
I'm totally gonna try this thx for helping me on what to do! 🤗💕
Good luck! Let me know how it turns out. :)
This is what my group made for our 5th grade science fair! Being patient at that age was torture, but it turned out, we got an A, and it was delicious!
Awesome!!
the only cook that i trust their recipes🥰 keep up the good work!
Thank you!! :) Will do!
Matt! I know this video is old but I need to know. Can I use the same liquid twice? Could I do two sticks in 1 quart jar? Thanks! Love these vids!!!
Hi, while you can, you need to reheat the liquid and add another cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that grew on the stick. It entirely depends on the container, the ones I show in this video, you can only do one, if you try and do two they will just grow together and be stuck together, there needs to be plenty of room around them.
Hey，Matt，I was just wondering can you put it in the fridge to fast the proces？
Hi Li, no, don't put it in the fridge, it needs to be at room temperature. :)
Can it be covered?
@@SSCShortChannel the top of the jar/container you mean? yes you can put a covering over it, to prevent bugs and such from possibly getting in there.
I have a question what heck am I supposed to do with the leftover liquid like can I use it to make more ?¿
You can use it to make more, but you will need to add another cup of sugar to it, to make up for the sugar that turned into the crystals.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt thanks I shall make it just to annoy my sisters and to enjoy it to
@@T.an.nie1 You are welcome!
hi matt thank you so much for this video! i was wondering, can you put more than one skewer in the sugar solution? or will affect the growth of the candy?
hi there! You are very welcome. It depends on how large of a container you use. If you use like a large pot you can space them out, but in the jars or glasses like I showed in the video, then no, that is too close together. :) Good luck, let me know how it turns out.
thank you so much !
@@nadiya4011 You are welcome!
Sorry I'm super late, but I need help. Once I put the stick in the jar, the sugar on the stick immediately dissolved and yes I followed all the directions, someone plz explain
Try letting the liquid sugar cool down a bit more before putting the stick in it. The crystals still may grow on the stick, the "seed crystals" help it along.
Thanks matt it cool😍
You are very welcome! :)
Yo mate,I was planning to made this but I have a question tho, after we put them in the cups or jars do we put them into a fridge? Or out of the fridge?
Keep them at room temperature. Good luck!
the intro scared the hell out of me knife drops down then random bald guy come out of no where lol!
lol
Scary right,
@@inthekitchenwithmatt thank for recip
@@cocotoco9716 You are welcome!
Hmmmm wonder if you can reuse the sugar water and make more rock candy by putting in a new stick.
You can, but you need to reheat it and add an additional cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that grew on the stick, otherwise it won't be concentrated enough.
Thanks Matt 😊 you made my baking level high you are doing great
You are very welcome Aara, and thank you!
Have fun bye
@@aara9385 Thanks!
Hello Matt, thanks for sharing. I do have a question, can I insert more than one stick in same jar at the same time?
Secondly, can I reuse the colored sugar mix after 7 days of forming the first rock candy?
Hi there, no you can't, they will grow together and stick, unless the jar is really wide and the sticks are at least 2 inches apart. You can reused the sugar liquid, however you will need to heat it in again and add an additional cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that grew, because what is leftover isn't very concentrated. If that makes sense?
I made it it taates amaizing
Glad you made it!! :)
How do you get it unstuck if it grows too far to the bottom?
You can try running hot water on the bottom of the glass.
Thank you so much!!
@@notAme_Yomi You are welcome!
Thank you so much, this turned out amazing! And I'm normally horrible at making candy/cakes 😂
You are very welcome! So glad your experiment worked! These types of food science projects/recipes don't always turn out correctly the first time, but happy you were successful.
For the ones that stick to the jar and cannot come out... take them and put them into a hot water bath (hot tap water) with the water coming up to about an inch from the top and in about 5 minutes they will slide right out. Yes you will have a huge jar shaped candy but you can chip it down to a smaller size.
Yep! That is exactly what I do. :)
Is it nessecery to ad food coloring ?
