Do you like candy as much as I do? Well, did you know that you can prepare appetizing candy from the relax of your home? Pecan pralines, raspberry divinity, chocolate turtles and coconut bon bons are some simple yet appetizing candy recipes you can prepare at home.
Below are the recipes so you can try them out and you will see what i mean:
"Chocolate Candy Recipes"
1. Pecan Pralines
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 tablespoon of maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup of chopped pecans
Directions:
- merge sugars and milk.
- Cook over low heat, stirring enduringly until sugars are dissolved and compound boils.
- Cook until thermometer registers 224.
- Add butter and pecans.
- Cook until a small number of compound forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water.
- Cool quickly to lukewarm.
- Stir in maple syrup and heat until thick.
- Drop on a buttered exterior and flatten out into patties.
2. Raspberry Divinity
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of sugar
- 1 - 3 oz. Container of raspberry gelatin
- 1/2 cup of flaked coconut
- 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
- 3/4 cup of light corn syrup
- 1 cup of chopped pecans
- 3/4 cu of water
Directions:
- merge sugar, corn syrup, and water.
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- cut heat and cook to hard ball stage.
- merge beaten egg whites and gelatin - beat until compound forms stiff peaks.
- Pour hot syrup slowly into egg whites, beating until candy loses gloss and holds shape.
- Fold in coconut and nuts (optional).
- Pour into greased 9 inch quadrilateral pan.
- Top with rows of chopped nuts and coconut.
3. Chocolate Turtles
Ingredients:
For The Turtles
- 2 squares of chocolate
- 1/2 cup of margarine
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
For The Icing:
- 1/2 quadrilateral of chocolate
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 1/4 cup of water
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of butter
- Powdered sugar
Directions:
- Melt 2 squares of chocolate and 1/2 cup of margarine.
- Beat 2 eggs. Add sugar. Fold chocolate compound into egg mixture.
- Fold in 1 cup flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Drop by teaspoon on hot waffle iron (low).
- Bake 50 seconds.
- Cool and frost.
- Icing: Boil chocolate, brown sugar, water, and butter 3 minutes.
- Take off heat.
- Add powdered sugar until thick.
- Put on turtles.
- Sprinkle with ground nuts.
4. Coconut Bon Bons
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup of instant potatoes (2 servings cooked, but not seasoned)
- 4 cups of flaked coconut
- 1 - 16 oz. Container of powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon of almond extract
Directions:
- Stir together the instant potatoes, coconut, powdered sugar, and the almond extract, mixing thoroughly.
- Refrigerate the compound for 1 to 2 hours.
- Melt a 12 ounce bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1/3 of a bar of paraffin was in a double boiler.
- Shape the coconut compound into small balls and dip in the melted chocolate.
- Lay on waxed paper until cool.
