Fiery Ginger Chews

Fiery Ginger Chews

from justeasyrecipes.com
60 min
20 servings

A delicious and fiery, homemade chewy ginger sweet that is easy to make and has a small list of ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup fresh, grated ginger;
  • 3/4 cup caster sugar
  • 1/4 cup glucose syrup (or honey)
  • 4 tablespoons icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour

Directions

  1. 1

    Create the Ginger decocotion. In a medium-sized pot, add the grated ginger and water and allow to simmer until approximately half the water has evaported – not more than that). Strain and keep 1 cup of the decoction for the ginger chews (this should take approx 30 mins)

  2. 2

    Grease a small baking dish with coconut oil or butter and set aside.

  3. 3

    In a clean, medium-sized pot, add the ginger decoction, the sugar and glucose syrup and stir over low heat until the sugar has dissolved.

  4. 4

    Bring to a gentle simmer and avoid stirring.

  5. 5

    Using a candy thermometer, keep an eye on the temperature – allow the mixture to heat up to 124 degrees Celsius or 255 degrees Fahrenheit. Once it has reached that temperature, remove immediately and pour into the glass dish.

  6. 6

    Once the mixture has cooled slightly, peel it out of the baking dish and using a sharp knife (you can warm it in water) slice the chews into bite-sized strips.

  7. 7

    Dust in the cornflour/icing sugar mixture and store in an airtight container.