The memorable and individual taste of a delicacy in a rustling wrapper, of course, depends on the composition. Cocoa, sugar, salt, oils, seeds, nuts - far from an exhaustive list of "insides". Detailed list ingredients is displayed on the individual packaging or box.
Interesting fact: in the State standards (the first was approved in 73, and the last change was made in 2014) there is no specific recipe for a separate type. The GOSTs contain information on: varieties (classification), approximate ratio of the filling to the bulk of the candy, the presence and amount of glaze, a description of the appearance, taste, smell, etc.
According to the standard, sweets are classified as follows:
- According to the recipe and production technology:
- with stuffing;
- without stuffing;
- glazed in whole or in part;
- unglazed and glossy.
- According to the candy mass used:
- lipstick:
- sugar;
- dairy;
- creamy.
- By taste:
- fruit;
- vegetable;
- combined;
- dairy;
- whipped.
- Grillage:
- hard;
- soft;
- fruit grilling (or vegetable grilling);
- halvich;
- fruit;
- jelly (or fruit jelly vegetable jelly);
- marzipan;
- pralines (and a type of praline);
- cream;
- liquor;
- chocolate.
- Based:
- fats;
- croup;
- dried fruits;
- nuts;
- candied fruit.
And if we move away from the dry classification, then:
- Chocolate candies. The basis of the content of chocolate sweets is cocoa (grated, powder and butter), sugar, often lecithin and flavors (flavors). If the filling is meant, then it can consist of milk, condensed milk, nuts, fruits, and much more.
- Caramel are made from water and sugar (or molasses) with the addition food coloring and fragrances.
- Bars more often there are chocolate ones, but they differ in that, in addition to chocolate itself, they contain a variety of fillings: nougat, caramel, cereals, marmalade, etc.
- « cow"mandatory contains condensed milk with sugar, molasses is also added to it, butter, sugar and flavorings.
“Cow”, “Cow”, “Cream Cow” and other similar names hide approximately the same composition, except that the proportions are different.
- The foundation marmalade- pectin, which is sometimes replaced by gelatin, or agar-agar. The taste is given by sugar, syrup, molasses, natural juices. Jelly candies, by the way, refer to marmalade.
- bird's milk under the glaze is hidden the most delicate soufflé made from milk (sometimes condensed) agar-agar and food additives.
- Chewy sweets consist of sugar, molasses, starch, natural juice (sometimes added), and food additives.
The composition of sweets and bars "Rot Front" and other manufacturers
The table reflects detailed composition the most popular types of sweets:
| Name | natural ingredients | Belki, Mr. | Fats, Mr. | carbohydrates, Mr. | Calorie content, kcal. | ||||
| Sweets and bars "Rot Front", composition | |||||||||
| Sweets "Moskvichka", contents: | Sugar, molasses, chocolate glaze, condensed milk, alcohol, cocoa powder | E 476, flavoring | 3 | 9 | 79 | 394 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Barberry": | Sugar, molasses | Citric acid, dye, fragrance | 0 | 0,1 | 95,9 | 370 | |||
| "Batons": | Sugar; Peanut; Wheat flour; Sunflower oil; Egg powder; Cocoa (powder) | E 322 E 300 Baking soda Lemon acid Flavor identical to natural ("Vanillin") | 10,7 | 29,5 | 53,2 | 514 | |||
| Composition of sweets "Cornflowers": | Sugar, cocoa mass and powder, Vegetable oils, Condensed milk, Molasses, Vegetable fat, crushed cashew, | Lecithin, E 476, Flavor | 3 | 13 | 74 | 430 | |||
| The composition of candies "Rillage in chocolate" from "Rot Front": | Sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, crushed hazelnut, vegetable fat | E 322, E476, E 300, flavoring, | 27 | 65 | 530 | ||||
| Contents of candies "Houndstooth": | Sugar, molasses, cocoa mass, crushed almonds and peanuts, vegetable oil | Flavor, E 300 | 1,5 | 7,3 | 87,9 | 409 | |||
| The composition of sweets from "Rot Front" - "Dairy Cow": | Sugar, Cocoa butter (equivalent), Cocoa powder, Vegetable fat, Wheat flour, Potato starch, sunflower oil, egg powder, Salt, Dry whey (milk), Powdered milk | E 322, Flavor; Lemon acid, | 33 | 56,8 | 540 | ||||
| Candy "Mask", composition: | Sugar, cocoa mass and powder, vegetable fat, vegetable oil, crushed peanuts, soy flour, powdered milk | E 422, E 300, E 322, lemon acid, fragrances | 9 | 31 | 54 | 540 | |||
| "Lights of Moscow": | Sugar, Vegetable fat, Cocoa mass and powder, Condensed milk, Molasses, Butter, Cognac, Cashew nuts | Lecithin, Flavor, | 1,8 | 8,9 | 80,8 | 397 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Autumn Waltz": | Sugar, vegetable oil, cocoa powder and grated, Powdered milk, crushed peanuts, hazelnuts | E 322, E 476, Flavor, E 300 | 10,6 | 33,8 | 48,9 | 537 | |||
| Sweets "Bird's milk", content: | Sugar, Cocoa mass, Cocoa butter (equivalent), cocoa powder, vegetable fat, Condensed milk, Egg white dry | E 377, E 426, E 202, Lemon acid, flavoring, | 25 | 55 | 460 | ||||
