Line a 6-inch square tin or tray with aluminum foil, lightly coated with some flavorless oil. This will prevent the honeycomb from sticking to the foil. Insert a candy thermometer into a medium sized pot and add in sugar and corn syrup. Turn on heat and cook under low heat until the syrup turns light amber.
This honeycomb doesn’t have a drop of corn syrup, instead it uses honey because duh, that’s what honeycomb should be made with! Before we begin, let’s start with basics. What Is Honeycomb? Honeycomb has a lot of different names: honeycomb toffee, sponge toffee, cinder toffee, hokey pokey, etc.
They’re all names to describe a candy that’s made from combining brown sugar, corn syrup and baking soda. The lattice structure of the candy is caused by the baking soda reacting with the acid, resulting in these little air pockets throughout the candy. These pockets of air make it look like honeycomb! This recipe uses ZERO corn syrup.
Honeycomb Toffee is a delicious candy, perfect to give as gifts. Honeycomb Candy is made with zero corn syrup and uses all clover honey. Honeycomb Toffee is a delicious candy, perfect to give as gifts. Autumn has finally arrived in LA and I’m rolling in it like a dog in recently fertilized grass.