Oklahoma Nut Candy: Irresistible Family Dessert Recipe to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
- Prep
- 60 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 100 min
- Serves
- 30
- Calories
- 150 kcal
Ingredients
- 6 cupssugar, divided
- 2 cupsheavy cream
- ½ cupunsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoonbaking soda
- 1 teaspoonvanilla
- 1 ½ cupschopped walnuts or pecan
Instructions
- 1
Grease a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
- 2
In a small saucepan, pour in 2 cups of sugar and cook over low heat while stirring often until sugar is completely melted, about 20 minutes.
- 3
As sugar cooks down, add the 4 cups of remaining sugar and heavy cream to a large saucepan and simmer over low heat until the sugar in your small saucepan has melted.
- 4
Bring the heat up to medium and cook mixture until 244 degrees F or softball stage.
- 5
Remove from heat and stir in baking soda until completely combined.
- 6
Add butter and vanilla. Stir until butter has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- 7
Let rest for 20 minutes.
- 8
After the mixture has rested, stir in nuts and mix until the sheen has gone. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
- 9
Let cool 1-2 hours or overnight. Cut into small squares to serve.