Sweet candy is not only childhood love, but also we like it as an adult. There are a variety of candies and you can choose one as per your choice and taste. Some candies are hugely available in the market, and some we can make easily at home. Cornflake candy is one of them that you can make easily at home within a few minutes. It is the least time taking process. Cornflake candy is a no-bake dessert recipe that only needs cornflakes, peanut butter, sugar, and corn syrup. And you can make it without spending much money and time, just with some effort whenever you have sweet cravings.

Ingredients For Candy:

• Corn flakes cereals
• Sugar
• Thick creamy peanut butter

Corn Flakes Candy Recipe Process:

To make cornflakes candy, start the process of preparing candy with cornflakes. Place a clear counter or table space and cover it with wax sheets, thin paper or aluminum foil. Your cookies will set and cool here. Put the cornflakes in a big mixing bowl and set aside.

Preparation For Cooking

However, this doesn’t include baking but you need to leave it on the gas stove for a while. Take a medium saucepan or any other pan and cook the corn syrup and sugar together, you can also use a syrup/honey blend in place of corn syrup over medium heat. Then, stir well and continue until the sugar dissolves.

Mix the creamy peanut butter and stir until it does not leave a smooth texture. Get rid of it from the heat and pour the peanut butter over the cornflakes in the bowl.

To mix it well, use a spatula or spoon constantly until the cornflakes look well-coated.

Quickly put it on greased wax paper and start dropping the cornflakes mixture in small sizes. Let the cornflake’s candy cool and set it on the wax paper just enough to make a good shape by hand.

Don’t be too concerned about it, and don’t wait for a long time as your cornflake candy has already set completely.

Serving

Once your cornflakes candy is ready, you keep it at room temperature. You can store them in an airtight container on your countertop for up to two weeks.

Common Mistakes that You have to Avoid

• Don’t store cornflakes candy in the fridge or the freezer otherwise, they get too hard and difficult to eat.
• If a full 6 cups of cornflakes are not available, you can use 4 cups. You’ll finish up with smaller batches of candy that can be less crunchy and gooier but still very delicious.
• You can use cornflakes in the pot of peanut butter mixture one cup at a time instead of pouring the peanut butter mixture over the bowl of cornflakes. It is an easy method to pour over to get all the flakes coated. It also prevents getting dirty extra dishes though.
• Candy with cornflakes is healthy and tastes delicious but looks plain. If you want to jazz it up with sprinkles, you can do a bit of color or fit the theme. You pour them on and press them down onto the candy before it cools completely.
• You can also pour or top up with melted chocolate.
• You can also use a teaspoon of vanilla extract along with the peanut butter.
• To make bars, spread the mixture into a 13-by-9-inch pan. Add melted chocolate over top.

In addition, cornflake candy is a healthy and tasty choice for the sweet tooth. You can also make it easily at home and enjoy this tasty candy with your family and kids when you get sweet cravings. So, next time, when your kid asks for candy, give this instead of unhealthy market-based candy.

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