Peppermint Creams
Peppermint creams are soft and minty candies that melt in your mouth.
Equipment
- 1 Saucepan
- 1 Mixing spoon
Ingredients
- 454 grans Caster Sugar
- 178 ml Water
- ½ tsp Peppermint Essence
- Pinch Cream of Tartar
Instructions
- Place the sugar and water into a saucepan and stir over slow heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Once dissolved, bring to the boil and add the cream of tartar, without stirring.
- Once it gets to a soft texture that you can roll into a ball remove it from the hear and place the saucepan in cold water.
- Add the peppermint essence and stir until its thick enough to knead. At this stage you can choose to either simply roll into a ball and then flatten with a fork and rest to the side for them to set.