Gather all of your ingredients before you even start.
Make sure to line your rimmed baking sheet with a silicone mat and lay aside, or,
If you don't have a silicone mat, you will need to grease that sheet so that it does not stick, then lay it aside.
Pull out your food coloring and flavoring and have them ready as well.
Prep your saucepan (medium-sized) with water, sugar, and corn syrup.
Begin on medium heat, and stir until the mixture dissolves.
Once it is fully dissolved, you will allow this to come to a boil.
However, you don't want this on high heat, just a consistent medium heat boil and KEEP watching it.
Do attach your candy thermometer at this point.
Allow this to boil but do NOT stir this boiling mixture.
Instead, just allow it to boil until it reaches 300°F on your thermometer.
Once you reach 300°F or 310°F MAXIMUM, it's time to remove it from the heat.
Now you will work quickly.
First, add in the color, do beware, it can 'pop' when it goes in, which means it might spit a little of the color at you.
Next, add in your flavor choice .and stir.
Pour onto the prepared silicone-lined tray.
It sets so quickly so you can follow that with 'snow' to snow-cover it.
This is simply confectioner's sugar.
Let this whole large piece of candy cool for about an hour (even longer, is fine.)
Last, you get to break this.
It can be done in so many ways.
I actually covered mine with a layer of parchment and used a meat hammer.
However, you can also work from the bottom of the silicone mat and fold it over itself, this will break it into chunks
Use a hard wooden spoon end, whatever you want to break into bite-size pieces.
Again, lightly dust the broken pieces with more 'snow'.
Store in an airtight container and enjoy! ~ Dana XO