Ok i've tried this 5times I can't get the cinnamon oil to stay inside its wants to separate into the outside edges and stays as a oil juss running off and everythang else is hard, therefore its doesn't taste like cinnamon..What am I doing wrong..I tried wanting until it cooled a bit to pour into pan, I've tried barley stirring in it the mixture before pouring, I've tried juss about everything please help me...

Hi Jennifer,

Add the food coloring to the sugar syrup after it has reached the correct temperature (on your candy thermometer). To prevent crystallization on the edges of the pan during candy making, you need to ensure that no sugar crystals are present in your syrup before boiling. If there's even a tiny speck of undissolved sugar, it could cause the whole batch to seize up and become grainy or crystallize. Also, avoid stirring too much once the mixture is heated as this can encourage crystal formation. Instead, gently swirl the pan occasionally until the desired temperature is reached.

Try using a candy thermometer it makes a difference. And try higher temp, dont let it crystallize to the side.

I make hard candy every year at Christmas. To incorporate the oil flavoring you will need to stir it more thoroughly after adding to mixture. Even then you will have a small amount of oil run off.

We use cinnamon flavoring instead of oil, and add I tsp of ground cinnamon to the sugar. Excellent!!!

HINT... Add 1 tsp to 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon oil to give it the right amount of cinnamon taste. To make cooling easier cover a cookie sheet completely (including the lip) in heavy duty aluminum foil dust that with (A LOT) of powdered sugar and then poor the hot candy mixture over that and let cool. Once hardened I put it in a old (CLEAN) pillow cover then peel off the foil bang it with a meat mallet or hammer. Then put it in Ziploc baggies and dust with more powdered sugar. DONE! (I've been making it with my grandmother for years.. we have it down to a science now)

Turned out excellent. I added MUCH more cinnamon oil. With just 2-4 drops, you can't even taste the cinnamon flavor. I used the 1 - 1 1/2 tsp. like Cheri recommended after the first batch. My family likes it HOT!!

OMG! Nobody told me the cinnamon oil would take my breath away! But thanks to Cheri's tips, we got it right! Tried before we read the tips, bombed. Tried again but only used a teaspoon of oil. 3rd time was a charm. Thanks for sharing! I had been craving this candy for a while.

I pour the hot candy on a buttered cookie sheet. When it is cool enough to handle (outside edges first) I cut it in small pieces with a kitchen shears.

We use parchment paper to cover the cookie sheet and cut with a pizza cutter.