Candy Jewels are one of the most attractive candies out there. You can make them for any occasions and during any time of the year. These Candy Jewels are quite attractive, and children would love eating and play with them. There are plenty of moulds available in the market, and you can create a unique shape out of the syrup you make. Candy Jewels have attractive colours and to bring out such colours you can use food colouring to create the tone you want in the Gems. Candy jewels can be made at home, and it has a very easy procedure. All you will need is some sugar, syrup, food colouring and moulds.If you happen to love cooking and want to try out something different for a birthday party or for the holiday season you can make hard candy jewels and serve them to your guests. Most of the children get very excited about these Jewels as they look beautiful and they can enjoy the taste of the candy at the same time.
Depending on the type of the moulds, you need to choose the mixture of the syrup. Candy jewels can be made from different materials. The hard candy jewels are edible, but you need to be careful when you give it to little children of the candies is quite small in size as it may be a choking hazard.
The following are some of the materials used for Jewel candy making:
Isomalt:
Isomalt is more of a sugar substitute that is made from sucrose and creates a humid and moisture-resistant product, and thus it makes an excellent product for Jewel candy. When isomalt is boiled, it does not require any anti-crystallising ingredients. It is also sugar-free and has low calories than the regular sugar, so you can use these to make candies if you are concerned about your health.
Boiled Sugar:
Boiled Sugar is a mixture of sugar and water. All you have to do is mix sugar and water in a pan and heat it to a particular temperature till you get a syrupy solution. An anti-crystallising agent like glucose is also sometimes added to make the mixture a bit thicker.
Fondant:
Fondant is kind of sugarcraft dough that is pliable, and you can press the fondant into the moulds.
Candy Clay:
Candy clays are also called as Chocolate Plastique, and they can be pressed into moulds just like you do with fondant. You can make the candy clay at home by adding glucose or corn syrup to the sugar solution and then coating it with chocolate.
Types of molds used:
Plastic moulds:
If you are using fondant and candy clay, then you can use plastic frames.
Silicone mould:
It is very easy to remove the candy from the Silicone mould, and you can use isomalt and boiled sugar in this type of frame.