| Ingredients of "Romashki" sweets from "Roshen": | Sugar, Vegetable fat, Cocoa powder and grated, Condensed milk, Molasses, butter, cognac | E 322, Flavor, | 2,8 | 13,5 | 73,9 | 419 | |||
| The composition of candies "Halva in chocolate" from "Rot Front": | Peanuts, Sugar, Cocoa butter (substitute), cocoa powder, | E 322, E 476, E 300, flavoring, | 14,7 | 33 | 44 | 528 | |||
| Ingredients of Eco Botany sweets: | Sugar, molasses, Beeswax, Ginger extract | E 422, Pectin, Citric acid, Collagen, Dye, flavoring, Group vitamins: A, E, B, PP, folic acid, Pantothenic acid, biotin, | 1 | 0,1 | 73 | 300 | |||
| "Akkond" | |||||||||
| Sweets "Paws - scratches", content: | Sugar, vegetable fat, vegetable oil, whey, milk powder, wheat flour, peanuts, barley malt extract, salt, starch | E 319, flavoring, | 6,4 | 28,9 | 60,1 | 517 | |||
| Sweets "Forest Deer", composition: | Sugar, molasses, cocoa mass and powder, vegetable fat, salt, vegetable oil, wheat flour, soda, crushed peanuts | Flavor, E 322, E 476 | 5,8 | 30,4 | 59 | 524 | |||
| Sweets "Nyamik", composition: | Sugar condensed milk, vegetable oils, milk fat | E 492, E 473, E 496, fragrances | 7 | 24 | 60 | 370 | |||
| Sweets "Cool", composition: | Sugar, molasses, cocoa mass and powder, Powdered milk, coconut flakes, egg powder, | Lecithin, Flavor, Sorbitol | 4 | 21 | 60 | 430 | |||
| Sweets "Wonderful Bird", content: | Sugar, Molasses, Butter, Vegetable oil, Egg powder (white) cocoa powder | Agar, Lecithin, Flavors, Sorbic Acid | 2,5 | 23,7 | 56 | 440 | |||
| "Fererro" | |||||||||
| Sweets "Raffaello", composition: | Coconut flakes, Vegetable oil, Milk powder, Vegetable fat, Almonds, Wheat flour, Rye flour | Emulsifier, baking powder | 9,3 | 47,8 | 38,8 | 623 | |||
| "Nevsky confectioner Belinsky" | |||||||||
| Candy "Mir jelly", composition: | Sugar, Vegetable fat, Cocoa powder and grated, | flavoring pectin, citric acid, E 331, Dye | 1,4 | 8,9 | 74,9 | 361 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Roshen" | |||||||||
| Sweets "Lucky days", contents: | Peanuts, Sugar, molasses, milk powder, Vegetable fat, whey, cocoa mass and powder, cocoa butter or substitute, salt | E 322, E 420, fragrance | 16,8 | 32,5 | 41,8 | 451 | |||
| Sweets "Korovka", composition: | Sugar, condensed milk, Molasses, butter | E 1103, Flavor | 2,7 | 4,4 | 82,4 | 351 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Cream - sloths": | Molasses, Milk, sugar, vegetable fat, lactose, Dried cream, milk fat, | Sorbitol, E 471, Carrageenan, Flavors | 3,3 | 22,9 | 64,1 | 474 | |||
| "Yashkino" | |||||||||
| Composition of sweets "Crocant with almonds": | Sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder and grated, vegetable fat, vegetable oil, crushed peanuts, crushed almonds, condensed milk, salt | Lecithin, E 476, fragrance | 48,9 | 38,1 | 5,6 | 396 | |||
| Sweets "Krokant", content: | Sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder and grated, vegetable fat, vegetable oil, crushed peanuts, condensed milk, salt | Lecithin, E 476, fragrance | 48,9 | 38,1 | 5,6 | 396 | |||
| Ingredients of Niels sweets: | Sugar, Molasses, Natural orange, lemon and grapefruit juices | E 270, E 330, E 102, E 124, flavors | |||||||
| Candies "Chio Rio", composition: | Cocoa butter, cocoa mass and powder, milk powder, whey, vanillin, vegetable fat, condensed milk, molasses, semolina, wheat flour, soda, salt | E 322, sorbitol, fragrance, stabilizer, carrageenan | 6,2 | 30,7 | 53,9 | 510 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Brighter!": | Sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder and grated, vegetable fat, milk powder, crushed peanuts | Lecithin, E476, flavors, | 6,7 | 30 | 58,5 | 533 | |||
| Sweets "Yashkinskaya potato", content: | Sugar, vegetable fat, cocoa powder and grated, condensed milk, vegetable oil, crushed peanuts and hazelnuts, butter, wheat flour, salt, soda | E 476, E 331, E 322, Flavor | 7,8 | 12,5 | 53,7 | 533 | |||
| Candies and truffles "Red October", composition | |||||||||
| Sweets "Alenka", composition: | Sugar, Cocoa mass, Cocoa butter (equivalent, cocoa powder, Wheat flour, Sunflower oil, salt, baking soda, Powdered milk, crushed peanuts and hazelnuts | E 322, E476, E 306, | 6,5 | 31,2 | 57 | 526 | |||
| The composition of Jelly candies from Red October: | Sugar, cocoa mass and powder, vegetable oil, Molasses, Milk | E 322, E 476, flavors, pectin, citric acid, sodium citrate | 1 | 7 | 74 | 360 | |||
| The content of sweets "Karakum" from "Red October": | Sugar, cocoa mass and powder, vegetable oil, cocoa butter, crushed almonds and peanuts, wheat flour, salt, soda, vegetable fat | E 322, E 476, Flavors, ascorbic acid | 5,5 | 29 | 59 | 530 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Little Red Riding Hood" from "Red October": | Sugar, molasses, Cocoa mass and powder, Vegetable fat, Hazelnuts or crushed peanuts vegetable fat, | E 322, fragrance, | 7,3 | 28,9 | 58,3 | 515 | |||
