Honeyduke's Sugar Quills from Harry Potter

What are sugar quills? This specialty treat from Honeyduke's sweet shop is described in the third Harry Potter book by J.K. Rowling, The Prisoner of Azkaban, as "fragile spun quills...which you can suck in class and just look like you're thinking about what to write next".

Kids will love these Hogwarts house-themed quill suckers! Don't be intimidated by making hard candy! They are not difficult!

Sugar quills displayed in small flute cups. — A sugar quill for each Hogwarts House!

Why You'll Love This Recipe

You can make the color and flavor of sugar quill unique for each Hogwarts House!
These feathers have detail, giving them a real quill look!
No wizarding world is complete without this unique candy!

Ingredient Notes

White Sugar - As this is a candy recipe, you cannot substitute other things for the granulated white sugar.
Corn Syrup - Once again, since this is a candy recipe, you cannot substitute other things for the corn syrup.
LorAnn's Candy Flavoring - You can find this at most kitchen stores or stores like Hobby Lobby.
- Cherry Flavoring with Red Food Color for Gryffindor
- Lemonade Flavoring with Yellow Food Color for Hufflepuff
- Raspberry with Blue Food Color for Ravenclaw
- Green Apple with Green Food Color for Slytherin
Tart and Sour - You will also find this in the same stores as the candy flavoring. Despite the name, it will not make these suckers sour. The suckers flavor is quite muted without it, so I don't recommend skipping it.
Feather Molds - I purchase my feather molds from Amazon. The detail in these silicone molds is amazing, and while the "writing tip" can be a little tricky to fill, the suckers peel out so easily! Purchase your feather molds HERE.

Sugar, corn syrup, candy flavorings, food color and feather molds. — Everything you need to make these excellent sugar quills!

How to Make

First thing, lay out the feather molds across a cutting board set aside.
Measure the candy flavoring, tart, and sour enhancer into a small cup and set aside.
Cherry Flavoring with Red Food Color for Gryffindor
Lemonade Flavoring with Yellow Food Color for Hufflepuff
Raspberry with Blue Food Color for Ravenclaw
Green Apple with Green Food Color for Slytherin

Lay out molds and measure the flavoring before starting the sugar syrup.

In a very small pot over medium-high heat, bring the sugar, water, and corn syrup to a boil.
Attach a candy thermometer.
If you are using a non-stick pot, you don't need to worry about stirring the sugar as it boils.
Boil until the temperature reaches 300 degrees, aka hard crack stage.
Quickly remove the hot sugar syrup from the heat and quickly whisk in the flavoring and food coloring.
Carefully drizzle the hot syrup into the molds one at a time. You will need to be quick and efficient.

Carefully pour the hot sugar syrup into the feather molds.

Allow the sugar quills to cool before removing them from the molds.
Once cool, carefully peel the mold off the sugar quill suckers starting at the quill bases.
Package with candy packaging or, my favorite...in the bags you would use for candy-coated pretzel rods.

Remove the molds from cooled sugar quills!

FAQs and Expert Tips

Where do I buy the feather molds?

I purchased my molds from Amazon; click here to find them. They come in a set of 4 molds.

How do you individually package these suckers?

I slip them into bags intended to package candy-coated pretzel rods.

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Honeyduke's Sugar Quills from Harry Potter Recipe

Mindee

Kids will love these Hogwarts house-themed quill suckers! Don't be intimidated by making hard candy! They are not difficult!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 3

Cook Time 10

Total Time 13

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings serving

Calories 90 kcal

Ingredients

½ Cup Granulated Sugar
¼ Cup Water
2 ½ Tbs Corn Syrup
⅜ teaspoon LorAnn's Candy Flavoring
¾ teaspoon LorAnn's Tart and Sour Enhancer
Food Color

Instructions

Lay out the feather molds across a cutting board and set aside.
Measure the candy flavoring, tart, and sour enhancer into a small cup and set aside.
In a very small pot over medium-high heat, bring the sugar, water, and corn syrup to a boil.
Attach a candy thermometer.
If you are using a non-stick pot, you don't need to worry about stirring the sugar as it boils.
Boil until the temperature reaches 300 degrees, aka hard crack stage.
Quickly remove the hot sugar syrup from the heat and quickly whisk in the flavoring and food coloring.
Carefully drizzle the hot syrup into the molds one at a time. You will need to be quick and efficient.
Allow the sugar quills to cool before removing them from the molds.
Once cool, carefully peel the mold off the sugar quill suckers.
Package with candy packaging or, my favorite...in the bags you would use for candy-coated pretzel rods.