puffed rice molasses balls
Puffed Rice Molasses Balls Your parents MUST help with this one! 4 cups puffed rice 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup molasses 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teas...
Ingredients
- 4cuppuffed rice
- 1/2cuplight corn syrup
- 1/2cupmolasses
- 11/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1/4teaspoonsalt
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
Directions
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Puffed Rice Molasses Balls Your parents MUST help with this one! 4 cups puffed rice 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup molasses 1 1/2 teaspoon
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Combine syrup, molasses, cider vinegar and salt in a saucepan
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Bring to a boil, and cook at a slow boil until the "hard ball" stage is reached
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that is, when a few drops of the syrup are dropped into a cup of cold water, they form a hard ball
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If you have a candy thermometer, cook until the syrup reaches 250 degrees F
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Take off heat and add vanilla extract
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Put warmed bowl on the table and pour in the 4 cups of puffed rice
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Slowly add the syrup, stirring the puffed rice with a fork, turning it over and over so all sides are covered with the syrup