| Sweets "Red poppy", composition: | Sugar, vegetable fat, cocoa mass and powder, crushed peanuts, wheat flour, glucose, vegetable oil, butter, soda | E 322, E 476, fragrance | 6 | 29,4 | 55,7 | 514 | |||
| Sweets "Swallow", composition: | Sugar, cocoa mass and powder, Condensed milk, molasses, fruit puree (orange), Vegetable oil | E 322, E 476, Flavors, | 2,5 | 9 | 77 | 400 | |||
| The content of sweets "Bear clubfoot" from "Red October": | Sugar, cocoa mass and powder, crushed almonds, wheat flour, sunflower oil, salt, soda | E 306, E 322, E 476, flavors | 5,5 | 31,1 | 58,6 | 530 | |||
| The composition of candies "Sea" from "Red October": | Sugar, Cocoa powder and grated, Vegetable oil, Molasses, condensed milk, | E 322, E 476, fragrances | 2,7 | 10,3 | 75,9 | 398 | |||
| Sweets "Niva", composition: | Sugar, Cocoa mass and powder, Cocoa butter (equivalent), vegetable fat, Powdered milk, crushed peanuts, Wheat flour, Vegetable oil, | E322, E476, Flavor, | 8,5 | 30,8 | 54,5 | 525 | |||
| The composition of candy "Nut Grove": | Sugar, Vegetable fat, Cocoa powder, cocoa butter (equivalent) Wheat flour, Powdered milk, | E 322, Flavor, | 2,8 | 10,4 | 77,5 | 521 | |||
| Candy " Cancer cervix", content: | Sugar, molasses, cocoa mass and powder, crushed almonds, vegetable oil | Flavor, E 306 | 1,6 | 7,9 | 87,7 | 414 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Capital" from "Red October": | Sugar, cocoa mass and powder, Cocoa butter, milk, Condensed milk, Alcohol, molasses | Lecithin, Flavor, | 3,62 | 14,1 | 63,43 | 415 | |||
| "Truffle": | Sugar, Cocoa mass, Cocoa powder, Cacao butter, Coconut oil | E 306, Flavor | 4,5 | 34 | 53 | 550 | |||
| Sweets "School", composition: | Sugar vegetable oil, cocoa powder and grated, vegetable fat, egg powder, milk powder, whey, condensed milk, butter | E 322, e 476, flavors | 1,4 | 5,6 | 84 | 377 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Southern Night" from "Red October": | Sugar, fruit puree, Vegetable fat, cocoa powder and grated | Pectin, Lecithin, Citric Acid, Flavor | 1,2 | 6,9 | 72,6 | 351 | |||
| "Conti" | |||||||||
| Sweets "Jack", content: | Sugar, vegetable fat, flour, cocoa powder and grated milk powder, egg powder, sunflower oil, nuts | Baking powder, E 322, flavoring | 5,1 | 33 | 56,7 | 540 | |||
| Candies "Zhivinka", composition: | flavoring | 0 | 0,4 | 76,8 | 296 | ||||
| Ingredients of Zhivinka sweets (watermelon flavor): | Sugar, molasses, echinacea extract | Sorbitol, Citric and lactic acid, sodium citrate, pectin, dyes, Flavor "watermelon" | 0 | 0,4 | 76,8 | 296 | |||
| Sweets "Golden Lily", composition: | Sugar, vegetable fat, condensed milk, syrup, milk powder, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, salt | E 471, E 476, E 322, carrageenan, flavor | 4,4 | 28,2 | 60,2 | 501 | |||
| Sweets "Princely sweets", content: | Sugar, Condensed milk, molasses, Cocoa mass and powder, vegetable fat, Alcohol, cognac | Lactic acid, sodium bicarbonate, flavors, lecithin | 7,6 | 28,2 | 57,1 | 501 | |||
| Ingredients of Ronnie sweets: | Sugar, condensed milk, Vegetable fat, Vegetable oil, Butter, milk powder, cocoa powder, salt, | Sorbitan, invertase, Lemon acid | 2 | 13 | 75 | 420 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Timi" (Timi): | Sugar, Molasses, Vegetable fat, Condensed milk, Powdered milk, Cocoa mass, Dried egg (protein), dry cream, Banana puree. | Sorbitol, Agar, Flavor, Lemon acid, Dye, | 23,9 | 55,8 | 447 | ||||
| Ingredients of sweets "Umka": | Sugar, crushed almonds and cashews, cocoa mass, vegetable fat, cocoa butter, Egg powder, Starch, Soda | Flavors | 9,5 | 32,9 | 53,2 | 540 | |||
| The content of candy "Crew": | Sugar, molasses, cocoa butter, powder and grated, vegetable fat, vegetable oil | Flavor, E 322, E 476, agar | 2,3 | 17,2 | 70,7 | 435 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Babaevsky" | |||||||||
| Sweets "Squirrel", composition: | Sugar, cocoa mass and powder, vegetable oil, wheat flour, crushed cashews and hazelnuts | E 322, E 476, Flavor, Ascorbic acid | 7,5 | 31 | 55 | 540 | |||
| Sweets "Inspiration", composition: | Sugar, Cocoa mass and powder, Vegetable fat, chopped hazelnuts, Coconut oil | Lecithin, E 476, Flavor, Ascorbic acid. | 9,3 | 34,8 | 52,2 | 546 | |||
| Sweets "Caucasian", content: | Sugar, crushed peanuts, vegetable fat, vegetable oil, cocoa powder and grated, molasses | E 322, E 476, fragrance | 6,4 | 16,8 | 60,4 | 421 | |||
| Candy "Space Odyssey", composition: | Sugar, cocoa mass, vegetable fat, cocoa butter, condensed milk, milk powder, alcohol, cognac, molasses | Fragrance, phosphates | 5,1 | 27,7 | 54,9 | 483 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Pleasure" from "Babaevsky": | Crushed peanuts and hazelnuts, Molasses, Sugar, cocoa powder, Condensed milk, vegetable fat, | E 322, E 476 Flavors, | 10,8 | 30,8 | 49,4 | 510 | |||
| Ingredients of "Citron" sweets: | Sugar, molasses, vegetable oil, cocoa powder | Fragrance, Color | 1,2 | 8,4 | 81,2 | 391 | |||
| "Slav" | |||||||||
