Description
Experience pure nostalgia with this classic Homemade Divinity Candy recipe! Learn how to make fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth divinity with optional walnuts, just like Grandma did. Perfect for holiday baking or a special treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Once dissolved, stop stirring and clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan.
- Continue to cook until the mixture reaches 260°F (hard-ball stage). Do not stir during this time.
- While the sugar mixture is cooking, beat the egg whites with salt in a large bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Once the sugar mixture reaches 260°F, remove it from the heat.
- Slowly pour the hot sugar mixture in a thin stream over the beaten egg whites, beating constantly with an electric mixer.
- Continue to beat until the mixture becomes thick and starts to lose its gloss. This may take 5-10 minutes.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and chopped walnuts (if using).
- Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
- Let the divinity candy cool completely until set.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Humidity: Avoid making divinity on humid days, as moisture can prevent it from setting properly.
- Temperature Precision: A candy thermometer is crucial for accurate sugar syrup temperature.
- Work Quickly: Once mixed, divinity sets fast, so drop spoonfuls immediately.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Boiling, Beating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 75
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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