Chocolate-Mint Salt Water Taffy Recipe

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Chocolate-Mint Salt Water Taffy
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
634
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp peppermint extract or 3 -5 drops peppermint oil

Directions:

  1. Melt chocolate and butter in top of double boiler.
  2. Mix rest of ingredients, except extract, in large heavy bottomed pot and cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved.
  3. Lower heat and continue cooking without stirring to 262º (hard-ball stage).
  4. Remove from heat, add chocolate and butter, stirring only enough to blend.
  5. Pour into a shallow greased pan. Put flavoring in center of the mass and work carefully into the mixture. When cool enough to handle, remove from pan, divide into pieces, and pull until somewhat lighter in color.
  6. When cold, cut into bite-sized pieces.
  7. Wrap in waxed paper or candy wrappers.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 633.92 Kcal (2654 kJ)
Calories from fat 148.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.48g 25%
Cholesterol 7.63mg 3%
Sodium 931.09mg 39%
Potassium 333.65mg 7%
Total Carbs 135.85g 45%
Sugars 124.44g 498%
Dietary Fiber 5.1g 20%
Protein 3.44g 7%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 34.3mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 265.63 Kcal (1112 kJ)
Calories from fat 62.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.91g 25%
Cholesterol 3.2mg 3%
Sodium 390.15mg 39%
Potassium 139.81mg 7%
Total Carbs 56.92g 45%
Sugars 52.14g 498%
Dietary Fiber 2.14g 20%
Protein 1.44g 7%
Iron 0.5mg 6%
Calcium 14.4mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.3
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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