| Sweets "Lyovushka", content: | Molasses, sugar, cocoa, condensed milk, vegetable oil, whey, salt | Pectin, E 322, E 476, E 492, E 306, flavor, dye, Sorbitol | 1 | 7,4 | 74,4 | 371 | |||
| Sweets "Step", composition: | Peanuts, molasses, sugar, milk, condensed milk, vegetable fat, vegetable oil (cocoa), salt | Sorbitol, E 322, E 476, flavors | 10,5 | 26,6 | 46 | 452 | |||
| "Sadky Nut" | |||||||||
| Candies "Martian", composition: | Sugar, vegetable fat, condensed milk, syrup, milk powder, salt | E 322, E 471, E 476, flavors | 4,4 | 28,2 | 60,2 | 501 | |||
| "Essen Production" | |||||||||
| Sweets "Rua", composition: | Sugar, molasses, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, salt | Lecithin, Flavor, Invertase | 9,5 | 81 | 410 | ||||
| "Rondo" | |||||||||
| Ingredients of Rondo sweets: | Sugar gelatin, soda, mint oil | Agar, Flavors | 0 | 0 | 98,3 | 396 | |||
| Kommunarka | |||||||||
| Composition of sweets "Kommunarka": | Sugar, cocoa mass, powdered milk, wheat flour, salt, soda, condensed milk, Butter, Molasses, alcohol, cognac, | Lecithin, Flavor, Invertase | 3,6 | 21,5 | 64,9 | 458 | |||
| The composition of sweets "Atag" (Sheksna) | |||||||||
| "Mom Zhenya": | Sugar, Vegetable fat, Powdered milk, Coconut oil, Whole hazelnut | flavoring, | 32,3 | 51,5 | 512 | ||||
| "Marletto" | |||||||||
| "I'm in chocolate": | Molasses, sugar, Vegetable fat, Syrup (glucose + fruit juice), Powdered milk, Puffed rice, Egg white, cocoa mass | Emulsifier, Flavor | 4,3 | 21,6 | 63,5 | 466 | |||
| The composition of Korkunov sweets | |||||||||
| « Milk chocolate»: | Sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, milk fat, crushed hazelnuts and their kernels, vegetable oils | E322, E492, fragrance | 7,5 | 36,1 | 49,3 | 549 | |||
| Any manufacturer (the composition is almost the same) | |||||||||
| "Fudge": | Condensed milk, Vegetable fat, Molasses | flavoring | 2,2 | 4,6 | 84,6 | 369 | |||
What supplements are commonly used?
- natural flavors (beet juice, blueberry, currant, strawberry) and identical to natural;
- stabilizers and antioxidants;
- thickeners;
- preservatives;
- moisture-retaining substances;
- dyes;
- emulsifiers;
- sweeteners.
Not all of them are harmful, but some can cause allergies or indigestion.
How to choose harmless?
When talking about harmfulness, you must first decide what kind of harm we are talking about.
If you are a guardian of the figure and a fan healthy eating, then any sweets will be harmful for you. And if you are just afraid of possible allergic reactions or poisoning, then pay attention to composition:
- it must be written in Russian;
- all ingredients should be familiar and understandable to you;
- the list of ingredients should be short.
The expiration date should not be more than 2 months old. The smaller it is, the better.
Eating an unlimited amount of sweets (and it does not matter the type, brand and manufacturer) is harmful in any case.
Better yet, do not deny yourself the pleasure of eating one or two sweets with tea. The mood will definitely rise and the soul will become warm.
Eating sweets in small portions contributes to the production of the hormone of joy and makes the brain work better.
Confectionery products are currently one of the most safe products according to the amount of additives they contain. So eat healthy.
Making candy at home is easier than you think. Maybe they will not turn out to be as regular as a factory product, but they are much tastier. At the very least, you will know for sure that there are no emulsifiers or harmful palm oil in your sweets, but only natural ingredients. Sweets were prepared in the times of Ancient Egypt - from crushed dates. And the ancient Greeks ground almonds and with the help of honey they formed balls out of it. These first dragees were rolled in cookie crumbs. But today we will learn how to make Korovka sweets. They have been a popular delicacy since Soviet times. But now manufacturers, in order to reduce the cost of the product, put palm oil (Milk Candy) in the Cow or add a large amount of flavorings (Korovaletta Molokonti). Excellent quality that meets GOST is preserved by Ukrainian and Belarusian sweets.
The history of "Korovka"
The first candy was called Korowka. She appeared in Poznan. In 1921, the Polish manufacturer Felix Pomorski decided to launch soft caramel. He boiled condensed milk, enclosing the soft and viscous filling in a relatively hard shell of creamy molasses. Sweets received popular appreciation, and already in 1929, the wealthy Pomorski moved near Warsaw, to the town of Milanowek, where he built a large factory. After the war, candies "Korovka" became known in the Soviet Union. Moreover, the plagiarists did not even bother to change the label. On the wrapper of Korowka, an animal of the Holstein breed flaunted as a symbol of milkiness. The same cow was on the candy wrappers of Soviet sweets. But, what is gratifying, the domestic food industry has retained the original Pomorski recipe.
