Easy Candy Sugar Balloon Bowls
I love, love, love experimenting and developing something new that’s never been seen before on the internet or TV. As I write this there are no blog posts about this, no YouTube videos and no Pinterest pictures – it is just totally fresh and new. To be honest I didn’t think this idea would work, I expected that I’d get hot sugar splattered around the kitchen. But it really did work and they looked even more beautiful and amazing than I’d imagined they would. I’ll definitely be doing more of these.
Candy Splash Sugar Bowl Recipe
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300g (10.58 ounces) or 1 1/3 cups sugar
200g (7.05 ounces) or 1/2 cup glucose syrup
75mL (2.54 fluid ounces) water
flavouring and colouring (optional)
Candy Thermometer
Balloons (CAUTION make sure you have helium quality balloons and test with an un-inflated one first to check it does not melt).
Fill your balloon with water and remove all the air as shown in the video. Dry with paper towel and rub with a little oil.
Mix together sugar, water and glucose syrup and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Wash down the sides of the bowl using a wet pastry brush. Heat the syrup up to 150C (302 degrees Fahrenheit). Remove from the heat and stir in desired colours. Then pour over the balloon.
Leave to cool completely then make a small cut in the balloon and let it deflate.
Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
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I love this recipe it so cool!!!!!
Do you need a candy thermometer
hi ann
I was on youtube watching your sugar bowl video and I saw super easy diy sugar bowls and I read your post about how you have seen no one do this so I watched it and it was the same recipe and steps but they didnt give you any credit but I not sure If it was yours but I just wanted to let you know
p.s the youtube channel was hooplakidz
Thanks for letting us know Molly. It is such a shame isn’t it.
I made these today, but found that just melting sugar in a pan, without adding any liquids, worked best.
Wow, love the dark colours!
Can you use Isomalt to make these? and just not eat them…
Approximately how long does it take to cool? Thank you!
Hi Tammi, The time will vary depending on how thick your sugar coating is. It should be firm in just minutes but should be left till completely cool to touch.
Hello Ann, I have been marathon watching all your videos, they are incredible and so inspiring. Thought I would share with you my take on your sugar bowl. Thanks for the idea! It gave my fruit display at a wedding another dimension! Pictures of the whole amazing fruit display with carved melons and papayas are on our facebook page. Fruit Art Creations. Thanks again for your excellent videos, and recipes
A picture of the whole display, can’t really see the bowls but they have rockmelon and raspberries in one and strawberries in the other
It looks lovely Hannah!
Chello, Ann, While I was in the military, I got to travel to some wonderful places, and there was one place, where the baker, used to make these sometimes he would use honey instead of glucose syrup, have you ever tried that before? And have you ever used carob instead of chocolate? Since, I’ve been medically discharged, all I do is try recipes and see if they can taste, look, and feel right in a vegan form, and that is caffeine free, I have a severe allergy to caffeine, so that leaves chocolate out for me. I have several military buddies whom have had their pancreas removed due to bomb blast and other injuries, so they are now diabetics; so I have to watch the sugar intakes of these guys, when I prepare desserts for them down at the American Legion for our meals. But, I will try your bowls and see how to make them diabetic friendly for my friends and I will post pics when I do, of them eating them.
Hi Lisa Ann Milner, It will be great to see your ideas once you have experimented and found what works best. We will look forward to your post!
I’m addicted to these now!!!! I’ve made 3 different batches and made a video showing off my creations. I can’t wait to share your link with all my friends!!!
Hi Becky, Your photo looks amazing. Thanks for sharing Ann’s link.
A few less ads would be better for demonstrating
I dont have thermomtr but i desprtly want to make them?
Wowza
Hello, Ann! Nice job! ? I really admire your work.
I agree
Hi Ann! This is amazing!
I´m from Norway and I was asked to make some decoration to put on a birthday cake to a friend of the family. She loves angels, so i experimented a little myself. I filled a ballon with water until I got the size I wanted and managed to tie some yarn tight around the top of the ballon, so that I got the shape of a head. Before I mixed in the colour in the syrup, I poured some of it on a separate sheet of baking paper. When it had cooled down I broke it into pieces, took the pieces that had a triangle shape, warmed one side and held it in place on the “body” (after I had removed the ballon). I placed a fake candle inside it on the cake and I think it turned out really pretty!
Thank you so much for posting so many amazing recipes and videos! You are an inspiration!
Hi Ingrid, Great creativity and it looks so pretty too. Well done!
Wow Ingrid! That’s really cool! ?
Hello, ours ended up a nice shape but very sticky. I’m sure I must have done something wrong – maybe waiting too long after removing from heat or not waiting long enough before emptying the water from the balloon. Any thoughts? Thank you.
Hi Ally, Sticky suggests that it wasn’t on the heat quite long enough. Maybe try leaving it a fraction longer.
beautefull and interesting video.Please sent me the video hiw to make of multicolors bowl
thank you
my best wishes for you
hi ann
so my friend is obsessed with sugar, dark colours and crystal like things. So I took your recipe and made gemstones and a giant sugar bowl (I have an outdoor kitchen and managed to get a 24 inch clear balloon) and created mini sugar plates and stuck them together.
sounds amazing Molly!
They came out amazing! First time ever working with sugar/candy
Well done Judy. I love the green. They look fabulous!
Hi. Can you use corn syrup in place of glucose syrup?
Hi Tracy, Light corn syrup is the same as glucose syrup so yes you can.
How did you hang them to make the whole sugar bowls?
Hi A, you can just hold them till the sugar cools, but it is possible to firmly clip them to hang under a metal bar. Be aware though that if they slip off you will lose your candy bowl.