Liquorice Sticks

Name: Liquorice Sticks
Ingredients: 125 g/4¼ oz/generous ½ cup butter, plus extra for greasing; 400 g/14 oz/2 cups caster (superfine) sugar; 400 g/14 oz sweetened condensed milk; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup golden (light corn) syrup; 0.75 ml/⅛ tsp salt; 5 ml/1 tsp anise extract (omit this for red liquorice sticks); 5 ml/1 tsp anise extract (omit this for red liquorice sticks); 2.5 ml/½ tsp black food colouring paste (or red for red liquorice sticks); 2.5 ml/½ tsp black food colouring paste (or red for red liquorice sticks)

Preparation info

Makes about
20

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

A favourite with children and adults alike all over the world, liquorice sticks are delectable eaten on their own, or you could dip them in sherbet. You can make these the traditional way with anise oil and some black food colouring, or you can make red liquorice sticks and omit the anise.

Ingredients

125 g/4¼ oz/generous ½ cup butter, plus extra for greasing
400

Method

Line a 23cm/9in square baking tin (pan) with foil. Extend the foil over the edges of the tin. Grease the foil.
Melt the butter in a large, heavy pan. Add the sugar, sweetened condensed milk, golden syrup and salt. Stir well until the sugar dissolves.
Boil the mixture at a steady, moderate rate over a medium heat, stirring frequently, until it reaches

Energy 229kcal/965kJ; Protein 1.9g; Carbohydrate 41.9g, of which sugars 41.9g; Fat 7.1g, of which saturates 4.6g; Cholesterol 22mg; Calcium 73mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 125mg