Delicious Crack Grapes Recipe: Satisfy Your Cravings

Crunchy, colorful, and tasty — that’s our crack grapes recipe for you. Though they are most popular among children, we won’t be judging you if you make this at home from time to time.

If you have children, sometimes you just need the perfect treat for them to play along. Luckily, the all-timer crack grapes usually work on most children. This crack grapes recipe only takes half an hour to make, with simple ingredients, though some might sound weird.

The cool part is that you can make this with your children. After a bite or two, they’ll be wondering how to make cracked grapes as well, and as long as you keep them away from the pot, you’ll be having some fun.

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• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Substitutions
• Variations
• Equipment
• Storage
• Tips
• Crack Grapes Recipe
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Ingredients

• Grapes — 2 ½ pounds.
• Sugar — 2 cups.
• Corn syrup — ½ cup.
• Vanilla extract — 1 tsp.
• Water — ¾ cup.
• Toothpicks — as needed.

Instructions

1. Rinse the grapes well. Let them dry completely on a paper towel.

2. Combine corn syrup, vanilla extract, sugar, and water in a pan.

3. Bring the mixture to a boil.

4. After five minutes, use a candy thermometer to see if the temperature has reached 300 degrees, which is the hard crack stage.

5. Remove from the heat.

6. Insert a toothpick in every grape.

7. Dip each grape into the syrup, and make sure to coat well.

8. Line a baking sheet, preferably with parchment paper. Place the coated grapes on it.

9. Allow the cracked grapes to cool completely, which should take 30 minutes.

10. Remove the toothpicks before serving.

Substitutions

• The syrup — The syrup is what makes this easy crack grapes recipe so popular among children. The simple combination of corn syrup, sugar, and water provides a smooth texture and some sweetness. But if you don’t want to deal with bringing a pot to a boil, you have some alternatives. Powdered Kool-Aid will always work well by providing different flavors. Fun Dip is also good, though not as popular as the former.

• Corn syrup — We recommend sticking with the corn syrup if you have some. It just works great on candies, like this crack grapes recipe calls. However, glucose syrup would do a fine job of replacing corn syrup. Honey and light treacle are fine options too.

Variations

• Chunky — This crack grape recipe is fine on its own, but what’s better than cracked grapes? Candy-coated cracked grapes! And all you need is some crushed Jolly Ranchers. The kids love them, they taste great, and they are easy to find. On the unlikely chance that Jolly Ranchers are not your cup of tea, any other hard candy will work as well. Get your choice of candy, give them a good crush, and coat the grapes once you’ve dipped them in syrup.

Equipment

• Measuring spoons and cups.

• Saucepan.

• Candy thermometer.

• Baking sheet.

Storage

• Transfer any leftover crack grapes to an airtight container. You can store them at room temperature, or in your fridge, though they won’t taste the same. Either way, you should be enjoying the leftover crack grapes for up to a week.

Tips

• The heat — Though a candy thermometer will come in handy, you can also use a meat thermometer if you don’t have one of those.

• The syrup — Once your syrup is ready, you should act quickly on coating the grapes before it gets cold. You won’t have the same success once the syrup has cooled.

• The grapes — Though it might seem silly to dry the grapes, we’d strongly recommend not skipping that part. Otherwise, wet grapes will just result in overly sticky crack grapes.