Sweets "Korovka": composition
This delicate dessert should include only condensed milk, sugar, butter and molasses. How to determine the "right" candy? After all, manufacturers are not always honest with customers. Often they do not report what "surprises" lurk inside store-bought sweets. High-quality candies "Korovka" should be a uniform light brown color. Briquettes are hard enough to withstand finger pressure, but should still bite easily. Inside, a high-quality "Korovka" stores a soft, viscous filling. If it is too liquid, vegetable fat is present in the dessert. If the filling crumbles, then most likely the product is too stale on the store shelf. After all, "Korovka" retains its best properties only for the first ten days. The voids inside also testify to the old age of products.
Confectionery factory at home
Making your own candy is easy. You can even involve children in this process - so they will appreciate the taste of real sweets and understand the difference, which is not in favor of the store product. There are several ways to make homemade Korovka sweets. Some recipes advise using condensed milk, others - whole milk, others - cream and honey. You can make "Korovka" with different tastes by mixing into the composition lemon peel, vanillin, cocoa. And it doesn't even have to be candy. The prepared mixture can be used as a filling for muffins. Just add butter to it. Fill a muffin pan halfway with batter. Put the cows melted in butter on top. Cover with dough and place in preheated oven. Bake for about twenty minutes at one hundred and sixty degrees.
Classic variant
It's time to reveal Felix Pomorski's production recipe. Pour two glasses into an aluminum saucepan whole milk(fresh, farmer's, not long-term storage). Bring it to a boil and begin to slowly pour in a kilogram of granulated sugar. Stir all the time so that it doesn't burn. So we cook for about half an hour. The mass will gradually thicken and acquire a shade of baked milk or even toffee. In the end, you can add various flavoring additives to the Korovka milk sweets: grated lemon zest, vanillin ... We line the mold with baking paper or foil. We pour out the sweet. When it hardens a little, you can cut it into smaller pieces. Put in the refrigerator until completely hardened.
Creamy honey sweets "Korovka"
The composition of these sweets is very simple, and the manufacturing process resembles the classic recipe described above. Pour a glass into a saucepan heavy cream. Add sugar immediately. It will take two and a half glasses. Stir to dissolve most of the crystals and put the saucepan on the stove. As soon as the cream boils, reduce the heat to a minimum and dissolve a spoonful of honey in the sweet mass. We continue to cook until from the drop dipped in cold water, it will not work to roll the ball. For the production of sweets at home, it would be nice to have silicone molds. Then the products will not need to be cut. But if they are not, we will use some kind of tray. Let's wait until the hot mass cools down and hardens, and cut the Korovka sweets.
Taste comes from childhood
And how did they cook the creamy sweet that everyone loved during our childhood? On confectionery factories named after Karl Marx or "Svitoche"? famous candies"Korovka" recipe according to GOST prescribed to be made from milk powder. So the manufacturer could be sure that the product would not come out too liquid. Melt butter (eighty grams), add one hundred grams of sugar, three drops lemon juice and 50 ml of water. Hold over the fire, stirring until the mass turns into creamy caramel. Remove from heat and stir in a glass of well-sifted dry milk. This mass is well molded, you can create sweets of any shape from it or decorate a cake with it instead of mastic. Molds are recommended to be greased with a thin layer (using a silicone brush) of vegetable oil. Put stuff in there. After five hours, the moisture will evaporate and the "Cow" can be eaten.
Condensed milk
Particular attention in this recipe should be given to the quality of milk. Condensed milk must be natural! Better take a Belarusian or Ukrainian product. Only then will you get well-formed, with the right consistency of the Korovka candy. The recipe calls for diluting three tablespoons of condensed milk with half a glass of 20 percent fat cream in a saucepan with a thick bottom. Pour 130 grams of brown cane sugar and a bag of vanilla. Bring this mixture to a boil and immediately reduce the heat to a minimum. Cook, stirring constantly. After ten minutes, add forty grams of butter. Boil the liquid to the consistency of molasses, when it acquires the color of milk toffee. Pour into molds and cool.
Another recipe with honey
In a thick-walled saucepan, bring a glass of whole (at least 6% fat) milk to a boil. Add 25 grams of butter. falling asleep granulated sugar- one and a half glasses. Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula, over very low heat. The mixture will slowly darken and thicken - this is the time to add three tablespoons of honey and a pinch of citric acid. We continue to cook for another half an hour. In the end, let's allow ourselves small experiments: pour crushed nuts into the still hot mixture or pour a couple of drops of fragrant liquor. Distribute the dark and thick mass into molds. Let's send the "Korovka" sweets to the refrigerator until completely hardened.
When we hear about the Korovka sweets, warm childhood memories immediately pop up. And this is not accidental, because for many this is one of the first delicacies, the taste of which could not be compared with absolutely anything.
The recipe for these sweets is so simple that every housewife, without much effort, can cook them at home. Home "Cow" has a significant advantage over store options, and all because of their composition.
After all, when cooking for your family, it is very important to be sure that the product consists of fresh and natural ingredients. It is these sweets that can be eaten not only by adults, but also by small sweet tooth.
The history of the appearance of sweets "Korovka"
The history of Korovka sweets began in Poznań, and they were originally called Korowka. Felix Primorsky back in 1921 decided to create a delicious caramel that could win the hearts of millions.
Initially, he cooked condensed milk, which was supposed to be the filling of sweets. The dense shell was made of creamy molasses. Primorsky's idea managed to become a reality, because in a short time the candies were recognized by the people, and after 8 years Felix was able to move to the city of Milanovek, located near Warsaw.
There he created a huge factory for the production of sweets. After the end of the Second World War, "Korovka" gained recognition in the Soviet Union.
The producers of the delicacy did not take any measures to change the label, so even the Soviet "Korovka" featured the Holstein breed of cows.
