Pecan delights
Pecan delights recipe in the candy category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1, 14 ounces, can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 pounds pecan halves
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 6 ounces milk chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
Recipe method:
- In large saucepan, combine the first four ingredients.
- Cook over medium heat until all the sugar is dissolved.
- Gradually add milk and mix well.
- Continue cooking until candy thermometer reads 250 degrees F, firm ball stage.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in vanilla extract until blended.
- Fold in the pecans.
- Drop by tablespoons onto a greased wax paper or parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Chill until firm.
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening in microwave safe bowl or double boiler.
- Drizzle over each cluster. Cool.
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