With this recipe, you do some basic cooking using techniques that large-scale candy
makers in real candy kitchens use. After you make the fondant in this recipe, you’ll be
able to make a number of other products in our website.
Although fondant is considered a candy, for your purposes, fondant is also an ingredient for making other candies.
Approximately 1 tablespoon butter to grease pan
21⁄2 cups sugar
1⁄2 cup corn syrup
11⁄2 cups water
How to make
Basic Fondant
Lightly butter a 9 x 13-inch baking pan and dampen it slightly with water. Set aside.
Combine the sugar, syrup, and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring
occasionally with a wooden spoon.
When the sugar dissolves (usually after about 10 minutes), cover the pan for 5 minutes
to allow the sugar to wash down the sides.
After 5 minutes, remove the cover, clip a candy thermometer to the inside of the pan —
being certain that the tip of the thermometer doesn’t touch the bottom of the pan — and
cook the mixture to 240 degrees. Total cooking time for the batch falls between 20 and 25
minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and pour the contents into the greased 9 x 13-inch
baking pan.
Lightly sprinkle water on top of the fondant and allow the fondant to cool at room temperature
to 125 degrees. Cooling takes about 40 to 45 minutes in a 72-degree kitchen.
Place the fondant mixture on a small marble slab (one that measures at least 12 x 12
inches) and work the mixture with a metal scraper by folding, chopping, and refolding
it until it becomes opaque and crumbly. Working the fondant on the slab usually takes
about 7 to 10 minutes.
Preparation time: 20 to 25 minutes plus 50 minutes of cooling time