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Grow your own Sugar Crystals

Name: Grow your own Sugar Crystals
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: Chelsea White Sugar; Water; Food Colouring (optional)

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Preparation

15 mins

Bake

10 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

Fun and sweet, this project lets you grow your own sugar crystals. It’s easy to do and a great way to learn.

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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

Chelsea White Sugar
Water
Food Colouring (optional)

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White Sugar

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Reviews

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What did you think of this recipe?

Jarrey

mid

Julie

Good would recommend

A.B.

T.B

jakoba

thank you

HoneyBubble4life

This was delicious was really good with sweet potatoes!!! Yeah my grandpa did love it!!!!!

swiftiee

did this for my science project and it worked!! thanks for the extra credit

Rasputin

It's so exquisite best candy ever made by science 💖💖

Shriya

I just love it!

Anonymous

Tasted good but it took too long. I started the experiment last week and it still isn’t done growing yet. The sugar crystals grew on the top first, and they taste delicious.

Method

Prepare the Sugar Crystal Solution

In a saucepan, heat at least three cups of Sugar together with one cup of water. You want to dissolve as much Sugar as possible into the water. While stirring, bring the sugar solution to a boil. Remove the pan from heat and, if you want, add a few drops of food colouring and 1/2 teaspoon of flavouring. Any of the flavouring extracts found in the spice aisle of the grocery store will work, such as lemon, cherry, or mint.

While the sugar solution is cooling, prepare a container for growing your rock candy. Suspend a string into a glass or jar. Remember you are planning to eat the rock candy, so use clean materials and don't weight your string with anything you wouldn't want in your mouth. Don't let the string or stick touch the sides or bottom of your container.

Growing Sugar Crystals : Pour the sugar solution into your jar. If you have leftover solution, you can save it. The sugar solution won't go bad. Grow your rock candy somewhere that it won't be disturbed. Evaporation is important, so cover the top of the container with a coffee filter or paper towel to keep the solution clean yet allow air to circulate.

You'll start to see crystals growing in a day or two. Be patient - crystals will form as the water evaporates. If you start to see crystals growing on the top of the container, break them off and eat them or throw them away. If crystals start to grow on the sides or bottom of your container, just transfer the rock candy and crystal solution to a clean glass or jar.

Allow your rock candy to grow until you are pleased with the crystals. You can eat the rock candy right away or, if you want to keep it for later, allow it to dry and store it in an airtight container.