37106 junior candied pecans Recipes

pecans, coarsely chopped, bittersweet chocolate baking bars, white chocolate baking bars, coarse sea salt

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional, line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper and lightly spray with, mound 30 small clusters of pecans , about 3 or 4 pecans each, spaced a, couple inches apart on the pan ., make caramel : warm the cream over low heat and keep warm while you, cook the sugar ., put the sugar and corn syrup and in a deep, heavy-bottomed large, saucepan ., cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar, dissolves ., stop stirring , raise heat to medium-high, and simmer until the sugar, reaches the hard crack stage , or 305 degrees f on a candy, thermometer , about 7 minutes., whisk the butter and salt into the sugar mixture., gradually pour in the cream and vanilla taking care since the mixture, will bubble up ., reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring, occasionally , until the sugar reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees f, on the thermometer , about 5 minutes more., immediately remove from the heat and cool for a minute., ladle a couple tbsp of warm caramel over some of the nut, clusters , to make the spider bodies., then press 6 pieces of licorice into the warm caramel to make the, legs ., repeat with the remaining caramel and licorice., helpful to have an extra hand here, since the caramel can set, quickly ., if caramel hardens, warm over very low heat . ), let spiders cool 15 minutes ., meanwhile , put the chocolates in a medium heatproof bowl., bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow, simmer; set the bowl over , but not touching, the water., stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth ., alternatively , put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl., melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft , about 1 minute., stir , and continue heat until completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes, spoon about 1 tbsp of melted chocolate on top of each spider ., sprinkle with jimmies or chocolate curls, if desired., let cool until firm .

pitted dates, quartered, pecan halves (4 cups), candied cherries, halved (2-1/4 cups), king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, vanilla extract

milk chocolate chips, divided, pecan halves (about 1-1/2 cups), caramels, heavy whipping cream

butter, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract, pecan halves

heavy whipping cream, white vinegar, active dry yeast, egg yolks, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, cold butter, chopped pecans, sugar, divided, brown sugar, milk, candied cherries, halved

two-layer cake of your choice (9 inches), chocolate frosting of your choice, assorted chocolate candies : hugs, kisses, white baking chips, chocolate chips, milk and dark chocolate candies, sno-caps, chocolate-covered nougats, miniature peanut butter cups and fun-size twix and kit kat bars

pecan halves, individually wrapped caramels , unwrapped, shortening, semisweet chocolate chips

pecan halves, individually wrapped caramels , unwrapped, semisweet chocolate chips, shortening

strawberry flavored jell-o, ground pecans, flaked coconut, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, red decorator sugar, sliced almonds

pecan halves, chocolate chips, individually wrapped caramels , unwrapped, water, butter, softened

milk, good-quality white chocolate (such as lindt or baker s), chopped, crushed red-and-white-striped candy canes or hard peppermint candies, salt, peppermint schnapps (optional), cream, crushed red-and-white-striped candy canes or hard peppermint candies

sugar, pecan halves (about 1 1/2 cups), roasted skinned almonds , preferably marcona (not in oil; about 1 1/2 cups), fresh rosemary leaves, unsalted butter, ground coriander, cayenne pepper, smoked almonds (about 1 cup), kosher salt

pecans , coursely chopped, bittersweet chocolate baking bars, white chocolate baking bars, sea or kosher salt

coarsely chopped pecans, butter, melted, chocolate candy coating squares, chopped chocolate-coated caramels

chopped pecans, butter, melted, milk or dark chocolate candy coating, melted

evaporated milk, sugar, semisweet chocolate chips, vanilla extract, crushed vanilla wafers (about 75 wafers), chopped pecans, divided