Recipe Category: Snack
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Ingredients
- :Servings 30
- 2 egg whites room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans optional
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Method
- Line a large baking sheet with wax paper and set aside
- Butter two teaspoons and set aside
- Let egg whites come to room temperature for 30 minutes
- In a large microwave safe glass measuring cup, combine sugar, water, corn syrup and salt
- Heat for 4 minutes on high heat and stir
- Continue cooking syrup in 2 minute increments, stirring in between until syrup has reached the hard ball stage of 260F
- Once syrup has reached 250F, reduce cooking increments to 1 minute each, stirring and checking temperature in between
- When the syrup is nearly done (with about 4 minutes remaining), start beating the egg whites on medium speed until they are at stiff peaks
- Increase mixer speed to high and slowly and gradually pour in the hot syrup being extremely careful
- Continue beating the candy mixture for 15 to 20 minutes or until the candy loses it’s gloss and holds it’s shape
- You can text your candy by taking a spoonful of the mixture and dropping it onto the wax paper
- Once your candy has reached this point, quickly stir in the pecans and vanilla extract
- Use the buttered teaspoons to scoop out rounded teaspoons of the candy and drop onto the prepared wax paper lined baking sheet
- Repeat until all candy has been scooped out
- Let the divinity stand at room temperature until dry to the touch, usually overnight is perfect
- Store divinity in an airtight container
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