Who knew there was Edible Sea Glass?
That's right, I made Sea Glass and it's Easy, Edible, Sweet and Pretty. Perfect favor for your beach themed party.
Edible Sea Glass
That's right, I made Sea Glass and it's Easy, Edible, Sweet and Pretty. Perfect favor for your beach themed party.
Edible Sea Glass
And easily packaged for party favors.
With raw sugar and a white chocolate sea shell.
Here's just how easy it really is!
Supplies
Candy Flavoring (I used Cotton Candy).
Large Blue Sprinkles From Duff.
Blue food coloring - I used the blue from this box (which turned sea green with just a few drops) I don't know why.
Spray your jelly roll pan with Pam.
Make your candy according to the recipe below, pour in pan, sprinkle with Duff Sprinkles.
Lift the candy and break apart with knife by tapping the candy with knife handle.
Place all the candy shards in bowl and sprinkle with powdered sugar, (the sugar helps prevent the candy from sticking together).
Stir until all the candy is sugar coated.
Using small bags, I added 1 Tlb. of raw sugar to each bag and a fondant sea shell.
Tie it up with sea green tulle.
Hard Candy Recipe
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Water
2/3 Cup White Corn Syrup
Boil to hard crack, (300 degrees) add 1 tsp. flavoring and -3 drops food coloring.
Pour into greased jelly roll pan and immediately sprinkle with sprinkles if desired.
For a thicker candy, pour into a greased 9 x 9 pan.
Cool and break with knife.
If you get tired of bagging up the small bags - go for the one big bag!
Aren't you glad I ventured away from the Plan?
And the best part of my Beach Week...No Bathing Suits required!
It's Beachy Keen!
Absolutely DARLING idea!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty and who knew it was so easy to make! Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool! They look adorable! But please...keep the bathing suits on:)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this idea!! So very pretty.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most unique and beautiful party favors I have ever seen - such beautiful packaging too!
ReplyDeleteMaryann - Cookie Artisan
So, you don't say for sure but do you sprinkle the large sprinkles on the jelly roll pans before you pour the hot sugar in? What temperature is "hard crack"?
ReplyDeleteSorry about that, I noticed it last night and I forgot to go back and change it. Hard crack is 300 Degrees and I sprinkled the sprinkles on immediately after pouring in pan.
Deletethank you for adding that. I'll have to try these.
DeleteLove this! Brilliant idea! <3 Heidi Rew from Parties for Pennies
ReplyDeleteVery gorgeous! What a great idea, pinning!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! I need to try this sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! They look beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteUsing the raw sugar for sand is such a creative idea! These would make perfect beach wedding favors for my Hawaii brides. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm making these for my beach themed wedding in 3 months!! Soo excited I found favors that go EXACTLY with my decorations! THANKS!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so yummy. Oh! I love to give this idea a try. I am glad you shared this one. Thanks a lot for sharing.
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What a pretty idea!!! Pinned! :)
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Making this today or tomorrow for my under the sea wedding that is this coming Sunday! We are giving little baggies out for favors and I'm curious if you could give me an estimate about how many bagged favors this recipe might make. I know of course it depends on how much is in a bag.... we didn't plan on putting tons in & we are using the raw sugar as well. In the picture above that has a small bag & a large bag, the small bag looks like the amount we would go for in each bag. I'm just hoping for an estimate not anything exact. I'm not a candy maker & want to have enough supplies on hand! :*) We have 60 guests by the way. Thanks so much for your help!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting for you to make these for your wedding. It's been so long since I bagged these up, I don't recall how much went into each bag. If you use a large jelly roll pan, I would guess that one batch would fill 8 bags? Of course depending on how full you want them. Good luck and congratulations!
DeleteDo you think this would set in a mold? Trying to make a party glass out of the recipe for our upcoming wedding.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Just make sure the mold is for hard candy, not chocolate and I think it would work fine! Congratulations and best of luck!
DeleteHow far in advance can you make this?
ReplyDeleteI really think it depends on the type of climate you live in. I'm in a very dry climate and they lasted weeks in the packages.
DeleteHow long should i put it in the oven for?
ReplyDeleteThis recipe is cooked on the stove top, you do not put it in the oven at all. Once it is cooked to the 300 degrees (using a candy thermometer) remove from the stove and pour in the pan. It should then harden like the candy. Hope this helps.
Deletehow long does it take to harden?
ReplyDeleteOnce you pour the candy onto the greased tray, it will harden in minutes, so you must work fast if you plan to sprinkle the blue sugar on.
DeleteI have 2 questions please. If you use LorAnn flavor oils, do you use the whole 1 dram bottle to the recipe? I am reading that 1dram = 1 tsp. Also, if the oil is colored, will it affect the color when using food coloring as well? Thanking you in advance.
ReplyDeleteYes, I did use the entire 1 dram bottle of flavor. The flavor I used in the sea glass (Cotton Candy)didn't have any color, so I'm not sure if a colored flavoring would affect the color of the candy.
DeleteThank you so much for your quick response! Can't wait to try this and experiment a little. 😉
DeleteHi There!
ReplyDeleteDoes this recipe yield one jelly sheet? I'm trying to figure out how many sheets i should make to make 100 8oz bags.
Thanks!
I think it would be a good idea to make one batch of candy, pour it as thin or thick as you like. See how many 8 oz. bags you get out of one batch. When I made the recipe, I used only one jelly sheet. Hope this helps! :)
DeleteI got it to 300 degrees and it didn't harden in minutes.... and I followed recipe.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry this did not work for you. There is a way to test the candy without a thermometer I found here:
Deletehttp://www.instructables.com/id/Candy-Making-without-a-Thermometer-Cold-Water-Tes/
For the Cold Water Test: 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of the syrup (candy mixture) is dropped from a clean spoon into a small bowl of very cold water (not ice cold). Quickly examine and/or carefully pick up the sugar from the cold water.
The firmness of the sugar indicates the highest temperature the syrup reached. The higher the temperature the sugar syrup reached the harder the mixture will be after it cools.
It also shows how to test your thermometer for accuracy. Hope this helps!
I am BEYOND EXCITED to try this for my granddaughter's birthday mermaid party!! She will be eight, but since she is the youngest of three sister's, she's only had one "big" party! I will let you know how it comes out! Thank you SO much for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteSo excited, it will be a great addition to your granddaughter's mermaid party!! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWhat did you grease the pan with? I am.hosting an east coast party this would be easy and inexpensive to make .. hope I can make it and do it justice like you did ... very pretty
ReplyDeleteHow fun to add this to your party, I'm sure it will be beautiful! I sprayed my pan with Pam, any kind of non stick spray would work.
DeleteSaved as a favorite, I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!
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