Happy Candy Corn Day! Fun Facts About Candy Corn

Candy Corn was invented in the 1880s and back then machines were not used to make things so candy corn was made by hand.

It was a mixture of sugar, corn syrup, carnauba wax, and water.  Then fondant was added as well as marshmallow.

Then the mixture was poured into molds and because candy corn is three colors the mold has to be filled three different times.

Today machines make the candy corn and the molds are made out of corn starch.

Today, October 30th is officially Candy Corn Day!  To celebrate buy a gigantic bag of Candy Corn and enjoy!

If you look at a kernel of corn you can see different coloring on different types.  However, candy corn is about 3x larger than a real corn kernel.

Notice that says fat free, not calorie free.  A serving of candy corn depending on the brand is about 140-150 calories per serving and packed with sugar (I mean the stuff is made with sugar and corn syrup).  Each serving is about 19-22 pieces of candy.  A big bag contains about 18 servings.  So if you do consume a bag in one sitting is almost 3000 calories!

Whether it is a recipe with actual candy corn or candy corn mimicked food, it is everywhere.

Before WWI corn was mainly used to feed chickens.  It wasn't widely used as a side dish until after WWI so people called the candy chicken feed.