Chocolate Salt Water Taffy. My first attempt at candy for the foodie gift exchange during the Foodbuzz Festival. They sort of resemble a tootsie roll but they taste so much better. They're chewier and deliciously chocolaty.
I also added a tin of Old Bay Seasoning. The foodie gift was to reflect my blog and/or food from my local region. You can't get any more East Coast/Maryland than good ole Old Bay Seasoning and Salt Water Taffy now can you.
The chocolate flavor is rich and the texture is light and chewy, exactly what a salt water taffy should be.
Printable Recipe
Courtesy of Cooks.com
Ingredients
1/3 Cup Sugar
1/8 Cup Corn Syrup
1/4 Cup Water
2-1/2 oz Ghirardelli Unsweetened Chocolate
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Organic Unsalted Butter
1/4 tsp Real Vanilla
Directions
1. Add the sugar, corn syrup, water, Ghirardelli chocolate and salt over high heat stirring constantly until your candy thermometer reads 260º degrees or until a small amount placed in cold water forms into a hard ball. Remove from heat add the butter and vanilla extract and stir well. Grease a dish generously with butter and pour the mixture and allow to cool.
2. Grease your hands with butter. When the taffy has cooled enough to handle take the taffy and pull until it has a satiny gloss, about 10 minutes. The reason for pulling the taffy is to incorporate many tiny air bubbles throughout the candy. This makes it lighter and chewier.
Make a 1/2 inch diameter rope with the taffy, cut with a greased knife or scissors, allow to sit out for about 20 minutes then wrap in wax paper. I added a foil wrap as well.
Check this link out, Science of Candy before attempting to make your own. This site provides some great tips that are useful when you're making taffy or any type of candy for that matter. The internet is truly an awesome resource. Enjoy.
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Add CommentYum!! I love Tootsie Rolls but yours looks SO much better!
It's a great recipe!!! have a good week end my dear, kiss :)
Ooo looks yummy! And love the packaging!
Okay, super yummy! I'm definitely going to be trying this recipe!
Que delicia estos trocitos de chocolate, y así envueltos.
Saludos
Delicious!! Definitely a must try for me as well. I miss home. Luckily I have access to commissary, s I am never short of Old bay!
Have a great time at Foodbuzz Fest!
Looks beautiful and delicious!
Oh yum, I love Tootsie Rolls. I know I'd enjoy receiving this taffy as a gift.
Oh I think you succeeded here! Looks delicious.
While I not a big fan of Tootsie Rolls or taffy (just don't like food that gets stuck to my teeth) this look yummy! I wouldn't mind receiving these.
Hello Lisa. Nice to see you after a long time. I am so busy lately!
I love your candies. They look mouthwatering. I wish I am there to eat some.
Having lived in Delaware for several years I have come to love salt water taffy and yours looks great! What a fantastic idea for a gift exchange :o)
How beautiful! I would be tickled pink to receive one of these tiny boxes of chocolate goodness. I'm sure that everyone enjoyed them! These would be great to add to Christmas gifts. Thank you for sharing!
What a great recipe! This looks so good! These would make great treats to add to gifts for the holidays!
What a thoughtful, fun and delicious gift. Too bad I wasn't sitting at your table Friday night! :-)
Lisa, it was so nice to meet you at the Foodbuzz Festival. Glad to have gotten to know you a bit better. You did great on your Nature's Pride presentation of the Bread Sticks (great-tasting, too).
Safe travels home! :-)
I heard about Salt Water Taffy on the TV series Friends. Sounds interesting - in a good way. Congratulations on your success in the Food Buzz competition so far!
These look absolutely delicious! I'm kinda bummed I wasn't your food gift trade partner :) It was such a pleasure meeting you in person and watching your Nature's Pride presentation :)
This sounds super yummy. You're right...everytime I go to Maryland or NJ, especially the boardwalks, Salt Water Taffy is a must! I'll be saving this recipe for a near future treat!
I love salt water taffy and tootsie rolls--basically any kind of candy that gets stuck in my teeth! These came out fanstastic. The Old Bay seasoning is a really unxpected ingredient, but everyone knows that Old Bay makes everything taste better :-)
I really want to try my hand at candies.. I was thinking the holidays would be a good time to start. Thanks for sharing the recipe :) I can't wait to try it!! Hope you had fun at FBfest!
What an interesting add with the Old Bay...They look delightful and I am sure taste fantastic :)
Mmm!! Nicely done! One of my daughter's favorite treats. Saw your pic on Gina's post, sounds like you all had a wonderful time! Can't tell you how envious I was thinking about you all. =)
Oh Lisa...homemade taffy...looks great and so cute how you wrap them :-)
What a wonderful thing to make to be able to share, I am thinking Christmas stockings.
Those are so adorable! Can I have some? Hope you had a good time at the festival. Please share the story and pictures!
These look wonderful! I love Tooties Rolls...but these look over the top!
Lisa - it was so great to get to meet you last weekend at the festival! I have been a fan of your blog for a while, you always have such wonderful posts and pictures.
Loving the homemade taffy, bet it was yummy!
Thank you all. I devoured the last pieces when I returned home from the Foodbuzz festival. Super simple and really tasty! Hope you get the chance to make them.
I believe this is my first visit to your blog. It's wonderful!! I'll be back for more!!
:)
ButterYum
Looks great, can't wait to try them! How long do you think they'd still be good, if I were to make them early for presents?
I totally remember the taffy! So shiny and pretty! Great post and pretty photos! Cheers, Michelle
Thanks for this great dessert...
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