Servings
Font
Back
Kool-Aid Taffy (Homemade Taffy)
4.7 from 60 votes

Kool-Aid Taffy (Homemade Taffy)

Kool-Aid Taffy is a homemade candy that combines granulated sugar, cornstarch, corn syrup, butter, and water cooked to the hard-ball stage, then flavored with vanilla extract and unsweetened Kool-Aid drink mix. Once cooked and poured onto a pan, it cools before being pulled or cut into pieces, yielding a sweet, chewy taffy with vibrant fruit flavors from the drink mix.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 50 pieces of taffy
Calories: 65 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 envelopes drink mix unsweetened (any flavor, Kool-Aid

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. Line a 17x11x1 jelly roll pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Grease with cooking spray.
  2. In a large saucepan, add in sugar and cornstarch. Mix until there are no lumps of cornstarch.
  3. Add in corn syrup, water, and butter. Heat over medium/high heat to 250 degrees. Stir occasionally until the mixture comes up to a boil. As soon as the mixture is boiling, don't stir anymore.
  4. Remove from heat once the mixture is up to 250 degrees. Add in the vanilla and kool-aid mix and stir. I divided the mixture in half and used two different kinds of kool-aid drink mix.
  5. Spread onto the jelly roll pan and let cool for 20 minutes. I let the two different flavors run into each other.
  6. After it's cooled, rip off pieces of the taffy and pull it until it lightens in color. I skipped this process and cut mine into squares with a pizza cutter. I rolled mine up and flattened the ends. Cut small squares of parchment paper and rolled the taffy inside.
  7. Store in an air-tight container.

Notes

  • This taffy recipe comes from Yoyomax12 on YouTube, noted for its clear instructions.

Nutrition Information

Calories 65kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 16g (5%) Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 8mg (0%) Sugar 15g (30%) Vitamin A 15IU (0%) Calcium 1mg (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 50 pieces of taffy

Amount Per Serving

Calories 65

% Daily Value*

Calories 65kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 16g 5%
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 0%
Sugar 15g 30%
Vitamin A 15IU 0%
Calcium 1mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.