Pecan Candy

Name: Pecan Candy
Total time: 90 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 stick butter; 3 cups sugar; 2.5 cups heavy whipping cream; 2 cans condensed milk; vanilla bean paste; 2 cups pecans

1h 30m

Serves 1

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Pecan Candy

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1h 30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Melt the butter in a Dutch oven.
2Add sugar, heavy whipping cream, and condensed milk to the melted butter.
3Whisk the mixture until combined.
4Add vanilla bean paste to the mixture and stir well.
5Add pecans to the candy mixture and stir on medium-low heat until it cooks down and thickens.
6Pour the cooked pecan candy onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
7Scoop out the candy with an ice cream scoop to form individual pieces.

Ingredients

1 stick butter
3 cups sugar
2.5 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cans condensed milk
vanilla bean paste
2 cups pecans

Equipment

cast iron enamel coated Dutch ovenwhiskspatulabaking sheetsparchment papermeasuring cupice cream scoop

Tips

The candy is cooked for about an hour and a half, with consistency being the guide rather than a thermometer.
Adding vanilla bean paste kicks the candy into high gear.

Pecan Candy

1h 30m

Serves 1

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Pecan Candy

instagram.com

1h 30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Melt the butter in a Dutch oven.
2Add sugar, heavy whipping cream, and condensed milk to the melted butter.
3Whisk the mixture until combined.
4Add vanilla bean paste to the mixture and stir well.
5Add pecans to the candy mixture and stir on medium-low heat until it cooks down and thickens.
6Pour the cooked pecan candy onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
7Scoop out the candy with an ice cream scoop to form individual pieces.

Ingredients

1 stick butter
3 cups sugar
2.5 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cans condensed milk
vanilla bean paste
2 cups pecans

Equipment

cast iron enamel coated Dutch ovenwhiskspatulabaking sheetsparchment papermeasuring cupice cream scoop

Tips

The candy is cooked for about an hour and a half, with consistency being the guide rather than a thermometer.
Adding vanilla bean paste kicks the candy into high gear.