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Homemade Strawberry Twizzlers

By nabylb

A delicious, chewy homemade version of the classic strawberry licorice candy made with real fruit.

Homemade Strawberry Twizzlers

Prep: 30 min · Cook: 5 hours 10 min · Serves 4 · Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Method

  1. Combine the fresh strawberries, water, and lemon juice in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to collect 1/2 cup of smooth strawberry puree.
  2. Pour the strawberry puree into a small saucepan, add the granulated sugar, and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture begins to simmer.
  3. Blend the freeze-dried strawberries in a high-speed blender or spice grinder until they form a fine powder. Sift the powder to remove any large seeds.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sifted freeze-dried strawberry powder, cornstarch, and salt.
  5. Pour the light corn syrup and the hot strawberry-sugar syrup into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Whisk until a smooth, pink batter forms.
  6. Pour the batter back into the saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a spatula. Add a few drops of red gel food coloring to deepen the color. Continue cooking and stirring vigorously for 5 to 7 minutes, until the mixture thickens significantly into a very stiff, dough-like paste.
  7. Transfer the hot dough into a piping bag fitted with a star piping tip.
  8. Pipe the mixture into long, straight strips onto plastic mesh dehydrator sheets or parchment paper.
  9. Gently roll and twist each strip to create the classic Twizzler spiral pattern.
  10. Place the twisted candies in a dehydrator and dehydrate at 135 degrees F (approx. 57 degrees C) for 4 to 6 hours, or until they are chewy and no longer sticky to the touch. Allow to cool completely before serving.

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