Felix Primorsky's recipe is considered a classic in candy production. Modern manufacturers have improved it a little, adding a variety of components and thus creating new original tastes.
The composition of sweets, how to determine a quality product in a store
The name "Korovka" sweets got its name due to the fact that they contain natural or condensed milk. In addition to dairy products, classic version treats also consist of sugar and a piece of butter. How to choose real tasty candy, among the many that are on the market today.
After all, manufacturers are not always sincere with their consumers. And, opening the next "Korovka", who knows what a surprise might await us there. Quality product has a uniform light brown color. The candy should be fairly firm to the touch, but easy to bite into.
The inner part of the "Cows" is filled with a viscous and soft consistency. If the filling is too liquid, then vegetable fat is present in large quantities. Cases when the filling begins to crumble indicate that the candy is already long time stored on store shelves, which is why it is advisable to pay attention to its expiration date.
A product consisting exclusively of natural products should be stored for no more than 20 days. If the expiration date is much longer, then you can be sure that artificial additives are included in the sweets.
Classic recipe
- fresh milk - 1 glass;
- butter - 30 g;
- honey - 6 tsp;
- granulated sugar - 400 g;
- lemon juice - 0.5 tsp.
Cooking time - 2 hours.
Calorie content - 242 kcal.
Before you start preparing the dessert, prepare the molds in which you will fill it. It is better to take those that have a small diameter. A good option could be candy packaging or ice-freezing molds.
Pour the milk into a deepened container and bring it to a boil over low heat. Pour sugar into it and add a piece of butter. Once again, we wait until everything boils, and cook until the consistency becomes thick.
Add honey and some lemon juice. After that, the mixture should still boil for 40 minutes. After it becomes dark in color, it must be poured into molds.
Initially, future sweets should be cooled at room temperature, and only then you can put them in the refrigerator or even better in the freezer.
"Korovka" with nuts - a favorite delicacy from childhood
- fresh milk - 500 ml;
- dry milk - 200 ml;
- butter - 80 g;
- fructose - 400 ml;
- Walnut- 120 g.
Cooking time - 3-4 hours.
Calorie content - 340 kcal.
In a deep saucepan, mix two types of milk and fructose. We put it on the fire, bring it to a boil over low heat and begin to cook. The mixture should boil for approximately one hour.
It is necessary to wait until it thickens a little, and the consistency will resemble condensed milk. Then, without removing it from the heat, add a piece of butter.
The mass should be cooked until it acquires a dark shade, reminiscent of sweets that are sold in the store. To check the readiness of the dessert, put a small amount of it on a chilled surface. If the consistency hardens and rolls into a ball, while not sticking to the hands, then it can be considered ready.
Prepare the nuts ahead of time. They need to be cleaned and crushed. Some cooks prefer to grind them or crush them with a knife. We spread the nuts on the bottom of the forms, and fill them with caramel on top. If you twisted the nuts, then you can pour them into the consistency after cooking and mix everything well.
Nuts for these sweets can be very diverse. Someone prefers cashews, someone prefers peanuts, someone hazelnuts, and someone in general hazelnut. And you can even mix them if you want.
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How to cook "Korovka" with honey
- cream - 250 ml;
- granulated sugar - 2.5 cups;
- vanillin -1 p.;
- butter - 70 g;
- honey - 2 tsp
Cooking time - 2.5 hours
Calorie content - 395 kcal.
Mix cream and sugar in a saucepan and put on fire. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring regularly so that the mixture does not burn. Then add honey and continue to cook until the mixture begins to thicken and darken.
Outwardly, it should be something like boiled condensed milk. After that, put a piece of butter and vanilla there. We cook until ready. You can also check as in the previous recipe by dropping a little caramel on a cold surface.
Pour the finished mixture into molds and leave the room to cool completely, then put it in the refrigerator for several hours.
Candy with cocoa: cooking at home
- granulated sugar - 5-6 glasses;
- wheat flour - 2.5 tbsp. l.;
- cocoa powder - 2.5 tsp;
- butter - 120 g;
- fresh milk - 450-500 ml;
- chicken eggs - 3 pcs.
Cooking time - 2-3 hours.
Calorie content - 390 kcal.
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan except butter. Mix everything well until the mass becomes homogeneous. Then we put the container on the fire and start cooking. Once it boils, turn the fire down to low.
Stir the mixture regularly, otherwise it will start to burn. After 7 minutes, add oil to the pan. The base of the sweets should be cooked until it begins to thicken and change its color.
As soon as it has become viscous and has acquired a delicate milky hue, the consistency must be poured into molds. Using a knife, smooth the mass and leave it in the room until it cools completely.
Then put it in the refrigerator or freezer for 2 hours. You can consider your dessert ready.
- When preparing sweets, keep in mind the fact that the longer the raw materials are cooked, the harder and stronger the product will be in the end;
- You can check the readiness of sweets in a simple way. To do this, drop a teaspoon of hot liquid on a cold surface. If it quickly hardens, and does not stick to your hands when rolling, then the basis for sweets can be considered ready;
- A variety of components can be put into future sweets. It can be condensed milk, prunes, dried apricots, raisins, nuts and so on. It all depends on what you prefer palatability and product availability.
Homemade sweets "Korovka" have the most pleasant and amazing taste. This delicacy can not be compared with almost anything. And most importantly, your children will be happy to appreciate it, who, like no one else, know the difference in natural products.
Nice creamy taste, soft texture delicious stuffing- these characteristic signs are familiar to many from childhood. The history of these sweets began in 1920 in Poznan, then they began to be produced in many countries. Sweets Korovka can be prepared independently at home. Treats prepared at home are considered much healthier.
