Trick Or Treat... Candy Corn.

This vegan candy corn taste just like the real thing but not as sweet so it works great. It's taken me a few times to figure out how to cook it just right so it hardens up. You will definitely need a cooking thermometer to get it to just the right temperature. Also added some pictures of the pumpkins the girlfriend and I carved. They turned out great, but their not to scary though.

Candy Corn

1 cup sugar
2/3 cup corn syrup (organic)
5 Tablespoons Earth Balance
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup powdered soy milk
a pinch of sea salt
Red & yellow food coloring

In a large saucepan, bring the sugar, corn syrup, Earth Balance, & vanilla to a boil over high heat.

Reduce the heat to medium & boil the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. After 5 minutes, remove from heat. Sift the powdered sugar, powdered soy milk, & salt into medium bowl. Add the powdered sugar mixture to pan & stir to combine. Let the mixture stand until slightly warm to touch, about 20 minutes. Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. You will need to have on rubber gloves for this part, so you don't stain your hands. Add several drops of yellow food coloring to one piece of dough & knead food coloring into the dough until smooth and color is even. Repeat using red & yellow food coloring (for orange) with the second piece & leave the last piece white, but knead it until smooth. This isn't an easy task & could take up to 15 minutes! Roll each piece into ropes of equal length and push the three ropes together to form a long rectangle. Using sharp knife, cut the ropes into triangles. Some will be white tipped & some will be yellow tipped.