No not at all. :)
Hi Matt, I'm atteping this recipe however, when I put my sugar stick with the seed crystals into the jar with my sugar solution it appears that most if not all of the sugar dissolves/falls off my stick. Wondering if that should happen. I waited until my sugar solution was essentially cold (cooled for over 20 minutes), and still the sugar falls right off. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Hello! You still may have some sugar crystals on there, that you can see. I would just leave the stick in there and see if crystals start to grow on it, you should see them after a day or two.
I have the same problem and nothing grows 😢
Can you use bamboo chopsticks?
Sure!
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You are welcome and thank you!
i need to know with this much material we can make only on rock candy or we can reuse it. or same time we can dup more sticks
You can make more, but you need to reheat the liquid and add an additional cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that grew on the stick.
Matt, i tried to do this project but it didn’t work, i follwoed eveeythinf u said but it didn’t work , every time i’ll put the sugar that is on the sugar it would dissolve in the melted sugar (it wasn’t hot) i don’t know what to do, hope u see this
Make sure the sugar is completely dry on the stick first. And if the sugar comes off the stick again, just leave the stick in there for a few days and see if sugar crystals still grown on it or not.
I really liked it,your way of explaining is good
Thank you!!
I dont get how your melted sugar is still melted after days of waiting while my melted sugar is rock solid after days of waiting, like not just that top layer of it is hard but also the rest of the sugar i poured onto the cup :(
I have a whole section on troubleshooting tips on my website for this: www.inthekitchenwithmatt.com/homemade-rock-candy
Did you say 5-7 DAYS!???
Ohh no. I don’t have time to wait for that lol
lol yes unfortunately you can't rush the food science. :) With that said some crystals will start to grow within a day or two, but it will take 5 to 7 days to get as big as the ones in the video.
Where can I get flavors
Amazon sells them. Just type in "hard candy" flavoring.
When I first put the sugar stick into the mixture the sugar on the stick disappeared! Is that normal?
That can happen. Especially if the sugar solution is too warm when you put it in.
Sooooooo. 3 cups of sugar for one stick???? Can I reuse the leftover sugar? Thanks Matt
Yep, you need enough sugar solution so it is deep enough for the stick. Yes you can reuse it, but you will have to add an additional cup of sugar when you reheat it, to replace the sugar that grew on the stick. You are welcome!
India me to Chintiyo chatt kr jaengi sara sugar syrp and candy...it i us left open for a week😂😂
Yes, gotta watch out for the ants! :)
I Hope you Will answer Bcs Its old video but after ill do the Crystal can i use the liqid one more time?
Hello, you can use the liquid again, but you will need to heat it up again, and add one more cup of sugar, to make up for the sugar that was used to created the rock candy.
Its an good recipe but when i put my sugar on water it just removes from stick whar do i do with that?
Let the hot sugar liquid cool down a little more. Just barely dip the stick in water, then roll it in sugar. Then let that sugar on the stick completely dry, before putting it in your warm sugar solution.
I just subscribed, by the way we call it nabat/نبات in my country.
Thank you! Awesome!
Thanks Matt i will make this with my grandkids, i started with gummy bears and different molds this is awesome thanks and im a subscriber for sure
You are very welcome! :)
Do you realy have to let it sit 6-7-8 days or not cause im making this die valentine day is tomarow
Yes you do, some crystals will grow but they won't look like they do in the video. Sorry but you can't rush the crystal growth, it is what it is.
Can you reuse the liquid? Can you put more than two sticks in the jar?
Hi Jenene, you can but you need to add another cup of sugar to make up for the sugar that is lost as the crystals grow. And it depends on the jar, everyone I show in this video can only have one candy in it. If you have a wide jar you can probably get too, but it needs to be really wide, otherwise the rock candies will just grow together.
Is this the candy that cracks and pops in your mouth? I think we called them moon rocks?
Hi there, no that is a different candy. :)
What do you do if the seed sugar on the stick melts off when you stick it into the solution.
Allow the sugar solution to cool a little longer, that should help.
I tried it but the sugar attached to the skewer just dissolved into the sugary syrup, how can I avoid that? It hasn't grow any crystals and it's been more than three days.
Did you heat up your container with hot water first? Did you let the sugar solution cool down before you dipped the sugar skewer in it?
