Make Your Own Trixy Stix in Super-Trendy Flavors

Published on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, by CHOW Food Team / Edit Post

Pixy Stix don't naturally jump out as something to make at home, but it turns out they really are just flavored sugar in a straw. So we decided to make over the old-school candy for Halloween, taking inspiration from the ingredients pastry chefs are using around the country. The result is CHOW's Trixy Stix in five delicious flavors: chile-tamarind, black sesame, yuzu, beet-rose, and urban-foraged spruce tips. To make these you'll need a really clean coffee or spice grinder, a tiny funnel, and paper straws. Check out this snazzy Trixy Stix jingle!

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  • What I want to know is what's with that hideous commercial? Whose daughter/sister/niece is that with the bitten stubby fingernails and butterface trying to pass herself off as something posh and elegant? Completely laughable. I know it's just candy, but they should at least try to take themselves seriously if they expect anyone else to.

  • regarding typetive's comment on glucose, I saw some in a bulk container in Whole Foods today, if anyone wants to try any of these out with it and see how it works!

  • The problem with this set of recipes is that it uses table sugar (sucrose) instead of dextrose like Pixy Stix do. Dextrose (glucose) is less sweet and a little cool on the tongue.

    Still, it's a fun project - I applaud the inventiveness of the set. They might be fun to use for your drink rims.