Coconut penuche patties
Coconut penuche patties recipe in the candy category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 cup light cream
- 1 cup finely grated coconut
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons butter
- About 18 pecans
Recipe method:
- In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and cream.
- Bring mixture to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly.
- Continue to boil gently, without stirring until a small amount of mixture forms a soft ball in cold water, 234 degrees F. Remove from heat.
- Add coconut, vanilla extract and butter. Do not stir.
- Cool mixture until lukewarm without stirring. Stir to blend.
- Quickly drop by heaping teaspoonsful onto wax paper.
- Press pecan halves onto each patty and let stand until firm, about 3 hours.
- Wrap patties in wax paper to store.
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