Maybe I'm confused of what exactly carmelized sugar is OregonYeti
...because the only carmelized sugar I've ever seen is amber in color and very brittle, like on a creme brulee... but, this stuff has an odd texture, NOT like the sugar you'd crack on a creme brulee, the pieces are about the size of "chicklets", you know, those tiny little pieces of gum from so long ago?, and the consistancy is like a little crunchy, a little like those cream of tartar mints once the crunch is gone, and they are all brightly colored like pink, blue, purple, and NOT translucent at all.