Homemade Ginger Candies For Upset Tummies {soft chews or suckers}

Most often used for culinary purposes, ginger root (zingiberis rhizoma) also has a long history of medicinal use in China, India, Rome and Greece. Modern medicine seems to agree as well. Germany’s Commission E suggests that ginger may relieve nausea from morning sickness, traveling, or even consuming too much sugar. Studies written about ginger widely support this.

Harness ginger’s power with homemade ginger candies for nausea. You can make soft ginger chews or hard ginger suckers with this recipe. They’re gentle enough for children as well and can help calm, soothe, and ease the pain of indigestion within minutes. They’re easy to make and will last for several weeks when stored in a cool, dry place.

Note: If you’ve experienced gallstones, be sure to check with your health practitioner before consuming ginger.

Stages of Candy-Making

If you want to learn how to make ginger candies, you’ll need to know the stages of candy making. Making homemade candies involves bringing sugar to a precise temperature for a certain period of time. A candy thermometer will yield the most accurate results for this ginger chew recipe.

Many candy thermometers indicate these stages, but if yours doesn’t, this should help:

• Softball stage is when the temperature reaches between 235°F and 245°F. The syrup is soft when placed in a glass of ice water, and will easily be pliable.
• Firm-ball stage is when the temperatures reach between 245°F and 250°F. The syrup is firmer when placed in a glass of ice water, and will have the consistency of a packaged caramel when held in the hand.
• Hardball stage is when the temperatures reach between 250°F and 266°F. The syrup will hold its form and will require some pressure to mold it. It also remains very sticky.
• Soft-crack stage is where the temperatures reach 270°F and 290°F. Your homemade ginger candies will acquire a toffee or brittle candy texture.
• Hard-crack stage is when the temperatures reach 300°F and 310°F. The syrup becomes very brittle in ice water and cracks when you try to mold it.

We recommend going with the softball stage for this ginger chew recipe. If you’d like to try homemade ginger suckers, go with the hard-crack stage.

Use Wildly Organic's coconut syrup for the added deep caramel flavor in these candies. Employing fresh peeled ginger is best, but powdered ginger will work as well.

How to Make Homemade Ginger Candies — Recipe

Harness ginger's power with this ginger chew recipe. Make soft ginger chews or hard suckers.

Servings: 32 candies

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons Wildly Organic expeller-pressed coconut oil
• 3/4 cup organic sugar or Wildly Organic coconut sugar
• 1/2 cup Wildly Organic coconut syrup
• 3 tablespoons fresh grated ginger or 1½ tablespoons dried ginger

Instructions:

1. Melt the oil, syrup, and sugar together over medium-high heat. Stir continuously to avoid burning.
2. Add the ginger and cook to the desired stage. Watch the thermometer closely.
3. If using the softball stage for soft-chew homemade ginger candies, line a loaf pan with parchment paper and lightly grease it with coconut oil.
4. If using the hard-crack stage for lollipops, prepare your sucker molds. You can also make them "freehand" by lining a cookie sheet with parchment and placing the sucker sticks on them.
5. Pour the candy syrup into the mold. If you are free-handing the ginger suckers, carefully pour the syrup in a circle shape over the sucker sticks. Work quickly, and be very careful of the hot liquid.
6. Allow to cool completely.
7. Cut the soft ginger chews into 32 equal pieces.
8. Wrap each of the soft-chews or suckers in a bit of parchment paper so that they don’t stick to each other.
9. You can store our candies in a cool, dry place for up to 4 weeks.

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