Author Notes
These candies are incredibly sweet, just the thing to satisfy any sweet tooth, and, as long as you keep an eye on your temperatures, they're ridiculously easy to prepare. Now if only they were calorie-free... —hillary
Ingredients
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1.5 cups
sugar
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0.5 cups
whole buttermilk
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1.5 tablespoons
light colored corn syrup
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0.5 teaspoons
baking soda
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0.5 teaspoons
cinnamon
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Dash
salt
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2/3 cup
pecans, toasted and chopped
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1.5 tablespoons
butter
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1 tablespoon
vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon
ground cardamom
Directions
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Combine the sugar, buttermilk, corn syrup, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and salt into a large saucepan and cook over a low heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Once the sugar has dissolved, continue cooking until a candy thermometer reaches 234 F. This should take approximately 10 minutes.
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Once your mixture has reached 234 F, remove it from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes.
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Stir nuts, butter, and vanilla into the sugar mixture using a wooden spoon. Continue stirring until the mixture loses its shine. This should take 5-7 minutes.
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Using teaspoons, drop the mixture onto a cookie tray lined with a silpat mat or wax paper. Let the candy rest until it has set, about 20 minutes.
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