{"id":5266,"date":"2014-05-28T15:15:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T15:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5266"},"modified":"2014-05-31T18:32:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T18:32:18","slug":"how-to-make-cotton-candy-jelly-belly-cotton-candy-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5266","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Cotton Candy &#8211; Jelly Belly Cotton Candy Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First off, I think that North America should formally recognize cotton candy the way the Australians do- Fairy Floss- from now on.\u00a0 How much more fun is that name?!?!\u00a0 It sounds so sweet.<\/p>\n<p>As a child, I spent my time at the fair watching the cotton candy man &#8220;stir&#8221; the cotton candy to make beautiful puffy clouds of blue and pink.\u00a0 It kept my attention for a whole 30 seconds or so, which is quite good considering all the distractions on the fair grounds.\u00a0 Every year at the end of August, my parents would take us to the PNE\u00a0 (Pacific National Exhibition) which is a 17 day fair in Vancouver, BC.\u00a0 It has rides, exhibits, show homes, trade shows, and of course, FAIR FOOD!\u00a0 Obviously, being who I am, the food was my favourite part.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for me, no one paid me money to make this video.\u00a0 I was hanging out in my favourite store (Target) and saw the box for the Jelly Belly Cotton Candy Maker.\u00a0 I knew that I had to figure out how to make cotton candy at home.\u00a0 I followed the enclosed directions, which were easy to follow, put the machine together, and started right away.\u00a0 I feel that this machine is great for people of all ages!\u00a0 *The inner core get quite hot, so kids should definitely be supervised while using the machine.*<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQPEyfWErm4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>My machine came with 6 cotton candy cones as a &#8220;bonus&#8221; but what would have also been nice would have been the inclusion of the sugars. I tried making cotton candy with granulated sugar, and it worked, so perhaps that is why flavoured sugar isn&#8217;t included in the machine package, but who wants to make white cotton candy??\u00a0 I purchased an additional pack (Jelly Belly Cotton Candy Making Kit) of 2 different flavoured sugars (blue\/pink) and more cones for another $20.\u00a0 If you are a died hard cotton candy fan, this would be a great investment, but if you are looking to make cotton candy for the masses, you probably want a machine that is larger and faster.\u00a0 It takes 5 minutes for the machine to heat up, another 1-2 minutes for the sugar to start to floss once added, and another 1-2 minutes to collect the spun sugar onto the cone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_4352blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5285\" title=\"How to Make Cotton Candy\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_4352blog.jpg\" alt=\"How to Make Cotton Candy\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_4352blog.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_4352blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the sugar is spinning, rolling the cone along the flossing ring can take some getting used to, but as long as you are moving the cone and &#8220;catching&#8221; the floss, there is not really a right\/wrong way to do it.\u00a0 Stay away from the centre core though, as it&#8217;s heat will melt your spun candy, and it will also slice into your neatly piled floss!\u00a0 All in all I think this is a great, fun machine!\u00a0\u00a0 If you&#8217;d like to see more machine reviews, let me know in the comment section!<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5266\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5266\" data-text=\"How to Make Cotton Candy &#8211; Jelly Belly Cotton Candy Machine\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5266\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D5266&amp;linkname=How%20to%20Make%20Cotton%20Candy%20%E2%80%93%20Jelly%20Belly%20Cotton%20Candy%20Machine\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First off, I think that North America should formally recognize cotton candy the way the Australians do- Fairy Floss- from now on.\u00a0 How much more fun is that name?!?!\u00a0 It sounds so sweet. As a child, I spent my time at the fair watching the cotton candy man &#8220;stir&#8221; the cotton candy to make beautiful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_2\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5266\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5266\" data-text=\"How to Make Cotton Candy &#8211; Jelly Belly Cotton Candy Machine\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5266\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D5266&amp;linkname=How%20to%20Make%20Cotton%20Candy%20%E2%80%93%20Jelly%20Belly%20Cotton%20Candy%20Machine\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[939,160,222],"tags":[1326,1328,1319,1322,1327,1320,440,1323,1321,1325,1324],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5266"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5266"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5286,"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5266\/revisions\/5286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}