The name comes from the Polish "Krowka" - a cow. These are milk toffees, in which the filling is a soft fudge. The basis of sweetness is milk, sugar and butter, sometimes cocoa powder or coffee is added. There are manufacturers who cover the base with chocolate, and also enclose it in wafer blanks.
What kind of candy "Korovka"? In some cases, milk is replaced with condensed milk. Butterscotch has a pronounced creamy-milky taste, keeping a soft texture for 20-30 days. The patent for the production of sweets belongs to the Russian holding United Confectioners.
The patent claims the traditional composition - condensed milk, sugar, butter, molasses and vanillin. Toffees of the same name from other manufacturers differ in their incoming components. For the first 1-2 weeks, the toffee filling stretches and retains a soft texture.
On the 15th day, the filling begins to sugar, but this is considered the norm. Closer to the expiration date, the candies become dry with slightly broken edges.
If appearance and starting to remain unchanged for a long time, then preservatives were used in the production. Properly cooked toffees have a characteristic light brown hue with liquid filling. A change in color indicates a violation of production technology.
Benefits and harms, calorie content of sweets
Sweets Korovka at home are prepared using whole milk or condensed milk with the addition of sugar, butter and other ingredients required by the recipe. Almost everyone loves toffee, so the question often arises about the benefits and disadvantages of sweets.
The positive characteristics of the product include the following properties:
Sweets are prepared from natural ingredients, without the use of dyes and emulsifiers. But still they can cause some harm to the body, so you should not use them in large quantities.
To harmful properties sweets include:
- high calorie content of the product contributes to the set of excess body weight;
- not recommended for people with intolerance to egg and milk proteins;
- excessive consumption of sweets causes disturbances in the functioning of the digestive organs, which can provoke an exacerbation of pancreatitis, gastritis or cholecystitis;
- toffee with frequent use damages tooth enamel, causing the development of caries;
- children under 3 years of age should not be given sweets;
- people with a disease of the endocrine system - diabetes, sweets are prohibited for consumption;
- sweetness in large volume causes a failure in metabolic processes, which leads to a deficiency of vitamins and trace elements.
The product is high-calorie, but the amount of calories depends on the variety. On average, per 100 g of product, calories are in the range of 50-60 kcal.
What are the best types of candy molds?
Candy molds are made from different materials - flexible plastic, silicone and polycarbonate. The quality of the products will depend on the choice of form, therefore, before cooking, you need to decide on the material.
What are the best types of candy molds? Each form has certain advantages and disadvantages:
| plastic molds | They are characterized by low price and ease of use. In such it is convenient to make sweets without filling. Of the shortcomings, there is a gradual deformation that occurs during use. |
| Silicone forms | They are made different in design, which makes it possible to prepare sweets of various shapes. The material has good flexibility, which is convenient for storage (takes up little space). The form does not absorb odors and is well washed after use. Ready toffees are easily removed without damage at the edges. |
| Polycarbonate molds | They apply to chocolate factories. They are easy to use and durable in use. Among the shortcomings, a rather high cost can be distinguished. |
Cooking options, step by step instructions, recommendations
Sweets Korovka at home can be prepared using various ingredients, which will give a certain unusual taste. Every recipe is different simple composition and simple process cooking. This favorite treat not only in children, but also in adults.
For the preparation of sweets, you can use different ingredients, giving the taste a honey, creamy or sugary hue.
Classic recipe for condensed milk
In the manufacture of sweets, condensed milk is often used, which gives a special unique taste. Products should be taken based on natural ingredients (especially butter with condensed milk), if available vegetable oils toffee won't work.
Classic recipe on condensed milk Products that will be required in the manufacture of sweets:
- cream 20% - 100 ml;
- condensed milk 8.9% or 10.9% fat - 3 tablespoons;
- sugar (you can take brown) - 130 g;
- butter - 40 g;
- vanillin - on the tip of a knife.
Cooking process:
- Put the saucepan on the burner, turn on the low heat. Pour in condensed milk, cream, add vanillin. Stir occasionally, bringing to a boil.
- Pour the butter into the boiling mixture. Cook until completely thickened, stirring constantly.
- Pour the resulting mass into moulds. Leave at room temperature for 10-15 minutes to let the mixture cool slightly.
- Place in refrigerator. Wait for complete crystallization.
- Take it out of the mold and put it in a candy bowl.
Recipe from boiled condensed milk and milk powder
Sweets Korovka can be easily prepared at home. Boiled condensed milk is a favorite product of children. When this product is added to the mixture, it gives the sweets a special taste. If there are no molds, then you can make one large candy and then divide into small portions.
Ingredients:
- boiled condensed milk - 0.5-1 can;
- dry milk - 200-300 g;
- vanillin - 10-15 g;
- butter - 50-80 g.
Sweet preparation:
- Before preparing the mixture, you must first remove the cold butter and boiled condensed milk to warm up to room temperature.
- In a separate container, mix the butter with condensed milk using a mixer (whisk). You should get an even homogeneous mass.
- Add vanilla, mix. Pour the milk powder in small portions, bringing to the viscosity of a dense consistency.
- From the finished mixture, make a ball, wrap in a plastic bag or cling film. Slightly crush with a rolling pin, put in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.
- Take out the frozen mass and cut into portioned sticks. Put in a separate container or wrap in cling film.
Sweets from baby formula "Malyutka" and condensed milk
Most children's favorite toffees can be made from any food. Baby formula "Malyutka" has a pleasant sweetish taste, which, when mixed with condensed milk, gives a rich milky tint. These delicacies will especially please the kids.
Sweets from baby formula "Malyutka" and condensed milk - mixture "Baby" - 1 pack;
- condensed milk - 180-200 g;
- vanillin - 10-15 g;
- powdered sugar - 200-250 g.
