Homemade Ginger Candy Online | Adrak Candy
Ginger and sugar, cooked slowly in small batches. No glucose syrup, no colour, no preservatives.
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Most packaged candy is sugar, glucose syrup, acidity regulator, colour and added flavouring. Ours is ginger and sugar. That is the whole list, and it is why our ginger candy tastes of ginger rather than of sweets.
Two ingredients, cooked slowly
Cooked in syrup
Small pieces of mature ginger are simmered slowly in sugar syrup until soft and chewy, then coated in a thick syrup that sets into a thin white crust.
Nothing else in the jar
No glucose syrup, no preservative, no colour, no added ginger flavouring. Ginger and sugar.
Easy to carry
Small, candy size pieces that keep well in a bag. Keep the lid tight at home, because damp air makes the crust sticky.
How ginger candy is made
- Mature rootFirm and heavy, with a strong smell when snapped. The skin is scraped off with a spoon, not peeled thick.
- Cut smallCut by hand into small, candy size pieces and blanched once to take off the raw burn.
- Cooked in syrupSimmered slowly in sugar syrup until the pieces turn soft, chewy and translucent.
- Syrup coatedTurned in a thick, reduced syrup and dried until it sets into a thin white crust on every piece.
A piece or two after a meal, with tea on a cold evening, or when the throat feels scratchy and you want something warm to suck on. It also goes in the bag before a long drive.
Ginger candy questions
How spicy is ginger candy?
Gently warm. Sweet first from the syrup crust, then the ginger warmth builds at the back of the throat and fades slowly. There is no chilli in it.
Is it good for a cough?
We do not make medical claims. This is a sweet, not a remedy. Many families keep ginger candy at home in winter and like it when the throat feels scratchy. For a real cough or fever, please see a doctor.
Why do the pieces look uneven?
Because they are cut by hand in small batches. The pieces vary a little in size and the crust varies in thickness. Uniform candy comes out of a machine.
How should I store it?
Keep the lid tight in a cool, dry place, away from steam. Use a dry hand or spoon. No fridge needed. Best within 6 to 9 months of the packing date.
