Best Grandmas Christmas Candy Recipes

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS CANDY

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This recipe has been passed down in our family for generations, and is always a favorite.

Provided by Patti Lee O'Leary

Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup butter
2 cups crunchy peanut butter

Steps:

Line a 9 X13 inch pan with foil. Set aside.
In the top pot of a double boiler set, slowly melt chocolate pieces and butter until smooth. Add peanut butter and stir until well mixed.
Pour chocolate mixture into pan; cover and chill in refrigerator until hardened. Cut into small squares and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 18.6 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 131.7 mg, Sugar 9.9 g

GRANDMA'S DIVINITY

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Every Christmas my grandmother and I made divinity, just the two of us. I still make it every year. -Anne Clayborne, Walland, Tennessee

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 1-1/2 pounds (60 pieces).

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 large egg whites
3 cups sugar
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

Place egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, line three 15x10x1-in. pans with waxed paper., In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup; bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Cook, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 252° (hard-ball stage). Just before the temperature is reached, beat egg whites on medium speed until stiff peaks form., Slowly add hot sugar mixture in a thin stream over egg whites, beating constantly and scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add vanilla. Beat until candy holds its shape, 5-6 minutes. (Do not overmix or candy will get stiff and crumbly.) Immediately fold in pecans., Quickly drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared pans. Let stand at room temperature until dry to the touch. Store between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 61 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 4mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.