33 syrup cluster Recipes

cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (such as oreos), butter, light corn syrup, dark chocolate chips, dried cranberries, chopped dried dates, candied cherries, cut in half

natural-style peanut butter, honey, maple syrup, extra virgin olive oil, old fashioned oats, sliced almonds, dried sweetened cranberries, ground cinnamon, coarse salt

multi-grain flakes cereal with oat clusters cranberries and almonds, eggs, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, french bread (3/4-inch-thick slices) or 4 slices italian bread (3/4-inch-thick slices), butter, fruit syrup or maple syrup or apricot preserves, warmed

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 .

sweetened flaked coconut, divided, all-purpose flour, salt, unsalted butter, softened, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, light corn syrup, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, pure vanilla extract, good-quality dark chocolate, coarsely chopped (60 to 72%), good-quality milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

popped popcorn unsalted, granulated sugar, water, light corn syrup, vinegar, salt, almond extract, red glace cherries cut in quarters, toasted blanched whole almonds, keep popcorn warm in a 300 degree oven .

popped popcorn, whole cashews (2 cups), pecan halves (1 1/2 cups), brown sugar, butter (land o lakes), light corn syrup, baking soda, dark chocolate chips, shortening, white chocolate chips

brown sugar, light corn syrup, butter, vanilla, pretzel twists (not sticks), toasted wheat cereal, salted cashew halves, and pieces

brown sugar, granulated sugar, milk, light corn syrup, butter or 1 tbsp margarine, walnut halves, pecan halves, whole blanched almond, toasted, dried cherries (or cranberries), dried apricot, chopped small

quaker puffed rice cereal, corn syrup (or mixture of splenda and water), cinnamon, waldens farm chocolate pudding mix (no calories!)

peanut butter (creamy or crunchy), light corn syrup, corn flakes cereal (i use clusters brand only), vanilla ice cream, slightly softened (prefer breyer s natural vanilla), chocolate syrup, optional for garnish, peanuts, optional for garnish