Out of all of the goodies I have made this holiday season, these might be my favorites. I am judging this by the fact that I ate three of them before I could stop myself. I seriously need someone to get these out of my house! They are also fairly easy to make and rather fail proof.
Here is what you will need:
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup half and half
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt
2 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
Combine the coconut and pecans and set aside.
In a heavy saucepan over medium high heat combine the sugar, butter, half and half, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 4 minutes, stirring continuously.
Set off of the heat. Add the vanilla and the coconut and pecans. Stir and allow to sit a cool a bit before dropping. It will start to thicken and tighten up as it cools some.
With a small cookie scoop or Tablespoon drop onto wax paper. Allow to set up and dry for several hours!
These are great for candy or dessert trays or gift giving!
OMG--my dream candy! I will definitely have to make this before my Christmas are to be made. Hey I have to check it right?
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Deletecan you use all brown sugar in place of the white sugar?
ReplyDeleteNot advised, they will not be sweet enough and they won't set up without the white sugar.
DeleteShould the butter be room temp. or melted. Thanks in advance for your help.
ReplyDeleteJust cold or room temp, since you are adding it to the other ingredients and boiling it for 4 minutes, it doesn't really matter.
DeleteCan Splenda be substituted for the sugar? Thanks
ReplyDeleteIs it ok to not add pecans?
ReplyDeleteIf you omit the nuts you should increase the amount of coconut equal to the nuts, or it wont set up properly.
ReplyDeleteHow many does it make
ReplyDeleteCan u use whole milk instead of half n half
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