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{Old Fashioned} Cornflake Candy

by Recipes Chasing The Queen
This recipe comes from my mother-in-law and it is delicious. This old fashioned cornflake candy will be be gone fast, so enjoy it while you can.

This recipe comes from my mother-in-law and it is delicious. This old fashioned cornflake candy will be be gone fast, so enjoy it while you can.


Ingredients
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 1 C. light corn syrup
  • 1 C. peanut butter
  • 6 C. corn flakes**


Instructions
  1. In a large saucepan, cook the corn syrup and sugar {on medium heat} until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Add peanut butter and stir until smooth.
  3. Gradually add corn flakes, 1 C. at a time, while mixing.
  4. Remove from heat, then spoon mixture onto wax paper {or aluminum foil} and let cool completely.
  5. **The official recipe calls for 6 C. of corn flakes, but you can use anywhere from 4-6 C. depending on how much you’d like to make and how crunchy or “gooey” you’d like your candy {use more cornflakes for more crunch}.