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Sea Glass Candy: The Summer Candy You Need to Try

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at American chapter.

Do you ever take a walk on the beach and stumble upon the perfect piece of sea glass? What about the opposite, when you actively are searching for sea glass and strike out? The only solution to this problem, other than throwing glass bottles into the ocean and waiting twenty years, is to make your own sea glass candy.

Here’s how to get that perfect frosted glass look on your own personal sea glass.

Sea Glass Candy

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 1 minuteTotal time: 6 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Maddy McGunagle

    Crush blue Jolly Ranchers.

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    Place crushed candy in microwave-safe and oiled pan.

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    Microwave candy in 30 second intervals until melted.

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    Immediately pour melted candy onto parchment-lined baking sheet.

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    Let candy harden for approximately 15 minutes.

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    Take candy off of parchment paper and rub both sides with confectioners’ sugar.

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    Break candy into pieces.

No need to even leave your house to go find this sea glass. Next time, ditch the shoreline search and instead bring your own. 

Maddy McGunagle

American '19

A sucker for grapefruit seltzer.