Can you reuse the jar if it has leftover liquid until it runs out? Or only to a certain extent
You would need to reheat the leftover liquid and add about another cup of sugar to make up for the sugar loss, otherwise it won't be concentrated enough.
Every single comments is replied+hearted from 2 years u deserver a sub and like
Thank you!! :) I still try and reply to everyone as much as I can.
I think mine will fail cause there"s only a small amount of sugar water thing lol
Good luck, if it fails, try again! That is what you do with food science experiments. :)
Hi Matt, enjoyed the video. Will be making with my son. One question: for the 3 cup sugar/1 cup water mixture, how much flavoring should I add? I’m using LorAnn super strength flavors. I tried to scroll through the comments to see if this had been asked before, but didn’t see that it had. Thanks so much!
Awesome! Glad you liked the video and are going to try it out. I recommend using 1/2 to 1 tsp of flavoring to start. Once the liquid cools down a bit and before you pour it into the mason jar, glass, cup etc. You can take a spoon and taste a bit of it. If it isn't strong enough add another 1/4 tsp or so. That super strength stuff goes a long way.
@@inthekitchenwithmattThank you so much!
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Um will i put the sugar stick in the water its go away😭😭😭😭😭😭
let the sugar solution cool longer before putting it in.
😂LOL what I was going to do was I was going to lick a toothpick and then stick pop rocks on it🤣😂
hahaha
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Hello Matt, How much days exactly does it takes to crystalize ?
There is not exact amount of days. It depends. It isn't an exact food science. Sometimes the crystals start forming on the first day sometimes not.
can you leave it longer then 5 days for bigger crystals?
You can leave it a little longer 5 to 7 days, but there will come a point when they won't get any bigger.
what are you supposed to do with the remaining liquid?
Throw it out, reuse it to make more by heating it up again and adding another cup of sugar.
Can you reheat the solution to make more once the candy is done?
Hello Susan, you can, but you still need to add an additional cup of sugar to the solution to make up for the sugar that grew on the stick. Otherwise it won't be potent enough.
Hey matt can we still use the solution to create another rock candy
You can, but you will need to reheat it and add another cup of sugar to it, to make up for the sugar that was used to create the candy.
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lol crystal meth that you can eat! haha check out this other video ua-cam.com/video/myZGkibZhTE/v-deo.html (Yo, Mr. White, let's cook!)
@@inthekitchenwithmatt Hahaha! Thank you.
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So, with 1 cup of water and 3 cups of sugar, you only get 1 rock candy? Is this correct?
Also, do you add any flavoring to the water, sugar and color mixture?
You will only get one large rock candy or about 3 of the smaller ones. You can add hard candy flavoring right at the end at the same time you add the food coloring.
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@@tammyscott3147You are welcome!
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Jesse, let's cook! haha
Hey Matt! Thanks, I needed this for my Science Project. (In Which Environment Does Rock Candy Grow Best?)
You are welcome!! I am not sure, but I assume a dryer environment works better than one with lots of humidity, but I don't know for sure. It grows great here in Phoenix, AZ which is hot and dry climate.
Matt what can u do with the flavor water after you make the candy
You can heat it back up and add another cup of sugar and make more rock candy, other than that, not much. Since it has been sitting so long at room temp, I don't recommend drinking it, or using it in drinks. But you are certainly welcome to try that.
Cool thing to take about
Thanks
Lol doin this for skull (btw Ik it’s school but I call it skull)
Cool! Let me know how it turns out.
Making some candy with my granddaughter today
Awesome, have fun!!
3:22 "And now boys and girls, we cook til it turn rock"
Jesse, we need to cook! haha. Breaking Bad is one of my all time favorite TV shows. I even dressed up as Walter White one year for Halloween.
Sorry but I got another question, so what do I do about the ants?
I don't have a problem with Ants when I make these. The best way to prevent ants from coming into the house is to make sure the house is clean. The floor swept, etc. Also find here the Ants are entering the home. Seal up the hole and place insect spray there. That should get rid of them.
Preparing myself for tomorrow because I'll be making 35 of these with flavor😭😭😭. Need it for my nieces Sweet 15.
Good luck!!
Hi matt
Awesome! My kid will definitely love this 💯 Thanks Matt! Keep it up!😊
Thank you!! You are welcome!