Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, date nut candy. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Date Nut Candy is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Date Nut Candy is something which I have loved my entire life.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have date nut candy using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Date Nut Candy:
- Prepare 3 cup sugar
- Take 1 cup milk
- Take 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- Prepare 1/2 lb pitted, chopped dates
- Get 1 cup chopped pecans or chopped walnuts
- Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Take 1 pinch salt
Date Nut Roll is a traditional Southern candy, especially around the holidays. My Grandmother's recipe is easy to follow and a family-favorite. Here's the old fashioned date roll candy recipe you must try! Some also call it date loaf candy, and it's also known as date nut candy, but it's amazingly yummy no matter what you call it.
Instructions to make Date Nut Candy:
- In large saucepan over med to med-hi heat, mix sugar, milk, and butter. Stir constantly about 15 min. Good test: drop a tiny amount into ice water. If it forms instantly into a firm ball, it's ready.
- Add dates. Stir constantly until dates are melted, about 15-20 minutes depending on how finely you chopped the dates. Try the "firm ball" test.
- Remove from stove immediately and pour into greased pan.
- Wait until candy cools in pan (about 10 minutes). Then cut candy into squares. Don't wait too long because the candy will be too hard to cut. Candy will keep in the fridge for about a week.
Old-fashioned update: These Date & Nut Roll "candies" are made with dates, coconut, and almonds - and that's it. Preparation Mix sugar, milk and butter. Cook until it forms a soft ball in cold water. This listing of candy also only includes candy that has not been processed in the same facility as peanuts and nuts. What better combination than that of dates and nuts?
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