Days ago I have seen Arguiñano make a very curious recipe that has inspired me to turn it into a experiment to do at home with children: crystallized candies.
My daughters have loved to see how, by magic, some simple candies turned into strange multicolored shapes, and also edibles.
I tell you how it is done in case you want to try it at home. It is very simple.
You only need a few (10-12) hard candies (those of a lifetime) of varied colors like the ones you see in the photo below.
The next step is to place vegetable paper on a baking sheet, place the candies separated from each other and place vegetable paper on top of the candies.
Put the plate with the candies in the oven previously heated to 200 degrees for two minutes (no more than two minutes). When removed they will have melted as you see below. Since one oven can heat more than another, I recommend you turn on the light and see how they melt to get the candies at the point you want.
You have to let them cool for a minute to be able to remove them from the paper (they take off very easily).
The fun thing is to check how candies change shape due to heat stroke. You can play with the children to discover the figures that have been formed. In our case we have found a man running, a number seven and a pineapple.
And finally, as they are edible they go phenomenal to accompany some custard, a flan or with a yogurt, as we have eaten them at home.
I hope the experiment of crystallized candies I find it entertaining. You will tell me if you try it at home or if you do it with a variant.
