Description
Pecans are cooked to the soft ball stage with brown sugar, white sugar, evaporated milk and butter and then beaten and poured on a slab to firm up in these sweet, chewy candies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 ¼ cups pecan halves
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Generously grease a large slab or baking sheet.
- In a saucepan over medium heat
- combine brown sugar
- white sugar and milk. Bring to a boil. Stir in butter
- pecans and vanilla. Heat
- without stirring
- to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C)
- or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
- Beat until thickened
- then pour immediately onto prepared surface and let rest until firm and completely cool before cutting.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 20