Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, coconut pecan candy or frosting. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook coconut pecan candy or frosting using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Coconut Pecan Candy or Frosting:
- Make ready For Candy:
- Prepare 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- Take 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- Prepare 1/2 cup corn syrup
- Take 1 stick real butter
- Prepare 2 cups shredded coconut
- Prepare 1-2 cups pecans. Put as little or many as you like
- Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Make ready Notes:
- Take You can drop like a cookie or pour into pan and cut into squares
Instructions to make Coconut Pecan Candy or Frosting:
- Line a baking sheet or pan with wax or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a heavy bottom saucepan, mix sugar, evaporated milk, corn syrup and butter.
- On medium high heat, stir until mixture comes to a rolling boil.
- Without stirring, let mixture boil 5 minutes or to 235 on a thermometer. Soft ball stage.
- After time is up, remove from heat and add vanilla.
- Stir then add coconut and pecans.
- Stir off heat about 5 minutes until mixture starts to thicken some.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper lined baking sheets. Or you can pour mixture into pan and cut.
- When completely cool, store in layers with wax paper between to keep from sticking.
- If using for frosting, let cool stirring occasionally until it thickens and is spreadable. Put in between layers of cake or frost 9x13 cake.
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