How to cook toffee:
- Condensed milk must first be removed from the refrigerator and left at room temperature for 2-3 hours. Pour into a separate container.
- Add vanillin, gradually pour in the baby formula, bringing to a pasty mass.
- Bring to homogeneity with your hands. You can moisten your palms with water so that the dough does not stick.
- Pour into a flat bowl powdered sugar.
- From the finished mixture, form small balls and roll in powder. Put in a candy bowl.
Sweets with honey flavor
Sweets Korovka at home are obtained with a bright, rich flavor that is rarely found in store products. Honey, when added to the dough, gives any product a characteristic specific shade, easily recognizable by everyone.
Sweets with honey flavor Ingredients:
- cream 20% - 1 glass;
- natural honey - 1 tbsp;
- sugar - 2.5 cups.
Preparing sweets:
- Combine cream and sugar in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Put on the stove, turn on low heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Add honey. Cook until the mass thickens. The mixture can not be left unattended and stop stirring.
- Spread the resulting mass into molds. Leave at room temperature for 20-30 minutes to cool the mixture.
- Place in the refrigerator until completely crystallized.
- Remove the finished candies from the molds and put on a dish.
Candy recipe "Korovka" with nuts
Sweets Korovka at home are prepared easily and simply. You only need to follow the recipe and use organic products. Toffees with nuts have a pleasant taste and are especially beneficial for the brain due to the microelements contained in the composition.
When making sweets, you can take one type of nut or use several - this will give a richer taste.
Candy recipe "Korovka" with nuts Products required for cooking:
- roasted peanuts - 200 g;
- roasted or raw almonds - 200 g;
- raw or roasted walnut - 200 g;
- butter - 1-3 tablespoons;
- natural honey - 1-2 tablespoons;
- dark chocolate - 20-30 g;
- cocoa powder - 3-4 tablespoons;
- powdered sugar - 200-250 g.
Cooking process:
- Grind the nuts with a coffee grinder, rolling pin or hammer.
- Mix crushed nuts, butter and honey in a separate container.
- Thoroughly mix the resulting mass. You should get a homogeneous dense mixture.
- Pour in powdered sugar. Again, mix everything well until smooth.
- Roll the mixture into balls, sprinkle with cocoa.
- Arrange the resulting balls on a large dish or tray.
- Melt the chocolate in a water bath in a separate bowl.
- Drizzle melted chocolate over candy balls using a spoon or piping bag.
Recipe with milk and sugar
There are many ways to make Korovka sweets. You can make fillings with nuts, dried fruits, or make simple toffees. But a simple recipe with milk and sugar remains one of the most beloved and common in making sweets at home. Sweets are obtained with a pronounced milky taste, reminiscent of store-bought.
Recipe with milk and sugar Ingredients:
- milk 6% - 200-250 ml;
- sugar - 200-250 g;
- butter - 50 g;
- citric acid - 0.5 tsp
Preparing sweets:
- Place a saucepan on the burner. Pour in milk, watch until it boils.
- Add sugar and put softened butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly - about 30 minutes. The mixture should turn dark brown and thicken.
- Take some of the mixture and pour it into cold water. If the ball taken out of the water does not stick to your hands, then the base for the candies is ready. When sticking to the palms, you need to boil a little more.
- Pour the candy mixture into molds. Leave on the table for 20-30 minutes to cool.
- Put the molds with the candy mass in the refrigerator until completely solidified.
- Remove the finished toffee from the mold and put in a candy bowl.
Sweets Korovka are distinguished by a characteristic flavor bouquet of baked milk with cream, which you can cook yourself at home. The preparation is simple and does not require special knowledge or effort in the manufacture.
You can cook sweets together with children - this will bring special pleasure. Some store-bought sweets contain chemical stabilizers that can harm a child's body. This is not the case when making homemade sweets, so it turns out delicious, pleasant and useful product which will please all household members.
Video about the preparation of sweets "Korovka"
Sweets "Korovka" with milk:
At the mere thought of viscous sweets with the funny name "Cow" already salivating. This delicacy we all fell in love with as a child. But it's quite easy to make candy "Korovka" at home. If you love “Korovka” as much as I do, I suggest you try to make these sweets yourself for a very simple recipe. By the way, by adding fillers to the composition, you can make “Korovka” with different tastes. Once, and a whole assortment on your table.
Sweets prepared at home consist only of natural ingredients, so they can be safely given to the smallest household members. The composition of the Korovka sweets includes either whole or condensed milk, thanks to which they received such a name.
Even inexperienced hostesses can make this delicacy, and the advice of confectioners will come to their aid:
- The longer you cook the candy raw materials, the stronger and firmer they will be.
- To check if the sweets are ready, put a little hot mass on a cold plate. If it quickly hardens and does not stick to your hands when rolling, then the sweets are ready.
- You can add the taste of sweets with prunes or raisins, as well as dried apricots, nuts, etc. It all depends on your taste preferences.
So, let's prepare delicious creamy sweets according to a simple recipe. Believe me - not a single sweet tooth will refuse this delicacy.
Ingredients:
- sugar - 6 tbsp.;
- cocoa - 1 tbsp;
- milk - 2 tbsp.;
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- butter - 100 g.
Cooking:
Combine all ingredients in a heavy bottomed saucepan and cook for about 20 minutes.
Pour the mixture over silicone molds or put it on food foam (a regular plastic bag will do) and roll it into a block. Wait until the mixture hardens.
Remove the candies from the molds: just press on the other side and the candy pops out easily.
If you wrapped the mixture in a film, then cut the bar into pieces.
Delicious caramel candies on wooden background. Your "Cow" is ready. Bon appetit!
