Rick's Recipes: Easy Homemade Divinity Candy

 

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup light corn syrup
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• Garnish: toasted pecan halves

 

Directions:

 

1. Cook first 4 ingredients in a heavy 2-quart saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves and a candy thermometer registers 248° (about 15 minutes). Remove syrup mixture from heat.

 

2. Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Pour half of hot syrup in a thin stream over egg whites, beating constantly at high speed, about 5 minutes.

 

3. Cook remaining half of syrup over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer registers 272° (about 4 to 5 minutes). Slowly pour hot syrup and vanilla extract over egg white mixture, beating constantly at high speed until mixture holds its shape (about 6 to 8 minutes). Stir in 1 cup chopped pecans.

 

4. Drop mixture quickly by rounded teaspoonful’s onto lightly greased wax paper. Garnish, if desired. Cool.